Empowering women through access to information and leadership
Kathmandu selected for ‘Inform Women, Transform Lives’ campaign
The campaign aims to empower women to choose, find, and access the information they need— Deputy Mayor Dangol
Kathmandu has been selected for the Carter Center’s ‘Inform Women, Transform Lives’. Twelve cities around the world have been selected for this. This campaign was launched to enable women to find and access the information they need. Kathmandu has been selected to participate in the third year of this campaign.
Applications were sought from cities around the world to participate in the campaign. The cities were selected based on their commitment to transparency and gender equality among the applicants. The selected cities are
1) Kathmandu, Nepal
2) Accra, Ghana;
3) Baltimore, Maryland, United States
4) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
5) Glasgow, Scotland
6) Lagos, Nigeria
7) Mérida, Mexico
8) Quezon City, Philippines
9) Quito, Ecuador
10) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11) Rotterdam, Brazil, and
12) Santiago, Chile.
‘A loud voice is needed to rise up from every situation. Information makes the voice loud. That is why we have joined the campaign.’ Kathmandu Metropolitan City Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol said, ‘Women in our city need the information they need to benefit themselves. Information must be provided to increase awareness of economic opportunities, to learn about public decision-making processes, and to increase access to public services. The program to be conducted for this will benefit not only women, but everyone.
The goal of this campaign is to raise awareness about women’s right to information. The goal is to ensure participation at the local level in planning, program development, and decision-making processes. This can make women’s leadership sustainable.
This campaign officially launched today (September 28, 2023) on the occasion of Universal Access to Information Day.