About the summer school
Gender equality and women's empowerment are both human rights and are necessary for achieving comprehensive, unbiased, and sustainable development.
Women need to actively participate in government and politics in order to maintain democracy. Global statistics clearly show that women are under-represented as leaders, elected officials, and voters due to cultural and social norms, which limit their participation in the political process.
Economic independence is key for women’s empowerment and access to education and leadership positions. Promotion of women entrepreneurs as part of the development programs for small and medium-sized businesses has become a priority among countries, especially developing ones, where more and more attention is paid to the need for the development of women, their active participation in the mainstream of the development process and achievement of development goals.
Aims
The aim of the Course is to enhance women’s leadership through individual leadership skills development, tools for the promotion of citizens’ participation and leadership in the community, as well as strategies related to women's economic empowerment.
The course will provide participants with direct exposure and learning from good practices and approaches in the participants' countries and those developed in Israel, as well as international perspectives provided by UN agencies.
Objectives:
- Encouraging and supporting women to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to enter politics and to advance in public life.
- Recognizing gender biases in local governance and obstacles to the equal participation of women.
- Sharing existing tools for running campaigns, public speaking, and additional communication skills.
- Enhancing confidence and skills needed to deliver training to diverse groups.
- Becoming familiarized with the concept of transformational leadership in politics.
- Alliance building, networking, and building coalitions.
- Sharing models and case studies of support systems for women entrepreneurs
- Experiencing concrete examples of leadership training and women's empowerment in Israel through study visits.
Main Subjects
- Forms of leadership
- Community mobilization
- Identification of obstacles for participation of women in political life and development of strategies to overcome them
- Building relationships, support networks, and coalitions
- The role of ICTs in development and policy
- Skills acquisition: creating campaigns and communication skills
- Women in Israeli politics and social organizations
- SDG’s and their impact on small business
- Women entrepreneurs and women in business networking
Application Application Requirements
The course targets civic leaders, political candidates, elected leaders, political party representatives, local government officials, and professionals who provide trainings for leaders wanting to strengthen their leadership abilities. Also eligible to apply representatives of economic development and women’s organization as well as those who work with organizations that support women vying for leadership roles.
A good command of spoken and written English is essential.
Application forms
Application forms and other information may be obtained at the nearest Israeli mission or at MASHAV’s website.
Completed application forms, including the medical form, should be sent to the relevant Israeli mission in the respective country by March 26, 2017.
Two additional copies of the application must be sent to: Ms. Anna Andrachnik at MCTC: anna@mctc.org.il and to Ms. Sara Rofeh at MASHAV: sara.rofeh@mfa.gov.il
General Information Arrival and Departure
Arrival date: June 11, 2017
Opening date: June 12, 2017
Closing date: June 29, 2017
Departure date: June 29(evening) to June 30 (morning), 2017
Participants must arrive at the training center on the arrival date, and leave on the departure date. Early arrivals/late departures, if required, must be arranged by the participants themselves, directly with the hotel/center, and must be paid for by the participant him/herself.
Location and Accommodation
MASHAV awards a limited number of scholarships. The scholarship covers the cost of the training program including lectures and field visits, full board, lodging, health insurance (see below), excursions, and transfers to and from the airport. Airfares and daily allowance are not included in the scholarship.
The course will be held at The Golda Meir MASHAV Carmel International Training Center (MCTC), situated in 12 David Pinsky St., Haifa. Participants will be accommodated at MCTC, two participants per room.
Health Services
Medical insurance covers medical services and hospitalization in case of emergency.
It does not cover the treatment of chronic or serious diseases, specific medications taken by the participant on a regular basis, dental care, and eyeglasses. Health authorities recommend that visitors to Israel make sure they have been inoculated against tetanus in the last ten years. Subject to the full binding policy conditions. Participants are responsible for all other expenses.
About MASHAV
MASHAV – Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation is dedicated to providing developing countries with the best of Israel’s experience in development and planning. As a member of the family of nations, The State of Israel is committed to fulfilling its responsibility to contribute to the fight against poverty and to the global efforts to achieve sustainable development. MASHAV, representing Israel and its people, focuses its efforts on capacity building, sharing relevant expertise accumulated during Israel's own development experience to empower governments, communities, and individuals to improve their own lives. MASHAV’s approach is to ensure social, economic, and environmental sustainable development, and is taking active part in the international community’s process of shaping the Post-2015 Agenda, to define the new set of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
MASHAV’s activities focus primarily on areas in which Israel has a competitive advantage, including agriculture and rural development; water resources management; entrepreneurship and innovation; community development; medicine and public health; empowerment of women; and education. Professional programs are based on a “train the trainers” approach to institutional and human capacity building, and are conducted both in Israel and abroad. Project development is supported by the seconding of short and long- term experts, as well as on-site interventions. Since its establishment, MASHAV has promoted the centrality of human resource enrichment and institutional capacity building in the development process – an approach which has attained global consensus.
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