More Women Attending Political Party Trainings
Women’s participation increased substantially in the second round of political party trainings conducted by USAID partner International Republican Institute (IRI) in coordination with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Eight out of fifteen registered political parties have participated in the trainings. While the first round of the training registered a low percentage (5-8%) of women participants, the second round attracted 71 women participants out of 291 (24%) total number of attendees. The official campaign period for the April 9 presidential elections started last March 23. The USAID-backed training is focusing on the legislative elections, the date of which has yet to be announced. (March 26, 2007)

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