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Nigeria's BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights Takes On Role of WLP Africa

BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights, a WLP partner since 2000, is a grassroots, feminist organization based in Lagos, Nigeria that works to promote women's human rights across the country and region through improving knowledge and strengthening the exercise and development of rights under religious laws, customary laws and statutory laws. At the Transnational Partners Convening BAOBAB agreed to represent the Partnership as WLP Africa. BAOBAB will work in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, and Senegal, among other countries, to organize training of trainers institutes on women's leadership, workshops on political participation, and capacity building and mentoring programs for women's groups in sub-Saharan Africa.

We are certain that the Partnership will benefit greatly from BAOBAB's new role in the region.

Introduction of WLP's Newest Initiative for Young Girls

The aim of WLP's Young Women's Learning Partnership (YWLP) initiative, coordinated by Asma Khader of Jordan, is to help develop the talents and skills of emerging leaders and to facilitate intergenerational dialogue and cooperation, thereby expanding and strengthening young women's active participation in the women's movement. The initiative will focus on engaging young girls in a leadership learning process that is participatory, inclusive, and that respects diversity. The leadership concept and methodology created by the Partnership and reflected in Leading to Choices: A Leadership Training Handbook for Women that has been published in 17 culture-specific editions, will be adapted for girls between the ages of 12-15 to help them create a shared vision, to build consensus, hone their communication skills, and create action plans to achieve specific group goals. The initiative will begin work in Bahrain and Jordan. After the new curriculum is adapted for Arabic and English, it will be taken up by other partners to augument their existing programs for young women of eighteen and older.

Hot Off the Press: Portuguese Leadership Training Manual

WLP is pleased to announce the release of the Portuguese edition of Leading to Choices, entitled Fomentando a Tomada de Decisões: Manual de Treinamento para a Liderança das Mulheres. The Portuguese manual was translated, tested, and adapted in Brazil by Cidadania, Estudo, Pesquisa, Informaçao e Açao (CEPIA). CEPIA carried out a test workshop at the Rio de Janeiro State Council for Women's Rights with women from diverse social, economic, cultural, and professional backgrounds. The manual includes new case studies and scenarios specific to women's issues in Brazil, and will be used across the country among grassroots populations and human rights and democracy activists. In the future, the manual will be further adapted for use in Portuguese speaking countries in Africa. Order now.

Goodbyes and Hellos to WLP Staff

"Goodbye" to Anna Workman. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
"See you later" to Anne Bwomezi, with whom we will continue to work on coordinating the International Women's Democracy Network. All the best as you settle into your new home in Florida.
"Welcome" to our new program associates, Christina Halstead, Siobhan Hayes and Jill Salmon. We are pleased to have you on our team.
Pictures and staff biographies may be found on the WLP website.