TI BiH Academy for Women Empowerment in Politics in Bijeljina

Political female activists will have the opportunity to learn more about the practical skills in the field of leadership, participation and representation of women within BiH politics, while the special emphasis will be put on the topics related to the importance of transparency, integrity and accountability in politics

Banja Luka, 25^th October 2017 – TI BiH Academy for Women Empowerment in Politics starts tomorrow in Bijeljina and it will deal with the following topics: the role of transparency and accountability in modern politics, participation and representation of women in BiH politics, and gender and corruption.

Political female activists will have the opportunity to learn more about the practical skills in the field of leadership, participation and role of women within BiH politics, while the special emphasis will be put on the topics related to the importance of transparency and accountability in politics. First workshop of TI BiH Academy was held in Istocno Sarajevo, and the plan is to organize workshops, in addition to Bijeljina, in Bihac and Zenica as well, while all the participants will be gathered at the final workshop in Banja Luka. The Academy is supported by the US Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the lecturers of the current Academy are Srdjan Blagovcanin, Elvira Mujkic, Boris Divjak and Edita Miftari.

TI BiH Academy for Women Empowerment in Politics will start at 10.00h in the facilities of the University for Business Studies at the address Milos Crnjanski 1/II, 76 300 Bijeljina.

Press conference will be held at 9.30h.

Please find the agenda attached.

Press rls Academy with Agenda 25_10_17