Women can do it seminar in Kampala

For four whole days 30 participants from the UYD Women League are meeting in Hotel Nexus to have Woman Can Do it (WCDI) seminar. All the women participating are young woman leaders, and some are even candidates for the election in 2011.

The program includes gender, women in politics, the situation within UYD/AUF, networking, working successfully with media, building confidence, communications technics, public speaking, argumentation, body language, representation and presentation of women in the society, women leaders in the struggle against HIV/AIDS, advocacy, campaigning, and how to train other women in the future.


The WCDI seminar is an exchange of experience, both between ugandan women, but also sharing experiences with the norwegian youth politicians. The group are all spending time togheter during the seminar, and its only women speakers on the program.


The women attending are from all over Uganda, and from different backgrounds. The capacity building are meant to strengthen and empower young women leaders. The seminar is sponsored by LNU and the Norwegian Labour Party.