Promoting Women’s Political Leadership in Governance in India and South Asia Stakeholder Work shop for GOI-UN Women Programme 29 th &30 th September Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

AMR-APARD, Hyderabad, A.P.

APARD APARD - Nodal Agency for Capacity Building and Trainings for Andhra Pradesh. Well Equipped state of the Art, Training Infrastructure. Judicious blend of Trainers drawn from Administration, Academia & Executives of Government Programmes. All Faculty Trained by DoPT, GOI.

Present Activities Capacity Building for RD functionaries on NREGS- AP, Watersheds, etc., Capacity Building of Elected Representatives and Functionaries of PRIs. Disaster Management Trainings. Training to Revenue officials. Water and Sanitation IEC Activities. Capacity building of NGOs in HIV/AIDS. Model Accounting System.

Current Initiatives UNWOMEN – Promoting Women’s Leadership. PESA – Empowering PRIs in Agency & Tribal Predominant areas of AP. LWE – Planning & Development of Extremist Affected Districts (EAD). All these programmes will be run on the Platform of APARD’s Current methodology for Synergizing Local Governance and Development Structures through KEY CAP/ L2L – BNV.

APARD’s Initiatives for Empowering Leaders of Vulnerable Social Segments. Specially Targeted Training Programmes for:  Scheduled Caste  Scheduled Tribes  Women

APARD’s endeavors for Empowering Women Leaders

UNWOMEN Project Area in AP Srikakulam Vizianagaram Mahabubnagar These three districts are predominantly backward, Scheduled and tribal areas. Srikakulam is an EAD. Vizianagaram & Mahabubnagar are BRGF Districts.

Details of Women ERs in State & Project Area Districts

Suggested Strategy APARD Suggest KEY CAP for Women Political Leadership. Mobilization of all women in every Grama Panchayat Political Leadership Opportunity through KEY CAP Methodology. Leveraging our Training Design for Women and our Training Methodology of Sculpting BNVs. Specially produced inspirational films for Training Women Political Leaders.

What is KEY CAP? Knowledgeable and Empowered Community : The Key to Development in Andhra Pradesh

BNV Strategy for Organization of a Village based cadre of Volunteers to accelerate Rural Development and achieve the Goals of Inclusive Development.

BNVs for Women Leadership Awareness Programmes, Campaigns for:  Women’s Health  Girl Child Issues  Sanitation  Leadership for Governance  Role of Family & Community.

Our Films Women in Panchayat Raj Institutional Services of Government for Welfare of Women & Children. Leadership Nutritional Need of Pregnant Women Role of Panchayat Raj in Girl education A Renewed resurgence led by ‘Kotala’ Sculpting BNVs by APARD Prevention of Disabilities among Children People’s Participation in Development Grama Sabha Domestic Voilence

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