Articles about the programme and its participants:

Participants of Women Political Leadership programme 2025. Leadership that Makes a Difference

Matilda Wärenfalk and Kanungwe Chota Kanyanyamina. Photo: ICLD Two women, two worlds – one shared leadership journey

Photo: Mayor Hilda Maate Businge Meet ICLD Alumni, Hon Hilda Maate


Charmaine Laubscher, Executive Deputy Mayor, Photo:ICLD Leadership with visions for a sustainable future


Left to Right: Selina Wilson from Tanzania and Valentyna Borkovska from Ukraine, Photo: Micholax Mussa ICLD launches empowering new cohort for Women’s Political Leadership


Hon. Betty Ethel Naluyima, an alumna of the ICLD programme Women in Political Leadership. Meet Betty – an ICLD Alumni


Keti Luarasi. Photo by Violaine Martin Keti Luarasi: Empowering Communities Through Inclusive Leadership


Iryna Kolkovska (middle) with two other participants of the Women’s Political Leadership programme. Photo: ICLD Iryna enables new health programme for women despite wartime


Cornelia Nkalitshana to the right and Selma Kadhila to the left. Photo: ICLD Empowering Women in Politics: Insights from 9th Cohort


Trina Firmalo Photo: Jim Enström Pioneering Women’s Leadership in Politics


Selina Wilson Mesenga as panelist in ICLD Local Democracy Talks in Tanzania. Selina is fighting for more female politicians


"The training gave me confidence to set an example to the very women we were reaching out to," says Judy Makira. Photo: Stephene Mbuthia. ICLD participant Judy became a pioneer


Laurette Mushimiyimana. Photo: Olga Shadura Laurette Mushimiyimana: Political leader in Post-Genocide Rwanda


Ukrainian politicians Oleksandra Fedoruk, Iryna Kolkovska and Ulyana Pak are participants of the Women's Political Leadership programme. Photo: Olga Shadura. Being a local politician during wartime


Nereah Amondi Oketch, Member of County Assembly in Homa Bay County, Kenya Ms President of Kenya and a champion of local democracy



