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SUMMARY:FROM FEAR TO RESILIENCE: STORYTELLING OF COVID-19 IN SOUTHEAST ASIA  Call for Photo\, Short Video and Art Essays by SEA Junction and Partners
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nThese days we are inundated with photos of deaths\, ICUs and suffering\, creating fear as an incentive to keep us all at home. No matter how well-meaning\, this narrative of COVID-19 remains one-sided and may have many unwanted consequences. We know from the HIV epidemic that fear only changes behavior in the short term and it may cause traumas and prejudices that make it more difficult to learn to live with the virus. This narrative also leads to seeing the ‘other’ as the ‘enemy’ who can potentially infect us\, triggering unnecessary stigma and discrimination that hampers the efforts to control the pandemic. More needs to be done to raise understanding of the rationale of preventive measures and to provide the social and economic means to enable people to apply those. \nLiving through a pandemic with unforeseen reality and unending uncertainties for over a year has created an epidemic of fear. As a consequence\, there have been stigmatization and blaming to infected people\, especially vulnerable population. With the current surges in COVID-19 infection across Southeast Asia\, the fear of contracting the disease remains and is even escalated when the vaccine is in shortage and not accessible to many. They are nervous of not getting timely vaccinated\, not to mention the concern on vaccine’s safety and efficacy. The fear also extends beyond contraction and manifests in socio-economic stress as a result of the pandemic impacts. In particular\, the poor and disadvantaged groups have been hardest hit with a deepening of poverty since the existing inequalities have been exacerbated. \nSEA Junction invites all to make an effort to collectively provide a different visual story of the pandemic in Southeast Asia that shows strength and hope. We believe in the importance of reducing fear and promote informed policy and public discussion with more accurate reporting of the epidemiological realities of COVID-19. We need to show that COVID-19 is also a tale of survival\, resilience and solidarity. \nWe are calling for short stories in the form of photo essays\, short documentaries and illustrated art essays in any language of the region (to be later translated into English) or in English. We will then select\, curate and showcase them in a special section on our online platform and on our social media. We will be also looking for other partners interested in broadcasting these works of resilience. When the COVID-19 situation ease\, we will use the selected visual storytelling works to organize a 2-week long exhibition at BACC. \nPossible topics include but not limited to: \n\ncultural rituals and faith to counter our anxiety;\nexperiences of quarantine (at home or at reserved locations) and survival;\npeople that continue to work in essential services;\nlaborers and migrant workers that keep the economy running by continuing to work in construction\, agriculture\, fishing\, etc.;\nrural and urban community organizing to control the pandemic and provide support to the needy;\ninnovation and adaptation of technology in resource poor settings;\nstrategic intervention to enhance people survival beyond relief;\nand people that fight for social protection and for upholding of privacy and other human rights amidst this pandemic.\n\nNeedless to say\, ethical and safety principles need to be respected in the production of the stories\, and compliance of preventive measures is a must at any time. \nPlease submit approximately 15 photos and/or videos along with short essay to  southeastasiajunction@gmail.com. The call remains open without specific deadline. We welcome all the entries and also other interested partners to join this call. \nOrganizers \nSEA Junction \nSEA Junction\, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA)\, aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions- from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 408 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK\, BTS National Stadium)\, SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students\, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information see www.seajunction.org\, join the Facebook group:  http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440/ and follow us on twitter and Instagram @seajunction \nWith support of: \nChina Medical Board  \nThe Rockefeller-endowed China Medical Board (CMB)\, an independent American foundation started in 1914\, aims to advance health in China and neighbouring Asian countries through strengthening medical\, nursing and public health research and education. See further chinamedicalboard.org \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/from-fear-to-resilience-lets-change-the-narrative-of-covid19-in-southeast-asia/
LOCATION:SEA Junction\, Room 408\, BACC\, 939 Rama 1 Rd\, Pathum Wan\, Khet Pathum Wan\, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10330 Bangkok\, Thailand\, Bangkok\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Special Initiatives
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DTSTART;TZID="Asia/Krasnoyarsk":20200617T220000
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SUMMARY:The Mekong is Blue and Dried: Visual Storytelling of the Mekong River’s Environmental Degradation Open Call for Photo & Art Essays
