Project details | |
Name of organisation: | Netherlands Institute of Multiparty Democracy (NIMD) |
Position: | Researcher and writer |
Start - end date: | 08/01/2018 - 10/31/2018 |
Team leader: | Stephanie Zwier |
Location: | Home-based |
Value: | Unknown |
Description of value: | |
Donor: | Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
DescriptionThe ‘Respect for Women’s Political Rights’ programme (WPR) falls under the MFA Human Rights Fund 2014-2017 and has the aim of strengthening the political leadership of women in Colombia, Kenya and Tunisia. Partners of this programme include the International IDEA, UNDP Colombia, and CMD-Kenya. This video demonstrates the Kenyan case: CMD-Kenya: Women in Politics from NIMD on Vimeo. More info on this programme can be found on page 32 in NIMD’s 2015 annual report: http://nimd.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Annual-Plan-2015.pdf The following key areas received extra emphasis in the programme: 1. Explore, test, document and share men-involving strategies ‘that work in practice’ 2. Strengthen women candidate capacities and support multiparty dialogue at regional level 3. Assess informal barriers and discriminatory practices in the gender-assessments of political parties |