Young Women Development

This programme targets young women in tertiary institutions where young female aspiring leaders and those being groomed to be managers can be reached. It also reaches out to young women in other organisations who are at the beginning of their careers. The training provides personal empowerment and professional development of the individual young women aged between 18-25 years as well as developing their analytical skills in gender and development.

Main Themes of The Training Programmes

• Gender and development; the gender nature of society, development theories, working concepts;

• Feminists Theory and Women’s Human Rights;

• Gender and development analytical frameworks;

• Feminist Leadership

• Gender issues in management: alternative methods of management;

• Practical management skills: assertiveness, crisis management, mentoring, and confidence building;

• Gender Policy and Planning

• Organisation analysis for gender mainstriming:structure, culture, practice;

• Gender and the Economy and issues in the budget making process.

• Lobbying and Advocacy Skills

• Change Management

• Action Planning