ECWD (Education Centre for Women in Democracy)
Enhancing the Engagement of Women in Kenyan Electoral Politics
Republic of Kenya
Amount: € 82,927.00
Overview
The Education Centre for Women in Democracy (ECWD) aimed to increase the presence and visibility of women in leadership and decision-making processes at all levels of democratic governance and other spheres of leadership in Kenya. Due to implementation delays the project was reformulated to provide post-election support to unsuccessful women aspirants after the 2007 general elections.
Key results
A “Women of Courage” project was implemented and a booklet published profiling the women who contested the 2007 general elections. The organisation also implemented a community based awareness programmes that brought together women to identify key strategies, interventions and policies to help them ascend to leadership positions in the future. Furthermore, ECWD built a database of women political leaders for future reference. However, the project was suspended due to internal governance issues.