Training Program on the Equal Status and Human Rights of Women in East Africa

Africa Youth Trust, in partnership with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute invites the submission of applications for the Training Program on The Equal Status and Human Rights of Women in East Africa (EAHUWO).

The Program is jointly being undertaken by Africa Youth Trust (Kenya) and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Hum an Rights and Humanitarian Law ( Sweden) with sponsorship from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida ).

The program aims at strengthening the human rights of women in the East African region, by promoting awareness of applicable international human rights standards among advocates, government officials and academicians working on gender equality issues.

The program seeks to undertake two similar trainings that will target sustainable development by building the capacity of participating organizations to advance policies and actions on women human rights.

During the EAHUWO trainings , particular attention will be placed on regional mechanisms for the protection of women rights as human rights, and the role of women in national peacebuilding and democratic governance.

The approach of the training is interdisciplinary and involves aspects of law and social sciences.

The program will provide an opportunity for participants to exchange experiences and ideas from their national context , while offering a forum for discussions from a regional perspective.

Target countries: Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.

Applications from candidates from other countries other than those mentioned above will not be considered, due to budgetary limitation.

The training is open to representatives from civil society organizations and government agencies, both men and women, preferably in middle to senior level management, with the proven ability (or demonstrated potential) to design and influence the policy-making and national reform processes on issues of human rights of women.

Deadline: 12th October

For more information and application, visit: Training Program on the Equal Status and Human Rights of Women in East Africa Website

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