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Fostering Women's Leadership Roles
Project / Program Summary

I. Basic data

Sector(s): Gender Leadership
Title: Fostering Women's Leadership roles
Donor country / organizations involved: SWEDEN
Beneficiary countries / regions: Africa
Implementing agencies in beneficiary country: Ministries of Social Affairs
Starting Date: January 1997
Ending Date: December 1998
Project / Program budget: US$208,485
Finance / Type of cooperation: Grant

II. Project / program description

  1. Objectives
    To enhance the effective participation of women on power structures and in decision making.
  2. Activities / contents
    • Seminar on Leadership and Self Esteem.
    • Needs Assessment Surveys to integrate Women in decision making structure.
  3. Expected outcomes / impacts
    • Directory of Women Leaders in Africa.
  4. Features in line with the Agenda for Action
    Human resource development related to women leadership roles will contribute to African capacity building by means of South South Cooperation.

III. Contact point:

U.N.E.C.A.
Att. Director PPFED
P.O. Box 3001
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1)517200 X.33244 / 511296 (Direct Line)
Fax: (251-1)510276
E-mail:
Internet:

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