Deadline: 05-Feb-22
Stree Shakti is inviting applications for the Political Leadership Programme for Women in India.
With the support of the Chevening Alumni Project Fund (CAPF), the training for the first cohort of women leaders is being conducted by Stree Shakti-The parallel force, in collaboration with the Indian School of Democracy and Shakti.
Objectives of the Training
- To enhance leadership capacity of women through skills, knowledge, and political acumen
- To create an online community of women political leaders to connect, share and learn from each other
The programme will equip women with the practical and multidimensional skills in political and social sphere, for them to play multiple roles as representatives of their constituencies. Topics that will be covered during the programme include:
- Women in Politics and mapping power structures
- Leadership
- Constituency mapping and management
- Communications and Media handling
- Campaign tools and strategy
- Resource management (team and ethical fund raising)
Training Schedule
- Duration of the training programme – 5 Days
- Dates – 23rd – 27th February’ 2022
- Timings- 9 am to 1:30 pm every day, with sufficient breaks in-between
Eligibility Criteria
- This training programme is for women leaders who are aspiring to contest election at state or national level. In addition, they have to meet one of the following criteria:
- Prior experience of public life including social work
- Contested elections for a political office at some level (college, municipality, panchayat etc.)
Other Criteria
- Educational Qualification – Minimum 12th Standard
- Age group – 25-55years
- Fluent in Hindi or English in addition to the local language
For more information, visit http://streeshakti.com/she-leads.aspx