Women’s Peace Leadership Programme: 1st Edition
The stories highlight the mentees of the 1st edition of the OSCE Women’s Peace Leadership Programme, an initiative of the OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid. The Programme aims to strengthen the ability of women to meaningfully engage and influence peace processes at all levels. It is a part of the OSCE’s flagship project WIN for Women and Men, which covers the Networking platform for Women Leaders including Peacebuilders and Mediators. The WIN project works with OSCE-supported networks and gives rise to new networks, fostering women’s participation and leadership, as well as broader men’s engagement in achieving gender equality.
Women’s Peace Leadership Programme: Tsira Kakubava, GeorgiaThe founder of two NGOs, ‘NEOGENI’ and ‘Alert,’ Tsira brings to the Programme more than 16 years of experience in peacebuilding and local development by working directly with women and young people in the Georgian conflict context. ‘NEOGENI’ supports conflict-affected communities through providing socio-economic assistance, while ‘Alert’ implements confidence-building initiatives between different ethnic communities.Story
Women’s Peace Leadership Programme: Bojana Mumin, Bosnia and HerzegovinaAn experienced peacebuilder, Bojana has been supporting peacebuilding organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) through her advocacy work at the Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation, which promotes women’s rights in conflict-affected areas. The work of the Foundation’s 140 local partners span the Middle East and North African region, sub-Saharan Africa, the South Caucasus, and Europe. Bojana is focusing on achieving lasting peace in her own country through the implementation of the Western Balkans EU Advocacy Strategy.Story