Overview
In the second of two pilot seminars in the Central and Eastern European Regional Initiative, NDI conducted a seminar entitled "Delivering Democracy: Organizing Resources to Create Secure Societies." Held in Warsaw, Poland, the seminar brought together 22 women political activists from Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, and Montenegro with the following aims:
Assist participants in building and refining their political leadership skills, particularly in organizing and conducting issue-based campaigns and in public speaking, in conjunction with training on combating human trafficking - an issue that represents a challenge to democratic development across the region;
Encourage leaders to think about broader cooperation on anti-trafficking - with other countries in the region and with European and North American organizations/donors.
Provide a networking opportunity for emerging women leaders to build cross-border professional bonds and share lessons learned.
Trainers and speakers for the seminar included:
Jyothi Kanics and Gabriele Reiter, OSCE/Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) officers on anti-trafficking issues.
Helga Konrad, OSCE Regional Coordinator and Chair of the Stability Pact Task Force on Trafficking in Human Beings for South Eastern Europe.
Barbara Limanowska, a consultant on the issue of trafficking in women and children for a joint UNICEF, UNOHCR and OSCE/ODIHR project for the Balkan region.
Shannon O'Connell, currently Senior Resident Program Manager for NDI/Serbia, where she manages the Institute's political party programs.
Vicki Robinson, an NDI trainer who has worked with the Institute on a number of occasions, serving as advisor to NDI's local civic partner in Bosnia in 2000 and as director of political party programs in the Federation of Bosnia in 2001.
Dr. Helga Konrad, OSCE Regional Coordinator and Chair of the Stability Pact Task Force on Trafficking in Human Beings for South Eastern Europe, addresses seminar participants
Related Resources
NDI has included various documents and web resources related to the seminar in our democracy library, Access Democracy. To view these materials go to Regional Initiative Resources.
Contact Information
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