Two days training workshop for women politicians on "Peace Building and Leadership" was organised by Insan Foundation Trust (IFT) in collaboration with Search for Common Ground | Pakistan (SFCG). Twenty four former district assembly members and aspiring women politicians from various districts of Sindh representing different political parties including PPP, PML-N, PML-F, MQM, PPP-Shaheed Bhutto and Awami National Party participated in the workshop.
The training was conducted under the project of "Strengthening Women Parliamentarians in Pakistan for Effective Government" and aimed at equipping the participants with collaborative approaches to problem solving as effective women political leaders in Pakistan.
Kishwar Sultana, Executive Director IFT, conducted different sessions related to advocacy, leadership qualities, consensus building, problems solving and decision making styles. The participants opined that this training has provided them a platform to move forward in a uniformed manner as effective leaders while equipping them with skills to face and accept challenges in a positive manner. "Women leaders are playing a dynamic role in every sector of Pakistan," said Country Director SFCG Pakistan, Ammara Durrani.