WILDAF ORGANISES CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR FEMALE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT OF GHANA.

The Women in law and Development in Africa has organized a day workshop on budget and gender budgeting for female and some male members of parliament of Ghana. The workshop which took place in Accra is to update female and male MPs on the need for gender budgeting and to use knowledge gained to effectively contribute to budget debates and take critical look at gender in the national budget. The program which is part of “We Know Politics” project is to give support for women in political decision making to go beyond the electioneering campaign by providing the necessary tools that will assist them whilst on the job to be able to deliver effectively. The program will also create the essence of parliamentarians in understanding and appreciating the aid management agenda of Ghana and its impact on the work of women’s right .The final outcome of the MPs workshop is to enhance their knowledge on budget and gender budgeting and MPs making effective contribution to the 2009 budget discussion with a focus on gender. The workshop was attended by 30 MPs made up of 20 female and 10 male MPs.