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.
For the first time since Tunisia started holding multi-party elections a decade ago, political parties united to observe voting around the country. After months of preparation, with assistance from NDI, senior members of the Ettajdid (Renewal) Movement and the Democratic Forum for Labor and Liberties (FDTL) deployed 400 party agents to polling stations on election day.
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
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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.
A prominent member of the Tunisian opposition, Néjib Chebbi has long advocated for a transparent political process, good governance and sustainable economic growth. In 1980 he founded thee Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), known until 2001 as the Progressive Socialist Rally (RSP). A lawyer by training, Chebbi led a vigorous campaign to prevent President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali from seeking his fourth term in 2004.
Start: 05/27/2009 12:00
End: 05/27/2009 13:30
Timezone: Etc/GMT
Location:
The National Democratic Institute, Washington, D.C.
Tunisia will hold presidential and parliamentary elections in October 2009. President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, currently serving a fourth term after amending the constitution in 2004 to permit his candidacy, has pledged that the elections will be held in a transparent, democratic manner and will be monitored by independent observers from “international bodies” that have yet to be specified.
EventsStory: Néjib Chebbi
In anticipation of the 2008 U.S. elections, a delegation of North African political leaders took part in an NDI study mission to examine the U.S. election process and the mechanisms in place to safeguard the integrity of the polls. Participants included senior party representatives, journalists and academics from Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt.
The study mission gave the visitors a first-hand look at the extraordinary civic engagement and outreach techniques that preceded the election and produced a particularly large voter turnout.
Author:
National Democratic Institute
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
12/01/2008
Resource Type:
Newsletter
Language:
English
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