DESCRIPTION: \nThe Mekong River is the most diverse in fresh water fishery in the world with the greatest biodiversity after the Amazon. It originates in the Tibetan plateau and flows through mainland Southeast Asia before emptying in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta into the South China sea. The Mekong feeds more than 60 million people who live along its entire route. Among them there are indigenous communities that depend on the Mekong for their natural resource-based livelihoods and as a source of income. Their way of life is today threatened by the ongoing dam-building race since the first dam was built on the Mekong mainstream 20 years ago. \nToday\, eleven dams are planned for the lower mainstream Mekong\, and 300 more are in the waiting on feeder waterways. Cumulative impacts have been felt by the riparian communities living downstream. The first lower Mekong dam Xayaburi in Laos operated for a test run in July 2019 exacerbated the drought in the region. The Mekong water level is at its lowest in 50 years. The second dam on the lower Mekong in Laos (Don Sa Hong) was built against concerns regarding its blocking major channels of migratory fishes to spawn upstream and in the Mekong’s tributary rivers. In particular\, it affects the migration of endangered Irrawaddy dolphins living close to the Laotian-Cambodian border where the dam is also located. \nAdding to the multiple impacts of dams\, the collapse of Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy saddle dams on Xe Kong River which is a tributary of the Mekong River in Southern Laos\, killed at least 40 people and displaced more than 4\,500 people. This was a dark reminder of the threats dams pose on people’s lives and the lack of accountability of multinational corporations. \nThe combination of upstream and downstream dams’ operations has blocked the natural rich nutrients and sediments and the water flow. In late 2019\, the Mekong turned into rare blue color instead of its usual brown. The blue color of the Mekong reflects “dead” for aquatic animals\, other animals that dwell in the Mekong riverbank and millions of people who depend for their livelihood on the biodiversity of the River. \nNetworks of environmental experts\, civil society\, media and academia tireless continue to advocate for environmentally and socially friendly measures for the Mekong River.  They raise questions about the need of such dams in view of other forms of green energy such as solar power\, the extenuating risks associated with hydropower construction\, and the devastating social and economic effects on local populations. \nThis initiative launched by SEA Junction with the support of the Samdhana Institute on 15 June 2020 for a period of three months\, aims to contribute to these ongoing efforts through the creative use of visual documentation and art. We are pleased that the Mekong Environment Forum has offered to partner with us on this and help with promoting the initiative and sharing relevant material. We hope other organizations will also join our effort. \n“The Mekong River is Blue and Dried” initiative calls all those interested and particularly photographers\, artists and organizations working with communities in the Greater Mekong Region (GMS) to share their visual stories. The photos and art works accompanied by a short essay should reflect on four main themes: \n\nEnvironmental degradation of the Mekong river.\nDestruction caused by dams and development interventions affecting the river\nImpacts on people and communities depending on the Mekong River for their lives and livelihoods.\nStories of advocacy and how networks and civil groups advocate and try to limit environmental and social damage (“history of opposition”).\n\nThe short essay can be written in English or in any of the Mekong languages (to be later translated into English) \nIf you have a story or an idea to contribute to this initiative just contact us at southeastasiajunction@gmail.com or with our Instagram and twitter @seajunction or facebook @sea-junction. \nLooking forward to collaborating with all of you for a healthier Mekong! \n  \nOrganizers:  \nSEA Junction\nSEA Junction\, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA)\, aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions\, from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 408 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK\, BTS National Stadium)\, SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students\, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information see www.seajunction.org\, join the Facebook group:  http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440/ and follow us on twitter and Instagram @seajunction \nThe Samdhana Institute\nSamdhana\, in Sanskrit\, means healing\, uniting\, peacemaking. It was formed in 2003 by a group of individuals\, conservationists\, development practitioners\, constituting the first Samdhana Fellows; moved by the same commitment of ‘giving back’ what they know to the next generation; and bringing together skills\, knowledge\, experiences\, networks\, colleagues and friends; delivering maturity\, strength and sustainability. For more info see www.samdhana.org \n  \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/the-mekong-is-blue-and-dried-visual-storytelling-of-the-mekong-rivers-environmental-degradation-open-call-for-photo-art-essays/
LOCATION:SEA Junction\, Room 408\, BACC\, 939 Rama 1 Rd\, Pathum Wan\, Khet Pathum Wan\, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10330 Bangkok\, Thailand\, Bangkok\, Thailand
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SUMMARY:Seeking an experienced and motivated Team Leader to join MRLG
DESCRIPTION:The Mekong Region Land Governance Project is seeking an experienced Team Leader\, to be based in the regional office in Vientiane with domestic travel in Laos and to neighbouring countries Cambodia\, Myanmar and Vietnam. The Team Leader is responsible for delivery of the project in accordance with the goals\, objectives and outcomes. \nThe Team Leader works closely with the Deputy Team Leader (DTL)\, Operations Manager\, Regional Thematic Advisers and National Land Governance Facilitators towards fulfillment of the project mandate. \nThe Team Leader\, while responsible for overall delivery of the project\, provides direct supervision of project activities in Laos and Vietnam (while the Deputy Team Leader is responsible for activities in Cambodia and Myanmar)\, thus experience in Laos and Vietnam is preferable. \nThe Team Leader takes up a thematic focus on Customary Tenure Recognition while also contributing to project activities on Responsible Agricultural Investment for the protection of smallholder farmers secure and equitable access and control over land. \nMain Tasks and Responsibilities \nThe Team Leader’s responsibilities are assigned as following: \nProject Management \n\nDrive the project’s strategic vision\, specific goals in consultation with the team and client to ensure effective performance and achievement of all project objectives.