LWDG workshop in Minyyeh on women political participation and another by Future women in Beirut on advocacy

In collaboration with the Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering (LDWG), the Al Fikr wal Hayat Association organized last Saturday a seminar on ‘women quota and promotion of women’s political participation in Be7hayn, Minyyeh. The event was part of a project implemented by LWDG and a number of partner organizations, namely the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections, Samir Kassir Foundation, the Lebanese Transparency Association, the Lebanese Physical Handicapped Union and Maharat Foundation. Nariman Sham2aa, the Program’s Coordinator for the North, said that the seminar is part of a series of activities to be followed by an interactive theatre and two central sessions in Beirut aimed at developing unified national plans to advocate the endorsement of women’s quota as a provisional measure in support of women’s participation in decision making.

For its part, the Future Movement Women’s Sector is pursuing its advocacy and lobbying workshops targeting the Sector’s women from the various regions and implemented in cooperation with Friedrich Ebert Foundation. One of these workshops took place last Saturday in Beirut, during which proposals for launching social and political leadership campaigns to fight violence against women and early marriage were discussed as well as ways for strengthening women’s participation in political life and for ending discrimination against women. (Al Mustaqbal, October 4, 2015)