Training to strengthen women’s inclusion in political party

WOMEN from the nine districts of Morobe and one from Madang are attending a three-day Women in Leadership Support Programme training in Lae.
The programme was delivered by the Department of Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University.
The training is the result of an agreement signed last year by Dr Alphonse Gelu, the Registrar of Political Parties, and Professor Michael Wesley, the dean of the Australian National University College of Asia and the Pacific.
The programme is to support the commission’s work to strengthen women’s inclusion in political parties. Women are able to access mentoring, skills training and experience to take on leadership roles in local and national representative bodies.
Some of the subjects covered during the training are the Papua New Guinea electoral system, the electoral contest, metric of success, candidate credentials, building strong campaigns, resourcing challenges, safety and security and key lessions for campaign.
In the lead up to the elections last year, the programme provided training for 127 women candidates.