<p>The Gender Park, an autonomous body under the Kerala government, is all set to partner with UN Women to further the cause of women empowerment and function as a South Asia hub for gender equality.</p>.<p>The Memorandum of Understanding to formalise the partnership would be signed in the presence of the state's Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday.</p>.<p>Gender Park CEO, P T M Sunish and UN Women Deputy Country Representative, Nishtha Satyam would officially sign the MoU at Cliff House, the Chief Minister's official residence here on December 21.</p>.<p>State Minister for Health, Social Justice and Women and Child Development K K Shylaja would be present on the occasion along with Biju Prabhakar, Secretary, Social Justice and Women & Child Development.</p>.<p>Shailaja said the cooperation with UN Women would give a renewed push to the Gender Park's efforts by providing support for activities like research, education and social intervention towards establishing gender equality.</p>.<p>The world body's association marks global recognition of Kerala's decades-long efforts in the field of woman empowerment, she added.</p>.<p>Prabhakar noted that the UN partnership would boost and broaden the novel activities of the state's Women and Child Development department through the 2013-founded Gender Park.</p>.<p>Headquartered in the state capital, it drives various projects and programmes on gender equality in the state including running a gender library, museum and training centres for sustainable entrepreneurial ventures.</p>.<p>The UN Women Multi-Country Office located in Delhi would support Gender Park to develop it into a South Asia hub for gender-related activities.</p>.<p>The two parties will set up the Gender Data Centre at the Parks 24-acre Kozhikode campus that also houses an International Institute for Gender and Development, an official statement said here.</p>.<p>UN Women established in 2010 works with the all strata of society to promote gender equality.</p>.<p>Its Delhi chapter comprises India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Maldives.</p>.<p>The organisation provides advocacy for budget and national planning with a view to empowering women, it added.</p>
<p>The Gender Park, an autonomous body under the Kerala government, is all set to partner with UN Women to further the cause of women empowerment and function as a South Asia hub for gender equality.</p>.<p>The Memorandum of Understanding to formalise the partnership would be signed in the presence of the state's Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday.</p>.<p>Gender Park CEO, P T M Sunish and UN Women Deputy Country Representative, Nishtha Satyam would officially sign the MoU at Cliff House, the Chief Minister's official residence here on December 21.</p>.<p>State Minister for Health, Social Justice and Women and Child Development K K Shylaja would be present on the occasion along with Biju Prabhakar, Secretary, Social Justice and Women & Child Development.</p>.<p>Shailaja said the cooperation with UN Women would give a renewed push to the Gender Park's efforts by providing support for activities like research, education and social intervention towards establishing gender equality.</p>.<p>The world body's association marks global recognition of Kerala's decades-long efforts in the field of woman empowerment, she added.</p>.<p>Prabhakar noted that the UN partnership would boost and broaden the novel activities of the state's Women and Child Development department through the 2013-founded Gender Park.</p>.<p>Headquartered in the state capital, it drives various projects and programmes on gender equality in the state including running a gender library, museum and training centres for sustainable entrepreneurial ventures.</p>.<p>The UN Women Multi-Country Office located in Delhi would support Gender Park to develop it into a South Asia hub for gender-related activities.</p>.<p>The two parties will set up the Gender Data Centre at the Parks 24-acre Kozhikode campus that also houses an International Institute for Gender and Development, an official statement said here.</p>.<p>UN Women established in 2010 works with the all strata of society to promote gender equality.</p>.<p>Its Delhi chapter comprises India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Maldives.</p>.<p>The organisation provides advocacy for budget and national planning with a view to empowering women, it added.</p>