1/5 Women's Empowerment:
Knowledge and local advocacy are key!
This week, a training workshop was organised by Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Women's Action for Development in partnership with the European Union on Women's Rights and Advocacy.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1641786474575085569
2/5 The workshop is part of the EU-KAS funded project- Strengthening the roles of CSOs and women in democracy- which aimed at supporting civil society organisations from across Namibia to become agents for women's empowerment in their own communities.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1641786492484739074
4/5 Combating of Domestic Violence Act (No. 4 of 2003)
▪︎Gender-Based Violence support services and maintenance Act
▪︎Combating of Rape Act 8 of 2000
▪︎Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
▪︎Review of training and evaluation
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1641786516509712387
5/5 We wish all participants the best of success in advancing the women empowerment agenda in their communities.
#konradadenauerstiftung #WomensActionForDevelopment
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1641787591841177601
3/5 The workshop covered 9 topics, namely
▪︎ Advocacy and Legal Frameworks for Gender and Women’s Rights
▪︎Developing Advocacy Skills
▪︎Advocacy on customary Law and polygamous unions to protect women’s property
▪︎Civil Marriages and inheritance or Death of a Spouse
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1641786511220678656