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on the agenda as Wales welcomes women from Jordan and Egypt Cardiff,
3rd March 2011 Eleven
aspiring female community leaders from
Egypt
and Jordan will
visit Wales between 6 and 11 March
as part of the British Council’s Active Citizens programme, that networks and
strengthens community activists from twenty countries across the world.
On
International Women’s Day on March 8 the visitors will be able to share their
perspectives of the turbulent events across North Africa and the Middle East with
Welsh politicians and women representing all walks of public life in Wales.
Rosemary Butler AM, Deputy Presiding Officer of the National Assembly,
will welcome guests to Senedd and there will be a unique opportunity to see Welsh
politicians at work and pick up the highlights of the educational programmes for
children and young people facilitated by the Assembly parliamentary services. Later
in the day they will participate in the discussion ‘Women’s
Achievements in Wales and the World’, hosted by the Welsh Centre for International
Affairs, British Council and United Nations Women. Christine Chapman AM will chair
the discussion. The event will reflect the theme of this year’s International
Women’s Day which is ‘Women’s Achievements over the last 100 years’ by showcasing
women from across Wales and around the world from all backgrounds, whose achievements
have made a positive contribution internationally.
Grace
Ferguson-Thorne, a Welsh Active Citizen who will be joining the guests
from Egypt
and Jordan, said ‘’For me one of the key aims of
the Active Citizens programme is creating a network of people who can learn from
each other, share skills, ideas, successes and challenges in community engagement.
Having the opportunity to host a group of Egyptian and Jordanians keeps this network
growing. It is also especially exciting, given the recent unrest in Egypt and
other Middle Eastern nations. This visit will give us the opportunity to get first-hand
accounts of the recent protests and from a view not always available, that of
a woman.’’ Over
the week the visitors will join the ‘Women Making a Difference’
network, a group of women from over twenty countries across the globe that
are now involved within their communities and in all areas of Welsh public life.
The week’s programme aims to build up their confidence, enhance cross-cultural
awareness, encourage a proactive approach to engagement with different audiences
in society and broaden their local and international connections. For
example, Jan Stephens, Head of Lifelong Learning
at Cardiff University will provide a training session entitled ‘Women in Leadership’
for the delegates from Jordan and Egypt, to help them to recognise their own capabilities
and the value of becoming leaders in their home communities. The
Egyptian and Jordanian women will also meet hundreds of inspirational women from
all across Wales such as Professor Laura McAllister, a UK leading expert in governance
and the Chair of Sport Wales; Julie Williams, Professor at the MRC Centre on Neuropsychiatric
Genetics and Genomics and Professor Terry Threadgold, Vice-Chancellor Cardiff
University They
will get the chance to see some of Wales’ famous countryside whilst travelling
to Carmarthen, where they will meet local politicians and discuss the political
challenges facing rural communities. Their
programme will also include a voice workshop which will give all of the participants
the chance to express themselves through music and song, encouraging communication
across the boundaries of language. There will also be a drama activity and cultural
evening on March 9 at the Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor
of Cardiff. The event will embrace the wealth of cultures brought together by
the enthusiasm and passion of the Active Citizens from Wales, Jordan and Egypt.
Olga
Kelly,
Governance Consultant at British Council Wales, said: “The ‘Active Citizens programme
harnesses motivation, hones skills of aspiring community leaders and encourages
them to take the lead in their community’s sustainable development. Through the
platform of intercultural dialogue and joint positive social actions that benefit
local communities, ‘Active Citizens’ in Wales, the
UK and more than twenty countries across the globe learn and work together and
involve others in doing good for their communities. International links that the
British Council brings in to the programme enable Active Citizens to gain a global
perspective, share experiences and ideas and build long-lasting beneficial links
between people, communities and countries.” Source:
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