Project Update

Due to the urgent need to capture the stories emanating from the Arab States, iKNOW politics has been able to provide a great platform for women to connect with each other in the region. We have been bringing women who were involved in the revolutions to the high level missions by different partner organizations. We have been playing a role to both capture the stories and broadcast them through our network and also participate and engage with the ongoing developments.

On April 14, iKNOW Politics participated to the launch event of UN Women in Mali.

On April 14, iKNOW Politics attended the official launch event of UN Women in Mali. The event took place at the International conference center of Bamako.

On March 24, iKNOW Politics participated in International IDEA event in Cairo titled "A discussion round table about democratic transition in Egypt- Challenges and Needs".

The aim of the meeting was to discuss and exchange different views about the transitional phase that Egypt is witnessing nowadays and how could all stakeholders play their important role contributing to the establishment of building a democratic system particularly women.

Following on the heels of this year’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the Grassroots Summit on Women’s Leadership and Governance, hosted by the Huairou Commission, attracted individuals from a range of institutions, spanning village healthcare advocates, to international scholars.

Join iKNOW Politics in this double celebration of the International Women's day, March 8th, and iKNOW Politics' fourth anniversary!  

International Women's Day 

iKNOW Politics was invited by Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Women to present during the Commission on Status of Women at the event "The Role of Parliaments in promoting access and participation of women and girls to education, training, science and technology". This event was held on 23 February 2011 at the UN secretariat building in New York, USA.

The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) seeks to hire a Regional Coordinator for iKNOW Politics in the Asia region. Based out of NDI’s field office in Jakarta, Indonesia, the Regional Coordinator would remotely work under the direct supervision of and report on a daily basis to the iKNOW Politics Project Manager, and would be responsible for initiating activities to exchange best practices and experiences from among women in Asian politics, grassroots organizations, and sectors with limited access to technology. 

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is celebrated worldwide every year on 25 November. To mark the day, activists, governments, international organizations and NGOs organize activities designated to raise public awareness on the issue.

iKNOW Politics was presented at the workshop on strengthening women’s participation and leadership in political parties on November 1-5, 2010; host by  The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, (NDI), in Pretoria, South Africa