PARTNERSHIPS & SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS
CIWIL welcomes collaboration with:
- Regional women’s organisations
- National Gender Machineries
- Centres for Gender and Development Studies (CDGS) and other academic institutions
- Political parties
- Designated and potential female candidates for general and local elections
- Private sector organisations working on governance issues
- Members of statutory boards, trade unions, corporate boards, churches, PTAs, student government, youth groups, media, etc.
- Female Parliamentarians from across the Caribbean
- Women who have contested elections, including independents
- Women and men who will work with, manage and support women’s campaigns
- Male champions and Allies
- Any individual with an interest in being involved
Global Affairs Canada
The work of CIWiL is made possible in part by the generous support of the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada.
ParlAmericas
ParlAmericas – The institution that promotes parliamentary diplomacy in the inter-American system. Composed of 35 national legislatures from North, Central, and South America, and the Caribbean, ParlAmericas facilitates the exchange of parliamentary good practices and promotes cooperative political dialogue. Through its gender equality programming, ParlAmericas promotes gender mainstreaming in parliamentary agendas and operations and, in close collaboration with civil society partners, advances women’s political leadership.
About The Project
The “Promoting Women’s Political Leadership in the Caribbean” (PWPLC) is an initiative funded by the Government of Canada, and forms part of a Latin America & Caribbean region project being implemented with ParlAmericas.
Other Partners
CIWiL works with activists, female parliamentarians, development professionals, and national gender machineries to train and support women across the region as they seek elected office or assume other positions of leadership.
As a non profit institution, the work of CIWIL has been supported by agencies such as the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Organization of American Stats (OAS), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations entity for gender equality and women’s empowerment (UN Women), Regional Governments and dedicated altruistic volunteers.
