Participation

Launched after the first muti-party democratic elections after three decades, the purpose of the Campaign for Good Governance is to promote democratic participation of civil society, capacity building, gender empowerment for gender equality, human rights and the rule of law.

Women are generally overlooked in Sierra Leone, with girls' and women's education being a low priority for families. As a result, little economic, social or political opportunity is available to them, giving them no avenue for participation in civil society.

WOMEN OF SIERRA LEONE – IT'S YOUR PARLIAMENT TOO ! Workshops to Get More Women Successfully Involved in the July 2007 Elections

Venue: British Council Freetown Sierra Leone

The International Foundation for Election Systems provides professional advice and technical assistance in promoting democracy and serves as an information clearinghouse on elections, rule of law, governance, and civil society.

Women activists have demanded for more involvement in the implementation of the southern Sudanese peace process that followed the 9 January agreement between Khartoum and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A).

Liberia has been devastated by years of civil war. In the few places where education is available, the priority for families is on educating boys. This education fund will supplement the costs for females seeking to finish their schooling and pursue post-secondary education opportunities, preparing them to contribute to rebuilding Liberia.

Since 1996, Zenska Infoteka–Women's Information and Documentation Center, is organizing annual seminar from the series "Women and Politics", which brings together women from Eastern Europe, Former Soviet Union Republics and Middle East.

Centre for Sustainable Development Initiatives (CENSUDI) organized a multi-media campaign intended to engage both women and men in a discussion about the role of women in public life today.

The project will have three major outputs: the development and production of a radio series, the establishment of a network of interactive Radio Listening Clubs, and an outreach training program using Multi-Media Resource Kits.

Ghana is scheduled to hold both presidential and parliamentary elections next year – a prospect that has galvanized the country's women. A series of meetings is being held nationwide to draft a women's manifesto for the two polls. Organisers hope this will end a situation where – as they put it – women have been left behind in the democratisation process.

As the international community and the Afghan government gather in Paris on June 12 to review the effectiveness of aid investment in Afghanistan, women from parliament and civil society gather as a single voice to stress the need to put concrete action behind promises in safeguarding women's human rights and promoting their full participation as equal partners in building a peaceful Afghanistan.