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Les femmes rwandaises et la campagne électorale • 30 - 31 juillet 2003 Savoir communiquer ‣ Il est important de savoir communiquer et de faire passer son message. Ce dernier doit être : - simple; - bien documenté; - livré avec assurance et conviction; et - il doit être exprimé dans un langage clair et compréhensible. ‣ Les candidat(e)s doivent connaître leur public et cibler leur message en conséquence afin que ce dernier soit porteur. ‣ Il est important que le/la candidat(e) mette en valeur dans son discours le changement et les bienfaits qu'il/elle apportera, de manière concrète et simple. ‣ Il est également important que les femmes fassent attention à leur image et ne renient pas, en entrant en politique, leur identité de femme. • 32
Rwandan Women and the Electoral Campaign • 30 - 31 July 2003 Summary of Proceedings Introduction: Background and objectives Since 1994, Rwanda has been going through a period of transition intended to establish institutions capable of guaranteeing internal peace and security. Initially envisaged to last five years, this transitional phase was extended a further five years as a result of certain difficulties faced by the country. This phase is set to end in the next few months. Indeed, in June 2003, a new Rwandan Constitution was adopted by referendum, constituting the first step towards the end of this period of transition. Presidential elections were held in August 2003, to be closely followed by legislative elections. The political parties involved in the reconstruction of Rwanda assisted in the creation of a National Unity Government and a Transitional National Assembly. Members of this transitional assembly were not elected, but were appointed by the political parties, according to a mutually-agreed upon distribution of seats. The participation of women in the National Assembly has steadily increased: in July 2003, 18 of the 74 MPs in the Assembly were women. Women parliamentarians came together, after many years, under the Forum of Rwanda Women Parliamentarians (FFRP), being a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences. In June 2001, a seminar organised by the FFRP, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the inclusion of gender in the new Constitution of Rwanda, took place in Kigali. In acknowledging the rightful place of women, as both citizens and elected representatives, in the future electoral campaign, the FFPR was concerned to support future candidates, thereby promoting and assuring women's greater participation in national political life. It was in this spirit that the July 2003 Seminar on "Rwandan Women and the Electoral Campaign" took place. Organised by the Forum of Women Parliamentarians of Rwanda and the IPU, in collaboration with the Transitional National Assembly and the financial support of the UNDP, the seminar brought together close to one hundred women. Women MPs, ministers, permanent secretaries of ministries, members of provincial assemblies and mayors of districts, members of the Rwanda Women Leaders Caucus, representatives of province-wide and district-wide women’s organisations as well as members of the Rwandan women’s association, PRO-FEMMES TWESE HAMWE, closely followed and dynamically participated in the two-day seminar. The seminar had a threefold objective, namely: 1) debate the representation of women in decision-making bodies; 2) identify strategies used to gain access to such bodies, and 3) identify mechanisms and strategies to be used by Rwandan women in the upcoming legislative elections. During the two-day seminar, the participants discussed the following main topics: the participation of women in politics: international experiences and challenges; the role of gender in democratisation and good governance; the Rwandan Constitution and the role of gender; women's leadership in the face of political pluralism; electoral law and the electoral process in Rwanda; the electoral campaign: organisation and funding; the electoral campaign: links with the media and the electoral campaign: responding to the expectations of the electorate. During one session, participants engaged in practical exercises on public speaking, preparation and delivery of campaign speeches, and the development of communication strategies and techniques. The debates were facilitated by local experts as well as experts from France, Kenya and South Africa. There were lively and enriching exchanges throughout the two days. The present report highlights the salient points raised during those deliberations. 33
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