How to increase women’s participation at community level: success stories from the ILC Network

3 JUNE 2021 | 3-4 PM CEST

WITH SPANISH & PORTUGUESE TRANSLATION

This is the second of a series of four Learning Labs whose topics are selected by the women taking part in the ILC mentoring and solidarity Network “Women for Women”. This Lab will focus on the experiences of ILC members working with communities, and members who are Community Based Organisations, to increase women’s participation in communities activities. Participants will hear success stories and good practices that put women at the center and make their voices heard.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• How to increase women’s participation at community level.
• How to identify and integrate women-specific needs and issues in community projects.
• How to reinforce women’s voices.

LEARN FROM

• Sunila Singh, Social Development Foundation (SDF) member and Women’s Rights Expert, India
• Winny Chepkemoi, Women Land Rights Officer at Kenya Land Alliance (KLA), Kenya
• Melania Canales Poma, President of ONAMIAP, Peru
• Gigliola Silva de Araujo, Community leader, Brazil

The Lab will be moderated by Elisabetta Cangelosi, ILC Gender Justice Advisor.

THIS LAB IS FOR

Women for Women participants; Women activists and professionals working with ILC members; ILC members and the general public working to promote gender justice and defend women’s rights; Donors working on women’s rights/indigenous rights.