{"id":48702,"date":"2024-09-09T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T00:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/?p=48702"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:32:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:32:38","slug":"empowering-women-and-advancing-inclusivity-prof-dr-veerle-draulans-mission-at-amu-iuc-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/index.php\/empowering-women-and-advancing-inclusivity-prof-dr-veerle-draulans-mission-at-amu-iuc-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Women and Advancing Inclusivity: Prof. Dr. Veerle Draulans\u2019 Mission at AMU-IUC Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48702\" class=\"elementor elementor-48702\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e8668 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e4e8668\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed1a1d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed1a1d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From June 1-9, 2024, <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kuleuven.be\/wieiswie\/en\/person\/00015852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prof. Dr. Veerle Draulans<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Associate Professor from the <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/soc.kuleuven.be\/fsw\/english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty of Social Sciences at KU Leuven<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, visited Arba Minch University (AMU) as part of her ongoing commitment to the AMU-IUC Project. Her mission focused on overseeing the progress of the Transversal Sub-Project 7 (TISP-7) including meetings with key stakeholders.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Led by Prof. Dr. Veerle and Dr. Genaye Tsegaye from Arba Minch University, TISP-7, titled <\/span><b><i>\u201cEmpowering AMU Institutions to Become Truly Inclusive, Embracing SDG 5 and Beyond, Leaving No One Behind\u201d<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has become a cornerstone in promoting gender equality and inclusiveness at both Arba Minch University<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and within the broader<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AMU-IUC Project<\/span><b>.<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During her week-long stay, Prof. Veerle engaged with various initiatives driven by TISP-7. One of the most notable achievements she visited was the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/amu.edu.et\/en\/1st-daycare-center-at-amu-and-trains-caregivers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">establishment of <\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/amu.edu.et\/en\/1st-daycare-center-at-amu-and-trains-caregivers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">daycare centers<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across AMU\u2019s campuses, aimed at helping female academic staff better balance their professional duties and childcare. She praised the remarkable progress, highlighting the strong understanding among AMU staff<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the importance of daycare centers, with a clear focus on providing high-quality caregiving.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a8655 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6a8655\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a08d733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a08d733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"804\" src=\"https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AMU-daycare-service_TISP7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-48716\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AMU-daycare-service_TISP7.jpg 779w, https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AMU-daycare-service_TISP7-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AMU-daycare-service_TISP7-768x793.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a75c3fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a75c3fe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb9cd6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb9cd6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The visit also gave Prof. Dr. Veerle Draulans a chance to attend a TISP-7 project meeting, where Dr. Genaye Tsegaye and Bayush Tesfaye, AMU-IUC Gender and Outreach Coordinator, showcased the progress made in the project&#8217;s second year. Dr. Genaye discussed the upcoming gender-sensitive training for leaders of other AMU-IUC sub-projects, promoters, PhD students, and PUS. This training aims to integrate gender awareness into all facets of AMU-IUC project leadership and research. Additionally, Prof. Veerle participated in discussions with AMU\u2019s gender policy revision committee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prof. Dr. Veerle Draulans\u2019 visit also included a series of field trips to AMU-IUC\u2019s community outreach activities, where the principles of TISP-7 are actively being applied. Her trips to the Chamo Lake buffer zone, the Geresse Gesha Forest Nursery site, and <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amu.edu.et\/en\/amu-iuc-tisp-7-project-news-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kemele Oro Primary Schoo<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">l<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> gave her valuable insights into how these initiatives are positively impacting the lives of rural women and girls. She expressed her appreciation for TISP-7&#8217;s efforts at AMU-IUC demonstration sites, noting, \u201cTISP-7 has now become integrated into the local communities to ensure a gender component.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Prof. Dr. Veerle Draulans reflected on the broader impact of TISP-7&#8217;s activities at AMU, emphasizing that the benefits of these gender-focused interventions extend well beyond the immediate participants. \u201cEngaging more female staff in scientific activities is not only crucial for their career advancement but also enriches the university as a whole,\u201d she remarked. In addition, she stressed that the research conducted within the AMU-IUC project should aim at societal betterment, and she was pleased to see the project working toward this goal.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prof. Veerle also remarked that the goals of TISP-7 have become clearer, and the project is now more closely connected with other sub-projects.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c3238 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33c3238\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f87a685 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f87a685\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8816853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8816853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cIt\u2019s no longer hard to explain how TISP-7 can serve as a binding or connecting factor across all AMU-IUC sub-projects\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f86668 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f86668\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa5171 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fa5171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Prof.-Dr.-Veerle-Draulans_TISP7-212x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-48726\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Prof.-Dr.-Veerle-Draulans_TISP7-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Prof.-Dr.-Veerle-Draulans_TISP7.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8600b7e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8600b7e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6896b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6896b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">As TISP-7 progresses, Prof. Veerle, along with TISP-7 team, plays a key role in advancing gender mainstreaming goals and outreach activities as part of the AMU-IUC project. For Prof. Veerle, the visit was not just an opportunity to oversee the implementation of TISP-7\u2019s activities, but also to witness the tangible impact of these efforts on the ground. It was a moment to see theory put into practice, and to share her expertise while learning from the experiences of those involved in the project.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From June 1-9, 2024, Prof. Dr. Veerle Draulans, Associate Professor from the Faculty of Social Sciences at KU&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":48703,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19117,19044],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48702"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48702"}],"version-history":[{"count":57,"href":"https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48765,"href":"https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48702\/revisions\/48765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iuc.amu.edu.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}