Participation, Democracy and Governance: Leadership Training School with an Emphasis on Rights

Name: Participation, Democracy and Governance: Leadership Training School with an Emphasis on Rights
Duration: October 2006 through September 2007
Donor: CARE Ecuador

Pact was asked by CARE Ecuador to design and implement an interactive and participatory methodology for a local governance leadership training program. The program, which has been implemented in three provinces in Ecuador—Sucumbíos, Orellana, and Esmeralda—focuses on training leaders at the local level to increase their knowledge of citizen rights and promote attitudes and behaviors that will help them respond to the local needs and realities.

Pact has developed five modules for the training program and trained 60 local leaders. The leaders have returned to their provinces with new skills to strengthen transparency, participation, and inclusiveness in formulating and carrying out local development agendas. In addition there has been an opening and strengthening of political spaces for more civic participation.

Partners

CARE Ecuador

Staff contacts

	Alfredo Ortiz Country Representative, Quito aortiz@pactlac.org
	Ana Santos Program Officer, Washington DC asantos@pacthq.org