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Pui Man, Director for the Governance & Vulnerable Populations Office at the U.S. Agency for International Development, meets with participants during a tea break.
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Participants act as lobbyists, lobbying for the Gender Equality Law to members of the Parliament in a role play activity.
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Beverly Hagerdon Thakur, IFES Maldives Chief of Party, delivers remarks during the closing ceremony.
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Participants engaging in a networking activity during the closing session described the leadership qualities they saw in the other participants.
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Lieutenant Hanah Mohamed of the Maldives National Defense Force participated in the debate during the session “Women’s Participation from an Islamic Perspective” conducted by Member of Parliament Anara Namee.
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Maryam Nasha Mohamed, Case Officer at the Anti-Corruption Commission, shares her aims and goals during the “Strategic Planning” session.
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Participants prepare for the role play activity. Mid-to-senior level female managers at independent commissions, gender focal points at government institutions, and senior female officials from political parties were active throughout the three-day event.
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Participants discuss the draft Gender Equality Law in preparation for a role play activity during the session “Testifying before Decision-Makers.”
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Participants pause for a group photo with Andrew C. Mann, Chargé d'Affaires ad Interim for the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka and Maldives, and facilitators after the opening ceremony.
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Participants react to statements such as “women in politics are less corrupt than men” during the “agree or disagree” activity facilitated by IFES Gender Specialist Terry Rogers.
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Anara Naeem, Member of the Parliament, shares her experience as a political leader during the session “Women as Leaders in the Maldives.”
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Andrew C. Mann, Chargé d'Affaires ad Interim for the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka and Maldives, delivers the opening address of the Women’s Leadership Training.
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Azhath Rushdhee, Director of the Planning Statistics and Archives Section for the Elections Commission, express her views during an ice-breaker activity.
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Lieutenant Hanah Mohamed of the Maldives National Defense Force expounds on barriers to women’s participation during the session “Women as Leaders in the Maldives.”
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Aminath Minna of the Anti-Corruption Commission listens intently during the interactive Women’s Leadership Training.
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Fathimath Ibrahim Didi, Director of the National Prevention Department at the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives, talks about women in leadership roles.
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Aishath Mohamed, Senior State Attorney at the Attorney General’s Office, facilitates a session on the Maldivian Legal Framework including the Sexual Offenses Act.
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Uz. Aminath Nabeela, Legal Officer at the Ministry of Home Affairs, shares her views about women as leaders in the Maldives.