ICLD 2022 Women’s Political Leadership for Elected Young Women in Developing Countries

The 12-months training focuses on developing politicial leadership skills and is open only to women who hold an elected seat in a local government. All parts of the training are based on equity, participation, transparency and accountability, and the goal is to strengthen democracy in the organisations taking part in the training, primarily by strengthening the politician herself, as well as capacitating women politicians in general to be good role models and to get a higher involvement of underrepresented groups in decision making bodies. 

The training is implemented in cooperation with the Swedish Association of Local Authoroties and Regions (SALAR)

• Table of Content
• About Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD)
• Women’s Political Leadership
• Aim and Benefits of Women’s Political Leadership
• Requirements for Women’s Political Leadership Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD)

ICLD is a non-profit organisation, whose principal is the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR). Our operations are financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). We are about 25 employees working in two offices, in Visby and in Stockholm.  ICLD’s mission is to support democratic participation and change at the local level. With its focus on local democracy, local self-governance and decentralisation, ICLD strengthens local governments’ capacity to analyse, prioritize and implement Agenda 2030 in accordance with... continue reading

Women’s Political Leadership

Application Deadline	12 Aug 2021
Country to study	Sweden
Type	Training
Sponsor	Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD)
Gender	Women

Aim and Benefits of Women’s Political Leadership

The programme aims to provide the following changes in the participant: 

• Empower the participant with improved leadership skills  
• Help the participant to fully utilize the power and influence of her position  
• Strengthen her as a role model to encourage political participation among marginalized groups  
• Give her access to a network of women in similar positions

During the training, the participant will work on her change process and implement a strategy to make the local authority equitable, participatory, transparent and accountable. 

Benefits:

 

• Valuable exchange of knowledge and experiences
• Extended regional and international networks
• Improved skills as a “change agent” in initiating and implementing instituational change
• Skills and abilities to communicate and advocate on issues of inclusive governance
• Two-day study-visit in a Swedish municipality or region
• Support to improve participation, equality, transparency and accountability in the local governance

 

Requirements for Women’s Political Leadership Qualification

The following countries are eligible for the programme: Albania, Botswana, Georgia, Indonesia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Namibia, North Macedonia, Rwanda, Serbia, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Application Deadline

August 12, 2021

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD) on icld.softadmin.se to apply

For more details, visit ICLD website.