Women's Citizenship and Development Capacity seminar
Regional-Tunisia, Culture, 3/15/2002

A Seminar on "Women's Citizenship and Development Capacity" will be held on 16 and 17 March in Tunis within a Euro-Mediterranean project entitled "Positive Actions on Citizen?s Rights for Women, and Equal Opportunities in the Maghreb. "

The project is part of the EU funded "European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights." The Seminar is organised by the Italian Istituto per il Mediterraneo (IMED, a not-for-profit organisation specializing in the economic, social, and cultural enhancement of the Euro-Mediterranean region), together with the Association of Tunisian Women for Research and Development (AFTURD) in cooperation with their partners in Algeria, and Morocco.

The project aims at helping promote women?s rights and the democratic development of North African society through strengthening civil society organisations. During its 3 years of operation (2002-2004) the project will help create meeting places for women, information centres for legal and psychological counselling, organise training courses, and stage cultural events. The project?s agenda also includes crossborder training and information activities for women?s organisations, as well as Trade Unions and NGOs. On March 16, also in Tunis, AFTURD's training and communication department will be officially opened.

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