Project
Women Can Do It – Balanced Participation in Decision-Making
- Moldova, Republic of
- September 2011
The purpose of the project was to empower women and encourage them to participate as candidates in the local elections in Moldova in 2011. The project’s methodology, as well as the philosophy and psychology of learning guiding it, derived from a training programme begun by the women’s organization of the Norwegian Labour Party developed in the early 1990s. The grantee utilized the core methodology in earlier, smaller-scale projects since 2001-2002. The emphasis throughout the project process was on building self-confidence and providing guidance on how to overcome the barriers to women realizing their potential as actors in the political process. The approach adopted proved highly pertinent to those involved, not only in relation to public life, but also in enabling them to rethink their place in the workplace, in the family, and in everyday life.
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- Women's empowerment
- Moldova, Republic of
- September 2011
Funding for NGOs in Modova will remain a continuing challenge. However, the grantee succeeded in building a strong, organizational capacity through developing a roster of experts with the practical skills and experience to take forward the agenda of achieving balanced participation of women and men in decision-making.
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- Women's empowerment
- Moldova, Republic of
- September 2011
While the numbers of women candidates who won seats in the local and district elections of Moldova did not increase greatly, the greatest impact of the project was on its beneficiaries. The project enhanced their self-esteem and self-confidence, gave them the sense of being members of a community of women which transcends party lines and social divisions, motivated and empowered them to become active in public life, and provided the tools to enable them to do so successfully.
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- Women's empowerment
- Moldova, Republic of
- September 2011
The project encouraged many women in Moldova to stand for selection as party candidates at local and district levels, while also enabling them to mount effective campaigns. It established a national cadre of well-qualified and highly committed trainers and women capable of being effective decision-makers. It showed large numbers of women how to network and collaborate with their peers across party lines and demonstrated the benefits of such collaboration.
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- Women's empowerment
- Moldova, Republic of
- September 2011
Key factors in project effectiveness included the soundness of project training and training-of-trainers methodology, as refined over the years since its launch in Norway, its adaptation in the Balkans and elsewhere, and by the grantee through 10 years of experience in working with it in Moldova. Closely related was the quality of the 26-member Training Team, the care taken in its selection and preparation, and the practical relevance and comprehensiveness of the Trainers’ Guide and Manual.