Women in governance get certificates

TIRANA, June 16 – Fifty women were awarded a certificate by President Bamir Topi after they took part in an OSCE Presence project to enhance the role of women in government.
The project followed the approval of Albania’s Gender Equality Law and the Electoral Code which stipulate a 30 percent quota for representation of women in all legislative, executive and judicial bodies.
In light of 28 June parliamentary elections, OSCE Head in Albania Ambassador Robert Bosch, emphasized the importance of increasing the participation of women in governance.
As part of the governance project, 50 women across the country and from across the political spectrum received training on advocacy, public speaking, message development, media relations, public debates, constituency meetings and effective decision-making. The aim was to increase their ability to act as an effective lobbying force and to prepare them for election day.
The training, which was implemented by a local non-governmental organization, Partners Albania, was the first part of a three-year project on enhancing the role of women in governance which is funded by the Governments of the Netherlands and of Sweden.