| Overview : Elections give people a voice in the democratic process. In Egypt, the electoral process is an essential step in the transition period to consolidate the path to democracy. Within this context, the UNDP Electoral Project will cooperate with the Government of Egypt in the area of elections with a focus on a) strengthening public outreach and voter information on the parliamentary elections; b) strengthening technical and operational capacity of national electoral authorities to conduct 2011 and future elections; c) incorporating lessons learned and best practices of the 2011 elections in the subsequent elections processes; and d) increasing access of women and rural dwellers to their citizenship rights in the 2011 and future elections.
Gender inequalities within electoral processes are common all around the world, strengthened by and connected to the social, cultural and economic barriers facing women in most societies. Gender issues affect all aspects of an election. There are numerous barriers to women’s participation and representation in political and electoral processes.
The UNDP Elections Support Project in Egypt is planning to hold a two trainings in Arabic on the “Gender and elections” to take place between the 10-26 September in Cairo. The target audience of the training will be decision makers and opinion leaders. The participants will be selected in coordination with UNDP Regional Centre gender adviser. Key note speakers will be invited to give presentations.
To this aim, the project is looking for a Bridge facilitator to co-facilitate the first of the two sessions, BRIDGE training in Arabic on Gender and Elections, September 14th -17th, possibly also the second session, September 21st to 24th September. The Bridge Facilitator will collaborate and facilitate the workshops with a semi-accredited Bridge facilitator and an accrediting facilitator. |
