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Fredskorpset (FK) Norway is a Norwegian government agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. FK supports the exchanges between personnel of partner organizations in order to promote the mutual exchange of knowledge, experiences and skills.

For this exchange program, I am representing the Asian Women in Co-operative Development Forum (AWCF), a resource center and advocacy body on gender mainstreaming and co-operative development. It has members in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

I will be posted for 10 months in the Credit Union League of Thailand (CULT) as an International Relations Officer. CULT is a secondary federation of credit unions with a membership of 490 primary credit unions, around 800 million individuals in over 77 provinces.

My learning tasks for this exchange program is to:

· Attend basic Thai language courses

· Attend orientations and exposure study to observe CULT program implementation, services and operationsLearn about the credit union movement in Thailand.

· Learn about gender mainstreaming in Primary Credit Unions and CULT

My sharing tasks on the other hand is to develop the International and Public Relations Staff by:

· Conducting English Writing Courses

· Creating a manual on the roles and importance of IR for CULT

· Assisting the IR/PR Staff in the implementation of IR activities and orienting international visitors

· Producing promotional materials

· Translating the company website into English.

After the program, I have to submit a terminal report about the exchange, and do debriefing and follow-up activities for AWCF.

As an FK Participant I am expected to embody and promote the FK values of Reciprocity, Diversity, Transparency, Solidarity, and Equality during my posting.