Project Update

During a panel on "Empowerment of young women by means of the innovative use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)", delegates of a number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) shared their experiences Tuesday. "Girls, teenagers and young women are less familiar with the new communication techniques," Inés Alberdi, executive director of UNIFEM (the United Nations Development Fund for Women, now part of UN Women), told IPS.

The President’s forum with Young African leaders brought together over hundred young leaders from civil society and the private sector from more than forty sub-Saharan African countries with American counterparts and U.S government officials

The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) launched its website, iknowpolitics.org, in Indonesia on Thursday to provide a forum for women to learn about politics from other countries’ experiences.  Creators said the website aimed to increase the participation and effectiveness of women in political life by stimulating dialogue, creating knowledge and sharing experiences.  

Due to its apparent efforts to improve women participation in politics, Indonesia was elected as the first country in the Asia Pacific region to see on Thursday the launching of politics empowerment program for women initiated by international agencies.

For Immediate Release: April 15, 2010

Jakarta, Indonesia: iKNOW Politics, an online network dedicated to the advancement of women in politics, celebrated its Indonesian launch in Jakarta today, opening up the platform to new users in a region where women are politically underrepresented.

The iKNOW Politics team is pleased to welcome Doaa Abdelaal, Regional Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa region and Arabic language facilitator. The new Regional Coordinator brings a wide range of experience and knowledge to iKNOW Politics, which will help to make the network even more accessible to women across the world and to provide services to regional and grassroots organizations.

The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) Project celebrated its third anniversary on February 27th, 2010. Since its launch at the 51st session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York in February 2007, iKNOW Politics has become the premier online network serving the needs of women politicians and their supporters around the world.

Request for Proposals: iKNOW Politics is seeking a company or freelance video editor for editing video testimonials and creating a short promotional film in Arabic and English. Please submit proposals before January 15th.

Request for Proposals: For Editing Video Testimonials and Creating a short promotional film In order to showcase women’s experiences in politics and public life, iKNOW Politics creates films profiling testimonials of women leaders from around the world.

iKNOW Politics seeks to hire a company or a freelance video-editor for a two-fold project:

iKNOW Politics partners launched the Arabic site on 27-28 October 2009 in Amman, Jordan. The attached document is a compilation of media coverage the launch of the Arabic site received.

Also find attached the final report of the launch event.

For further information on the launch and participation please feel free to email us at press information.

Below is a short film capturing the Arabic launch and opinions expressed by participants of the 2 day conference.