In January 2019, WLP’s partner in Kazakhstan, Shymkent Women’s Resource Center (SWRC), hosted a workshop on leadership and women’s political participation. SWRC hosted the event in partnership with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The three-day training included activists from around the country as well as from Georgia. Together they discussed ethical politics, explored negotiation techniques, and enhanced their skills in coalition building and networking in advance of Kazakhstan’s elections in 2020.
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The percentage of senate seats held by women in Kazakhstan’s parliament. Civil society organizations like WLP Kazakhstan/SWRC are working to change this. Source.
This is the sixteenth such event to be held in Central Asia since 2014. To date, more than 350 experienced activists have taken part in these advanced training institutes organized by WLP partners in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Afterwards, they have gone on to implement over 65 step-down trainings, where they share the knowledge and skills they gained with local women and men in their communities.
View photos from the workshop below, and click here to browse some of the WLP resources they used for this training.
Workshop participants are chosen based on their experience and dedication to
advancing gender equality and promoting women’s leadership.
A group of women politicians work on their presentation.
From November 25-December 10, as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, Women’s Learning Partnership will share how different crises exacerbate GBV and stories about how women are working to end GBV around the world. Follow along through-out the 16 Days of Activism as we add more facts and stories everyday.
This International Youth Day WLP is celebrating the spirit of young leaders across our Partnership and the transformative power of their poetry. Please consider donating to WLP’s work with youth. WLP provides mentoring and training to young women and men, empowering them to become advocates for equality.
Across borders and languages, poetry has been a powerful tool for driving social change.