The Human Rights Council of the City of Reykjavik has granted a financial support to the project “Class in politics for immigrant women” organised by the Icelandic Women’s Rights Association. The project was fulfilling the aims of the City’s Human Rights Policy and both working against gender inequality and supporting the city intercultural approach.
The school took 7 weeks and the programme consisted of: basics of political system in Iceland both on municipal and governmental level, “unwritten” rules of politics, empowerment training for women, and training in making speeches, contacts with media and interview skills. The participants had the opportunity to meet representatives of all political parties represented in the Icelandic Parliament and visit Alþingi guided by parliament members.
Class on politics was advertised on social media and on the home-pages of immigrant associations. The teacher of the class was Ms Sabine Leskopf - substitute in the City Council f Reykjavik. She is herself an excellent example of the possibility for foreign women to take an active part in political life.
Twenty women from different countries took part in training. Women Rights Association will submit the closing report and the evaluation to the Human Rights Council.
The action was implemented thanks to the cooperation between the Women Rights Association, W.O.M.E.N. - Association of foreign women in Iceland, and the Human Rights Council of Reykjavik.
