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Welcome to the Club of Madrid’s African Women Leaders Project’s website!
On February 15, 2007, the Club of Madrid launched the “Underpinning and developing democratic electoral processes through the empowerment of women parliamentarians and leaders in sub-Saharan Africa” project, or African Women Leaders Project (AWLP), which provides support to high-level women leaders in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.
This 18-month initiative, undertaken with funding from the European Commission’s Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights and the Government of Canada through the Canadian International Development Agency, will contribute to the strengthening of female political leadership and, in the long-term, to greater public confidence in women political leaders and increased women’s political participation.
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Upcoming Activities
April 7-10, 2008. Third Mission to Sierra Leone. Club of Madrid Member Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro, former President of Cape Verde, will lead the third and last Club of Madrid-CGG mission to Sierra Leone. The members of the delegation will advocate for increased high-level support for women in politics and will strengthen the capacities of female candidates for July local elections.
May 26-30, 2008. Second Mission to Uganda. Club of Madrid Members Cassam Uteem, former President of Mauritius and Benjamin Mkapa, former President of Tanzania, will co-lead the second Club of Madrid-AWEPA mission to Uganda. The delegation will support female parliamentarians and share experiences to enhance their leadership skills and increase their effectiveness.
June 1-5, 2008. Third Mission to Nigeria. The Club of Madrid-WRAPA’s third planned Mission to Nigeria will follow-up on the previous one by presenting the Memorandum to the Electoral Reform Committee and working with different stakeholders involved in the Constitutional and Electoral Reform in order to promote proportional representation system and affirmative actions to increase the number of women representatives and have a more inclusive society.
Latest Events
March 5-8, 2008. First Mission to Uganda.
The Club of Madrid and the European Parliamentarians for Africa (AWEPA) launched on March 5-7, 2008 the AWLP in Uganda. A high-level mission led by Club of Madrid Members Kjell Mange Bondevik, Former Prime Minister of Norway, and Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland, along with international expert practitioner Pregaluxmi Govender from South Africa, former Member of Parliament, was organized to support women’s political leadership in their efforts to pass gender related legislation.
The Club of Madrid and the European Parliamentarians for Africa (AWEPA) launched on March 5-7, 2008 the AWLP in Uganda. A high-level mission led by Club of Madrid Members Kjell Mange Bondevik, Former Prime Minister of Norway, and Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland, along with international expert practitioner Pregaluxmi Govender from South Africa, former Member of Parliament, was organized to support women’s political leadership in their efforts to pass gender related legislation.
See the Press Release.
February 21, 2008. Second Mission to Nigeria
The second Club of Madrid-WRAPA mission to Nigeria was organized from 18 to 22 February 2008 in Abuja and Lagos. The delegation was led by the Former President of Mauritius Cassam Uteem and supported by Professor Ruth Oniang’o, Former Member of the Kenyan Parliament and Shadow Minister for Education, and Clem McCartney, Policy and Content Consultant for Club of Madrid’s Shared Societies Project, and allowed for dialogue and shared experiences with different key Nigerian leaders to secure support and concrete commitments by political parties, electoral commission, electoral reform committee, the media and Civil society to support the realisation of women’s participation in politics.
See the Press Release.
Latest News
Nigeria: Expect More Female Senators in Future - Emodi (Daily Trust)
Nigeria: Women Better Politicians Than Men - Senator Zainab Kure (Daily Trust)
Sierra Leone: NDI Awards Madeleine K. Albright Grant to 50/50 Group (National Democratic Institute for International Affairs - Washington D.C.)
Uganda: 45 Years of Delusion (The Monitor)
Uganda: Woman MP Aids P7 Candidates (The Monitor)
Sierra Leone: Fresh Names on Koroma's Cabinet List (Concord Times)
Nigeria: Reviewing Gender Disparity (This Day)
Nigeria: Etiaba Wants More Women in Yar'Adua's Government (Leadership)
Nigeria: Summit Wants Better Publicity on Gender Issues (Leadership)
Nigeria: Ministry Wants Women in Peace-Keeping (Daily Trust)
Nigeria: Women Better Politicians Than Men - Senator Zainab Kure (Daily Trust)
Sierra Leone: NDI Awards Madeleine K. Albright Grant to 50/50 Group (National Democratic Institute for International Affairs - Washington D.C.)
Uganda: 45 Years of Delusion (The Monitor)
Uganda: Woman MP Aids P7 Candidates (The Monitor)
Sierra Leone: Fresh Names on Koroma's Cabinet List (Concord Times)
Nigeria: Reviewing Gender Disparity (This Day)
Nigeria: Etiaba Wants More Women in Yar'Adua's Government (Leadership)
Nigeria: Summit Wants Better Publicity on Gender Issues (Leadership)
Nigeria: Ministry Wants Women in Peace-Keeping (Daily Trust)
Page last updated: March 14,2008
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