Enhancing Women's political Participation in Africa - WPP_Africa

27/05/2025

WPP Africa is grateful for your support during phase one of the project. Watch the project impact and lived experience of women in politics who attended our WPP academies via https://bit.ly/4mtD0rL

27/05/2025

We join the to celebrate .
International IDEA, lead partner of , collaborates with the to enhance women’s political participation & ensure .
Watch our impact across via https://bit.ly/44WzkIM. The first phase of the project was implemented in 8 countries; Botswana , Côte d'Ivoire , the DRC , Eswatini , Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania & Zimbabwe. Padare/Enkundleni/Men's Forum of Gender Femnet Secretariat Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar

Women in Political Participation- is a Pan-African gender project on the different facets of Women and Politics in Africa. Funded by Sida and implemented by ...

18/07/2024

10/07/2024

The launch of has kicked off in Johannesburg, South Africa. Join us virtually via on https://bit.ly/3LjSM7i for rich discussions & informed reflections on the status of Women's in Africa.

Gender Links, a WPP consortium partner and International IDEA through the WPP Secretariat are the lead researchers of the barometer, a signature publication that demonstrates the status of Women's Political Participation in Africa. It aims to provide evidence, especially to policy makers to advocate and strengthen women's political participation and leadership.

The generous support of the Embassy of Sweden in Ethiopia has enabled the consortium to implement diverse strategic plans to enhance women's political participation in Africa.

02/07/2024

Are you interested in knowing about the status 📊of women's in 🌍? Join us for the virtual launch of the 2nd edition of on 10, July. Register now via🔗https://bit.ly/3XJrj6e. Fill in this form via https://forms.office.com/e/vQrgg5rJfL for logistical planning.

25/06/2024

Last week, all UK political parties confirmed which candidates they were standing in each constituency for the 2024 general election. Including independents, a total of 4,515 candidates will be fighting for a seat in the next government.

04/06/2024

🇲🇽Congratulations to Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic win as Mexico's first female president. Her election marks a significant milestone for gender equality and progressive leadership in the country.

09/05/2024

WPP Africa programme in partnership with Club De Madrid will be presenting during the 'Youth for the Future: Meaningful Political Representation & Participation workshop' at the University of Nairobi in Kenya.

H.E Moussa Mara, former prime minister of Mali 2014-2015, who rose to power at the young age of 39 is the keynote speaker and here are highlights from his address.

'We need our leaders transparent on their involvement in affairs. Accountability strengthens the trust between the leadership and the people, especially the . Trust is the fuel of , and it happens when leaders deliver on the promises they made when they are / were elected.”

"The system in Africa needs to be checked regularly. The promise becomes an anti-promise through corruption & embezzlement of public money. It widens the gap between leaders & the .”

03/05/2024

29/04/2024

Are you passionate about women's rights and aged 18-35 years? Are you linked to a women's rights organisation or network based in Sub-Saharan Africa? If yes, click the link to apply by midnight Friday 10 May 2024 South African Standard Time (SAST).
https://wosso.grantplatform.com Gender Links Botswana Gender Links Eswatini Gender Links Eswatini Gender Links Lesotho Gender Links Zimbabwe Gender Links Madagascar Gender Links South Africa Gender Links Namibia Gender Links Moçambique

28/03/2024

Our quarterly 📰 is out! Read the latest edition via https://bit.ly/4abYtyR to find out how our consortium partner Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire Cheikh Anta DIOP is leveraging on media 📺 to amplify voices of in , our discussion, Gender Links's findings and much more by Padare/Enkundleni/Men's Forum of Gender, Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) , Women and Law in Southern Africa - Zimbabwe, Femnet Secretariat and International IDEA/ International IDEA - Africa & West Asia with the support of Embassy of Sweden, Addis Ababa

11/03/2024

Find out how the recently convened , convened by
Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) is influencing women's participation in Africa 🌍. Go 👉🏽 to 🔗 https://bit.ly/49KNMmr.

The recently concluded fifth Women Political Participation (WPP) Academy by the Forum for Africa Women Educationalists (FAWE) was a residential five-day training. It targeted women who hold political positions in Kenya’s government, women who vied in the 2022 Kenyan general election, young women a...