The
Technical Support and Capacity Building Programme
Since
its inception, WiPSU has been providing technical and personal
empowerment support to women in political office and this Programme
will continue to be an element of WiPSU's work. The Programme
aims at empowering women MPs and Councilors through giving them
practical support and addressing critical elements of leadership
at the individual level. This is based on the realization that
women MPs and Councilors are not always able to articulate technical
issues as may be required of them as they carry out their roles
and responsibilities. The Programme thus aims at strengthening
the qualitative participation of women in political leadership.
MP's
Personal Empowerment Workshop
The
Programme involves itself in creating and strengthening linkages
between women MPs and Councilors and women's organizations and
women from other sectors. Women's organizations are working on
advocacy issues aimed at improving the lives of women and WiPSU
provides the link between women's organizations and women MPs.
The Programme is also interested in ensuring that women leaders
interact with women from other sectors so that they can talk and
share ideas as a means of strengthening the capacity of women
leaders to articulate women's issues in various sectors of society
from a more informed perspective. This interaction also spreads
to women MPs in the region and beyond through study visits, meetings
and conferences.
