GENDER STUDIES CENTER

Background

The Center took an initial cooperation with the Norwegian Church Aids for a few years for some of its research activities related to gender education, and finally the Center was established in January, 2016. The main focus of the Center is on promotion of gender issues such as gender justice, gender rights, and gender equality among the church and religious communities in Myanmar.

Theme Scripture Text – Luke 3:5

Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight the rough ways smooth.

Vision

Building Society of Gender justice and equality.

Mission

To establish society of Gender justice and equality by educating and empowering people regardless of gender.

Value

  1. We value God’s creation and Human Dignity and rights.
  2. We enhance peaceful relationship between fellow human beings and nature.
  3. We promote building love, peace, justice, equality and empathy.
  4. We appreciate diversity
  5. We enhance inclusiveness.
  6. We strongly condemn any forms of gender based violence and discrimination.
  7. We empower marginalized and vulnerable people.

Objectives

  1. To encourage study, reflection and articulation on the concept of gender.
  2. To facilitate the understanding of systems and structures that maintain and exercise gender inequality and injustice.
  3. To develop the strategies to address gender inequality and injustice issues.
  4. To build the capacity of agents of change who advocate gender equality and justice.
  5. To promote the rights of GBV survivors and gender marginalized.
  6. To create gender sensitive environment which enables people to live in harmony.

Gender Studies Center
Myanmar Institute of Theology
Seminary Hill, Insein, 110011
Yangon, Myanmar

Staff

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DR. NAW EH TAR GAY

Director of GSC
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SAYAMA EUNICE

Executive Secretary
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SAYA THANE HTUT PAN

Executive Secretary

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Contact Information

Myanmar Institute of Theology,
Seminary Hill, Insein, Yangon, Myanmar
Office : +95-1-641388
Email: administration@mit.edu.mm

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