There is a balance and calm that women bring to the table in resolving community issues. Over the years women participation in community issues has been relegated and not encouraged in some cultures and communities. Many women do know get involve in issues because of certain stigma attached to them and because of these many communities are impoverished and live in extreme poverty.
CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE AND PRAGMATIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE seeks to encourage women to participate effectively, in discussing issues and coming up with solutions to those issues in their various communities. When women play an active role in civil society and politics, governments tend to be more open, responsive and transparent. When women are at the negotiating table, peace agreements are more durable. And women often lead the way in managing and adapting to the impacts of climate change.
We organize women groups train, and empower them with the tools they need to function in the day to day decision and policy making in their communities. We also work with the community leaders to help them see and acknowledge the roles of women in the community and the importance of having women as part of the policy and decision making of the community leadership.
Through our Women Community engagement program, we have trained and prepared several women for the 21st century economy through connection to finance, digital literacy, science, technology, engineering, agriculture and mathematics. These women are valued as leaders, peace-builders, and breadwinners in their communities and societies.
We are working to establish, organize and train more women groups in different communities in Policy and decision making, the political process. We encourage and empower them to get actively involved in Governance and Politics. Our goal is to increase the number of women in political leadership in the Local Government Areas, women Legislators, etc.
Women have the right to participate in political processes that affect them, their families, and their societies. Countries with increased women’s participation and leadership in civil society and political parties tend to be more inclusive, responsive, egalitarian, and democratic. When women meaningfully participate in peace processes, they can help to expand the scope of agreements and improve the prospects for durable peace.
Yet, women around the world are still largely absent from national and local decision-making bodies; struggle to have a voice in peacebuilding transitions; and are excluded from political processes. Despite representing half the global population, women comprise less than 20 percent of the world’s legislators. From discrimination and violence to a lack of support and resources, women face countless challenges to participation in the civic and political life of their countries.
Strengthening women’s rights and addressing barriers to political participation are critical to achieving gender equality and female empowerment. That’s why we’re supporting women around the world by:
- Providing training for female members of political parties and parliaments and supporting the development of women’s caucuses
- Providing skill building and leadership training for women civil society members, women’s organizations, and female journalists
- Supporting women’s participation in political and post-conflict transitions
- Improving women’s access to justice and increasing women’s participation and representation in the justice sector
- Supporting local efforts to advocate for legal rights that enable women to participate fully in the political and economic life of their societies
- Building capacity for civil society organizations to advocate for women’s participation in political transitions and governance processes.
Supports the participation of women in peace processes, political transitions, donor conferences, and other decision-making processes relevant to conflict prevention and resolution, democratic development, and human rights.