\nCollaborate with the field-based operations team and LEI home-office staff on work-planning\, activity design\, scheduling\, budgets\, implementation activities and timely milestone delivery.\nJointly with the Deputy Team Leader prepare annual project strategy and work plans.\nOversee the development and implementation of strategic work plans and work streams.\nOversee the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system.\nPrepare Annual Project Reports and oversee project reports and publications.\nLead the coordination with related projects and organisations working in CLMV countries and regionally in the Mekong\, with specific activity oversight in project matters in Laos and Vietnam.\nManagement of the team’s performance and cohesion\, adequate resourcing to ensure quality outputs.\n\nProject Governance \n\nClient liaison and contractual management duties.\nLiaise with the Regional and National Advisory Committees.\nFoster relationships with project government partners\, reform stakeholders\, project champions and other relevant projects with similar goals and aspirations.\nDevelop and manage Risk Management issues.\n\nTechnical / Policy Impact \n\nWork closely with the Regional Thematic Advisers\, National Land Governance Facilitators and Operations Manager to manage activities to achieve Project Outcome 1 and the associated outputs and oversee activities to achieve Outcomes 2 (responsibility of DTL) and 3 (further details on request).\nShare lessons and exchange ideas globally on regional land governance-based approaches.\nCarry out governance protocols and appreciation of the political economy to effectively manage and deliver the project within the contextual setting.\nBased upon technical knowledge and experience provide technical and activity implementation guidance to national facilitators\, advisers and project consultants.\nProvide pro-active and innovative approaches to the land governance agenda based on best practice analysis and identify activity opportunities to be funded by the project under both thematic areas.\nContribute to knowledge sharing\, advocacy\, public awareness\, and land policy exchange.\nMainstream gender across all project activities. Work with the Gender Focal Person to ensure the implementation of the Gender and Social Development Strategy across the project.\n\n General team contribution: \n\nPromote a harmonious work environment within the team and the LEI and GRET values.\nWork to develop and maintain a cohesive team and a strong esprit de corps across the PIU.\nSupporting the line management of staff.\nPerform other related responsibilities as assigned.\n\nReporting and Administration Arrangements: \nThe Team Leader will be responsible for the preparation and delivery of the Annual Workplan and Operational Reports in accordance with the reporting schedule contained in the ProDoc. The Team Leader will also be responsible for reviewing and commenting upon\, as necessary\, all documentation produced by the project including Theories of Change\, Strategic Work Plans\, Activity and Budget Plans\, progress and evaluation reports\, knowledge management documentation. \nQualifications and Experience: \n\n12+ years’ experience on land and/or natural resource governance international projects.\n5+ years’ experience in a project team leader or chief of party role on complex multi-year\, large scale project.\nMaster’s degree in a related field.\nDemonstrated experience working in multi-stakeholder environments with government\, academia\, the private sector and non-government organisations.\nAn excellent knowledge of both the subject matter and issues related to Customary Tenure Recognition and Responsible Agricultural Investment (preferably in the Mekong region) as well as work experience in relation to these issues is required.\nExemplary reporting\, communications and relationship management experience.\nFluency in English is required.\n\nProject Background \nThe Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) Project funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)\, with support from the Governments of Germany and Luxembourg\, is jointly implemented by Land Equity International (LEI) and GRET – Professionals for Fair Development. The overarching goal of the MRLG project is to ensure that smallholder farmers in Cambodia\, Lao PDR\, Myanmar and Viet Nam (CLMV countries)\, especially those belonging to ethnic minorities\, have secure and equitable access to and control over agricultural land\, forest and fisheries. \nThe Project aims to improve land governance policy and practice by engaging strategically at a sub-national\, national and regional level\, working through alliances of reform actors. Support shall be directed using evidence-based options for efficient and effective policy and practice change utilising the most appropriate dialogue channels across various influential stakeholder groups. MRLG Phase II devotes its time\, efforts and resources to three outcomes\, such that: (1) Reform Actors and networks engage strategically in improving policy and practice\, regionally and nationally\, (2) Evidence-based options for improved policy and practice are available\, regionally and nationally and (3) Channels for policy dialogue are identified or established\, and utilised\, regionally and nationally. \n  \n\n\n\nContractor: Land Equity International (LEI) www.landequity.com.au \nStart date: 14 September 2020   \nContract duration: minimum 2 years \nLocation: The position is based at the MRLG Regional Office\, Vientiane\, Lao PDR\n\n\n\nInterested candidates should submit a cover letter that demonstrates they meet the responsibilities and qualification requirements\, a CV and at least 2 referees contact details. Submit your application with attention to Nicole Nicholson\, nnicholson@landequity.com.au  no later than the 23rd June 2020. \nSource: https://www.landequity.com.au/news/seeking-an-experienced-and-motivated-team-leader-to-join-mrlg/ \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/seeking-an-experienced-and-motivated-team-leader-to-join-mrlg/
LOCATION:Vientiane\, Laos
CATEGORIES:Opportunities
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