1. Resolution of the Women's International Network.

We demand that all governments involved in peace talks now and in the future ensure full active participation in all aspects of the peace process as laid down by UN Security Council 1325 (on October 2000 ) who have been directly affected by the war.

That since 80 percent of the victims of war and armed conflict are women, there should be 80 percent of women involved in the peace negotiations, and 20 percent of women in the negotiating team.

Compensation must be paid to these women and children, their communities, and their loved ones in proportion to the entire cost of the war; in proportion to the total amount of cash and material support necessary to reconstruct the country.

Before the peace process begins, funds should be made available so that women have full understanding of their entitlements.

If AMARC passes the resolution, all participants in this conference commit themselves to distribute this resolution. If this is not done, women will forever remain victims of war and will be further exploited by those who claim to be helping victims of war.

2. Finding Men's Role in the struggle for an equal society

We the participants of Workshop no. 5
(Facilitated by Zane Ibrahim, Bush Radio, South Africa
Jimmy Okelo, Radio Apak, Uganda)

Acknowledging that there exist gender inequalities in society;Aware of the existence of obstacles to gender equality;

Noting that gender equality includes the right to equal access to and control of community radio services; Mindful of the fact that the resolution focuses on community radio perspectives resolve:

1. To promote an organisation that supports equality in community radio

2. To improve upon situations where efforts have been made to turn around gender imbalances in community radio

3. To enhance participation and empowerment of women in community radio

IMPLEMENTATION:

The men of AMARC should endeavour to:

1. Change individual mental attitudes toward girls and women as inferior to men in the sector in particular and in society in general.

2. Extend this attitudinal change by speaking to fellow men across racial and cultural time about the importance of giving more recognition to girls and women.

3. Support their fellow men's actions to support their women folk in progressing educationally and financially in life.

4. Encourage women in organisations to venture into roles and positions and assume responsibilities traditionally expected to be for men.

5. Encourage the women in the communities to come out and express themselves about areas in which they feel there is imbalance. The imbalances should be derived from the communities but not imposed upon them.

6. Provide internships and offer mentorship programmes to women in decision-making positions in their organisations.

7. Start up or increase the programmes for men about gender issues and stereotype tendencies that exist within society.

8. Start up or increase youth programmes that involve both boys and girls so that they learn to work on the same level in community radio.

9. Start up or increase the women and gender advocacy programmes on their broadcasts.

10. Increase educational programmes in the broadcast with the aim of creating awareness about gender issues.

11. Increase the number of women media managers in various radio initiatives.

12. Increase the amount of programme content about affirmative action in the communities in their broadcast.

13. Create women's programmes that would be owned and produced by the women themselves to address women and gender issues.

14. Create a new brand of leadership which includes women in their organisations and develop second layer leadership programmes that will include women.

15. Campaign for women to join broadcasting to boost women empowerment to deal with equality issues

16. Reach out to WIN AMARC to find out what forms of support or advice they can get to address gender issues.

17. Partner with organisations that are able to influence the increase of girls and women's involvement in community radio in the technical, managerial, and service provision sectors.

18. Change their approach to reporting and gender issues by letting the content come from families and gender roundtables instead of having one way information flow about what the male journalists think about gender issues.

19. Create and set up a forum to discuss gender issues with women of AMARC to facilitate joint discussion about gender issues such as a list serve. This would promote equal participation and contribute to equality in society.

20. Arrange activities for men of AMARC which include women to tackle inequality issues.

21. Engage other progressive global forces to fight against any form of exclusion towards women and the girl child.