CWP Workshop 28 April to 2 May 2025 - Nassau, The Bahamas

Event Details

Dates: Monday 28 April to Friday 2 May 2025

Location: Nassau, The Bahamas

CWP Workshop theme: 'Parliamentarians as Drivers of Women's Economic Empowerment'

CWP Workshop participants will explore and develop essential skills around the core theme of 'Parliamentarians as Drivers of Women's Economic Empowerment', such as:

• Maintaining a gender lens in financial oversight
• Combatting discriminatory laws that perpetuate women’s economic disempowerment
• Communicating women's economic empowerment through media engagement

This programme offers a unique opportunity for participants to learn from each other through networking, and for valuable international inter-parliamentary engagement and insight into the political landscape of The Bahamas, the broader Commonwealth and beyond.

How to Apply 

For a place on the CWP Workshop, please scroll down and complete the Nomination Form at the bottom of this page no later than Friday 14 February 2025.

Due to a high demand for limited places, any applications received after the stated deadline will be held in reserve.

• CPA Branches may apply for a maximum of TWO places and there are a total of 30 spaces are available for the Workshop.
• When nominating multiple delegates, please select a first and second preference. The second preference nominee will only be able to attend in the event that there are sufficient spaces available.
• CPA Branches are invited to nominate both female and male Parliamentarians, however any CPA Branch nominating two Members must ensure gender balance in their delegation.
• Any CPA Branch wishing to nominate more than two Members must be prepared to arrange and self-fund all costs pertaining to accommodation, meals and travel in the case that a third or fourth delegate is allocated a space to attend the Workshop. CPA Branches intending to do so must communicate this to the CPA Secretariat by the nomination deadline to ensure space is made in the programme.

Accessibility

The CPA is committed to inclusivity and accessibility at all its events and programmes. Should you have any accessibility requirements, please contact the CPA Secretariat using the information below.

About the CWP Network

The Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) is the network of women Members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s almost 180 Parliaments and Legislatures. The CWP network provides a means of building the capacity of women elected to Parliament to be more effective in their roles, improving the awareness and ability of all Parliamentarians, male and female, and encouraging them to include a gender perspective in all aspects of their role - legislation, oversight and representation and helping Parliaments to become gender-sensitive institutions.

Find out more about the CWP network here

Contact Us

For inquiries related to this CWP Workshop or the application process, please email Bénite Dibateza, Programmes Manager and CWP Network Coordinator (benite.dibateza@cpahq.org) and Charlotte Corby, CPA Programmes Officer (charlotte.corby@cpahq.org).