Deadline: 7-Feb-21
Stree Shakti, The Parallel Force with the support of Chevening Alumni Project Fund (CAPF) and in collaboration with Indian School of Democracy (ISD) invites application for its first cohort of ‘She Leads – Political Leadership Programme for Women‘.
This 7 days online programme is meant for women who have demonstrated leadership capacity at some level of the political process and help them take the next steps in their political journey. The current programme will select 50 aspiring women leaders and prepare them for bigger contribution and higher political leadership roles.
In 2019, India saw the highest voter turnout in the history of Indian parliamentary elections. However, more women participating in political life in India did not translate into women’s increased representation.
Programme Overview
- 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 – 7 Days (in two parts)
- Dates
- Part 1 – 24th February to 28th February 2021;
- Part 2 – 6th March and 7th March 2021;
- Timings- 9 am to 1:30 pm every day, with sufficient breaks in-between.
Who can Apply?
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 – 30-55years
- Fluent in Hindi or English in addition to the local language
For more information, visit http://streeshakti.com/she-leads.aspx