On February 15, 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.
For more information about the project, please read on or click on the section that most
interests you!
New Statement of Club of Madrid Members Mary Robinson and Benjamin Mkapa on Sierra Leone Presidential Elections 2007
See full statement here
July 9 - 13, 2007
Club of Madrid Expert and Ugandan MP, Miria Matembe, led experience-sharing sessions for 40 women in Sierra Leone to empower them with essential skills for the 11 August presidential and legislative elections.
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