With women becoming increasingly prominent in North African politics, NDI brought together more than 60 women from across the region who are both established and emerging as political and civic leaders to discuss the importance of women's political engagement. The group, from Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia, met in Casablanca, Morocco, March 13–14, a site that was chosen in part because of the record 3,406 new women councilors who were voted into office during last year’s municipal elections.
Start: 03/13/2010 00:00
End: 03/14/2010 17:00
Timezone: Etc/GMT
Location:
Casablanca, Morocco
Date: March 13-14, 2010
Location: Casablanca, Morocco
EventsStory: Young Women Leaders Collaborate at North African Regional Conference
Leveraging new media tools to extend an issue or candidate's reach is now a necessary component of campaigns of all kinds. In the Middle East and North Africa, new media technologies have revolutionized the way activists disseminate information and mobilize supporters, providing activists with alternative tools to make their voices heard, convey their message, recruit volunteers and mobilize even in places with repressive regimes.
A diverse group of North African women with the potential to be leaders in their countries convened in Rabat, Morocco, last week as part of a collaborative program, unprecedented in the region, to shape future roles for women in political and civic life.
Start: 06/15/2009 00:00
End: 06/18/2009 21:00
Timezone: Etc/GMT
Location:
Rabat, Morocco
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 15, 2009
Contact: Kathy Gest, kgest@ndi.org, 202-728-5535
Young Women Meet in Morocco
with Future Leadership in Mind
RABAT – Twenty-five young women from across North Africa will convene in Rabat, Morocco, for leadership exercises over the next four days, hoping to carry the lessons learned back to their communities and into their futures.
Advancement within political parties – which are the gateway to political leadership – remains both essential to women’s political success and the most difficult political door for women to enter.
Despite daunting cultural and institutional obstacles, women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continue to make strides in politics. Initiatives that help empower the next generation of women leaders are a cornerstone of NDI’s programs in the region.
Author:
National Democratic Institute
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
12/03/1998
Resource Type:
Manual|Handbook
Language:
English
Parliamentarians and staff members from eight countries on three continents gained new insights into budget oversight in a three-day World Bank Institute (WBI)-NDI seminar that focused, among other things, on the role of parliamentary budget offices in overseeing spending and aiding transparency.
Author:
National Democratic Institute
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
02/01/2008
Resource Type:
Report
Language:
English, French
This report is based on a qualitative study conducted by the People’s Mirror Strategic Research Center in partnership with the Consultative Committee on Human Rights (CCDH) for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) on voter apathy during the legislative elections of September 2007.
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