Enhancing Women's political Participation in Africa - WPP_Africa

The launch of has kicked off in Johannesburg, South Africa. Join us virtually via on https://bit.ly/3LjSM7i for rich discussions & informed reflections on the status of Women's in Africa.

Gender Links, a WPP consortium partner and International IDEA through the WPP Secretariat are the lead researchers of the barometer, a signature publication that demonstrates the status of Women's Political Participation in Africa. It aims to provide evidence, especially to policy makers to advocate and strengthen women's political participation and leadership.

The generous support of the Embassy of Sweden in Ethiopia has enabled the consortium to implement diverse strategic plans to enhance women's political participation in Africa.

Are you interested in knowing about the status 📊of women's in 🌍? Join us for the virtual launch of the 2nd edition of on 10, July. Register now via🔗https://bit.ly/3XJrj6e. Fill in this form via https://forms.office.com/e/vQrgg5rJfL for logistical planning.

UK: Candidate selections reflect the barriers for women in politics Last week, all UK political parties confirmed which candidates they were standing in each constituency for the 2024 general election. Including independents, a total of 4,515 candidates will be fighting for a seat in the next government.

🇲🇽Congratulations to Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic win as Mexico's first female president. Her election marks a significant milestone for gender equality and progressive leadership in the country.

WPP Africa programme in partnership with Club De Madrid will be presenting during the 'Youth for the Future: Meaningful Political Representation & Participation workshop' at the University of Nairobi in Kenya.

H.E Moussa Mara, former prime minister of Mali 2014-2015, who rose to power at the young age of 39 is the keynote speaker and here are highlights from his address.

'We need our leaders transparent on their involvement in affairs. Accountability strengthens the trust between the leadership and the people, especially the . Trust is the fuel of , and it happens when leaders deliver on the promises they made when they are / were elected.”

"The system in Africa needs to be checked regularly. The promise becomes an anti-promise through corruption & embezzlement of public money. It widens the gap between leaders & the .”

Are you passionate about women's rights and aged 18-35 years? Are you linked to a women's rights organisation or network based in Sub-Saharan Africa? If yes, click the link to apply by midnight Friday 10 May 2024 South African Standard Time (SAST).
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Our quarterly 📰 is out! Read the latest edition via https://bit.ly/4abYtyR to find out how our consortium partner Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire Cheikh Anta DIOP is leveraging on media 📺 to amplify voices of in , our discussion, Gender Links's findings and much more by Padare/Enkundleni/Men's Forum of Gender, Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) , Women and Law in Southern Africa - Zimbabwe, Femnet Secretariat and International IDEA/ International IDEA - Africa & West Asia with the support of Embassy of Sweden, Addis Ababa

The topline findings of the upcoming second edition of the reveals that there is mere one percentage point increase in women in Parliament in over a period of three years, from 2021 to date! While a 1 percent increase is progress, it's very minimal considering we're 6 years shy of the target by United Nations Sustainable Development platform. Read our latest article https://bit.ly/3wOeDj5 for insights on findings and afro-feminist approaches for women's political participation in Africa

Inspiring inclusion: Afro-feminist approaches for women's’ political participation The informal and formal barriers to women’s political decision-making still exist, six years before the expiration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Amongst the informal factors we still witness, culture, tradition and religion are being used to water down women’s agency in meaningful...

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Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) is influencing women's participation in Africa 🌍. Go 👉🏽 to 🔗 https://bit.ly/49KNMmr.

How the Women Political Participation Academy is influencing Africa's politics The recently concluded fifth Women Political Participation (WPP) Academy by the Forum for Africa Women Educationalists (FAWE) was a residential five-day training. It targeted women who hold political positions in Kenya’s government, women who vied in the 2022 Kenyan general election, young women a...

Happy International Women’s Day. Here is something to read for the day from me:

Inspiring inclusion: Afro-feminist approaches for women's’ political participation The informal and formal barriers to women’s political decision-making still exist, six years before the expiration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Amongst the informal factors we still witness, culture, tradition and religion are being used to water down women’s agency in meaningful...

https://www.idea.int/news/inspiring-inclusion-afro-feminist-approaches-womens-political-participation

Inspiring inclusion: Afro-feminist approaches for women's’ political participation The informal and formal barriers to women’s political decision-making still exist, six years before the expiration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Amongst the informal factors we still witness, culture, tradition and religion are being used to water down women’s agency in meaningful...

📢This , Gender Links will present Topline findings of the 2nd edition of the WPP Barometer to give a glimpse of the state of women across 🌍. Register for the webinar via 🔗 https://bit.ly/3SWyOCI

The 3rd Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Triennial International Conference on Girl’s Education in Africa 🌍 has kicked off in Nairobi, Kenya 🙌🏽! Watch 👇🏽 https://youtube.com/watch?v=4yzZjWUmkRg Women and Law in Southern Africa - Zimbabwe Padare/Enkundleni/Men's Forum of Gender Gender Links Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar International IDEA - Africa & West Asia Embassy of Sweden, Addis Ababa

FAWE 30th Anniversary Transforming Education Systems in Africa.

📢Today's highlight is Gender Links, Padare/Enkundleni/Men's Forum of Gender & Women and Law in Southern Africa - Zimbabwe joint Induction of Councillors to foster gender equality by Zimbabwe government. All consortium partners are attending the induction with support from International IDEA.

Embassy of Sweden, Addis Ababa

The Zimbabwe WPP partners are hosting a joint induction meeting for newly elected councillors in Harare Gender Links Padare/Enkundleni/Men's Forum of GenderEmbassy of Sweden in Addis AbebaWomen and Law in Southern Africa - ZimbabweFemnet Secretariat International IDEA

This , we laud the efforts made by Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) under the WPP project, to equip young girls & women to take up positions at school through strategic engagement with school clubs & teachers who FAWE trains.

The Regional Model School Module dubbed the 'Transformational Leadership for Young Girls in Africa' by Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) seeks to empower girls & young women to effectively participate in the socio-economic political space in their societies at a young age.

The module, which is an investment in girls' rights and leadership was informed by the fact that statistically, rarely take up leadership positions in primary, secondary and every at the tertiary school level.

Our consortium partner, & actors within in Zimbabwe will join the recently appointed minister of Hon. Mutsvangwa to share emerging issues & trends that impact & of gender.

This morning’s panel on barriers for implementing the Maputo Protocol Article 9 as we move towards developing the action plan International IDEAGender LinksPadare/Enkundleni/Men's Forum of GenderEmbassy of Sweden, Addis AbabaWomen and Law in Southern Africa - ZimbabweFemnet SecretariatForum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)

Meaningful participation of women in politics is a must for the success of the

Summit for Democracy Cohort on Gender Equality as a Prerequisite During the Summit for Democracy Year of Action, the S4D cohort on Gender Equality as a Prerequisite for Democracy identified recommendations for strengthening democracy by promoting gender equali