The government of Canada has announced a new support for
Women’s empowerment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with the
sum of $16.3 million, about N3,2
trillion, reports ITRealms.
Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, who disclosed this today on behalf of the
Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La
Francophonie, said Canada’s contribution of $16.3 million is to further support
women’s empowerment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region through a
project implemented by the Forum of Federations.
ITRealms reports that the project, Empowering Women for
Leadership Roles in the MENA Region, will help more than 5,400 women in Jordan,
Tunisia and Morocco increase their participation and representation at all
levels of government, including in parliaments, local governments, women’s
coalitions, civil society organizations and academia.
“By improving their skills in such areas as public speaking
and management, as well as their familiarity with political systems, this
project will empower women to take leadership roles in parliaments and
participate in decisions that will have an impact on their lives and their
communities,” she said.
Also Goldsmith-Jones made this disclosure at the Women in
Parliaments Global Summit in Amman, Jordan, saying that the summit presents a
unique opportunity to discuss and engage in dialogue on the most pressing
issues regarding the role and importance of female decision makers in today’s
parliaments.
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