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Capacity Building

Although much of the iKNOW Politics network is dedicated to increasing women’s political knowledge and participation, there are a number of skills that, while not explicitly political, are necessary to succeed in politics.

November 8, 2019
Namibia: ICT assessment for rural women parliamentarians

The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) recently conducted an ICT assessment of rural women parliamentarians with male as partners as a means to identify the basic needs of information technologies.

August 13, 2019
The podcast that's inspiring women to pursue positions in leadership

Women have made great progress in the struggle for equality.

July 24, 2019
Cameroon: Legislative, municipal elections 2020 - heightened efforts to increase number of women

A two-day capacity building workshop is ongoing at the Yaounde Mont Fébé Hotel.

July 23, 2019
Women facilitators prepare to build female candidates' capacities

In order to strengthen the performance of women candidates who will participate in the General Elections in Bolivia in 2019, women facilitators in different regions had a training on strategic knowledge to replicate this knowledge in as a broad manne

February 4, 2019
UN Women in Moldova launches a political training for women with disabilities

UN Women in Moldova has launched an initiative for the civic and political empowerment of women candidates with disabilities ahead of the 2019 local elections, in partnership with the local ‘MOTIVATIE’ Association.

November 14, 2018
Kuwaiti women trained in campaign management and leadership skills

A group of Kuwaiti women including government officials, members of the private sector, civil society representatives and entrepreneurs joined a workshop on political campaign management and leadership skills held within the framework of the 8th&nbsp

November 14, 2018
Training on public speaking to empower Kuwaiti Women

A practical workshop on public speaking was conducted within the framework of the 8th Annual Conference on Women and Leadership convened between October 22 and 25 in Kuwait City.\

September 7, 2018
Wind of change in Djibouti

Djibouti’s new legislature is making great efforts to become more representative of the country’s people. Elections in February changed the composition of the National Assembly with an intake of 60 per cent of new MPs.