GENDER AND DECENTRALISATION: PROMOTING WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL COUNCILS

Case Study: Lira District, Uganda
written by Maude Mugisha
illustrated by Danny Barongo




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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD

LIST OF ACRONYMS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1 - CONCLUSION

2 - RECOMMENDATIONS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION AND GAINS IN THE FORMULATION OF THE 1995 CONSTITUTION

2.1 - THE DEMOCRATISATION PROCESS

2.2 - WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE DRAFTING OF THE CONSTITUTION

2.3 - WOMEN'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE CONSTITUTION

3. GENDER AND DECENTRALISATION PROGRAMME IN LIRA DISTRICT

3.1 - INTRODUCTION

3.2 - GENDER ROLES AT HOUSEHOLD AND COMMUNITY LEVEL

3.3 - WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP IN COMMUNITIES

3.4 - TRAINING CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL COUNCIL POSITIONS: CAMPAIGN STRATEGIES AND DELEGATES' WORK

4. SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES/CONSTRAINTS OF THE PROGRAMME

4.1 - SUCCESSES

4.2 - CHALLENGES AND CONSTRAINTS

5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 - CONCLUSION

5.2 - RECOMMENDATIONS

APPENDICES - TRAINING MATERIALS & GUIDELINES

APPENDIX 1
DISCUSSING GENDER ROLES WITH COMMUNITIES

APPENDIX 2
DISCUSSING LEADERSHIP

APPENDIX 3
DISCUSSING CAMPAIGN STRATEGIES

APPENDIX 4
DISCUSSING TIME MANAGEMENT