Africa-Press – Angola. Fifty women leaders of public and private institutions that form part of civil society groups and associations in the municipalities of Lubango and Matala, were trained Wednesday, in good governance, with a view to gender empowerment.
The initiative came from the Associação de Jovens Movidos por Angola (AJOMA), with funding of US$15,000 from the United Kingdom embassy and with the support of the Provincial Government of Huíla.
This is a project called “Women Engaged in Good Governance”, implemented from the end of January until March, with the aim of empowering women to actively participate in society and influence good governance practices, in favor of development. local.
The information was released Wednesday, in this city, by the national executive secretary of AJOMA, José César, in the second phase of training, under the motto “Women Influencing for Participatory and Transforming Governance, in favor of the development of Angola”.
José César said that the project is fundamentally focused on reflection with training sessions, debates, where the trainees will join other women from different sectors to disseminate information and then there will be a forum for sharing experiences.
The youth leader said that the aforementioned forum for exchanging experiences around women’s leadership and intervention is scheduled for next March and will bring together participants from Lubango, Matala, Cacula, Chibia and Humpata.
He referred that this is a pilot funding, which is why they need to collect results so that they can influence the elaboration of a larger project, hoping that experiences will be collected to support the initiatives of each of the trainees.
In turn, the social worker at the provincial office for Social Action, Family and Gender Equality in Huíla, Laurentina Tchinhama, stressed that good governance is based mainly on three pillars, the State, the market and civil society.
He highlighted that in order for gender equality to materialize and cause a positive impact on society, it is necessary to involve concern for the most fragile and unprotected, demanding ethics, rigor, truth, responsibility, coherence and commitment.
On the occasion, the sociologist, Aida Nelson António, one of the trainers, defended a greater commitment to the training of women in different areas, such as engineering, technology, exact sciences, so that they have more options to choose from and are not left with positions with “sensitivity ” in public administration.
“Society still looks at women as just a sensitive being. It is necessary to look more at women in civil society because they also have the skills to embrace administrative and territorial management with merit”, he continued.
In this second phase of training, themes such as “Women’s participation in public life, a reflection on cultural, political, socio-economic factors” and “Women’s leadership and technological inclusion as a form of personal and professional development” were debated.
Last Saturday, in the first phase of training, business management strategies and inspiration on institution management were discussed.
AJOMA has existed since 2003 and is a non-governmental, non-profit organization committed to health, solidarity, development and social well-being.
It promotes social, economic and technological inclusion, human rights and gender equality, combating sexually transmitted diseases, participatory governance, academic and professional training, environmental education and social justice in favor of sustainable development.
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