The Bottom-up Governance Leadership Program for Women in the Pacific (BGLP) aims to increase women’s knowledge of governance and leadership in the Pacific and support bottom-up governance initiatives by women in their local communities.
This website has been designed to provide information on BGLP and serve as an e-learning and knowledge platform for participants and interested women to familiarise themselves with governance and leadership issues.
Solomon Islands – WOMEN CANDIDATES: Solomon Star News
09 July 2010
Suva, Fiji - Update May 2009
14 May 2010
Implemented by Yvonne Breckterfield
This project aims to provide leadership
training for all rural women in Fiji in the areas of good governance, and
direct participation of rural women in achieving poverty reduction through
Alotau, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea - Update May 2009
14 May 2010
Implemented by Ms Cheryl Perocco
Cheryl's
project aims to engage women (including women living with HIV/AIDS) in Human
rights and Leadership training by making them aware of the roles and functions
of some of the Democratic
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 2 - Update May 2009
14 May 2010
Implemented by Ms Samani Pupdi
Samani’s
project aims to train PNG women in the Bottom-up Governance Leadership training
materials and seek feedback for customisation in a PNG context.
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - Update May 2009
14 May 2010
Implemented by Ms.
more… Solomon Islands - Update May 2009
14 May 2010
Implemented by Ms.
more… Solomon Islands need women need women MPs, says Dyer
11 January 2010
08 JANUARY 2010 HONIARA (SOLOMON STAR) ---- Solomon Islands needs women in Parliament and hopefully we’ll see some of them up there in the upcoming elections this year. more…
Five individual initiatives designed by participants of BGLP have now been selected for funding!
18 December 2009
Following their training in the BGLP course materials, and based on their excellent project designs, 6 women from BGLP have now become project managers in their own right.
more… BGLP Study Tour Presentation: Understanding the role of Capacity in the Pacific
22 October 2009
A copy of the PowerPoint Presentation delivered by Scott Hook during the BGLP Study Tour in Brisbane, Australia is available from: http://www.bglp.org/assets/files/Library%20/Hook-Lecture-for-study-tour-Sept%2009(1).pdf
BGLP Study Tour and Participatory Project Management Workshop
22 October 2009
During the week of 14-18 September, the top 10 BGLP project proposal designers attended the BGLP Study Tour and Participatory Project Management Workshop in Brisbane, Australia. During their time in Brisbane, the BGLP participants met with female members of parliament, university academics and community project workers.
more… BGLP News: New Resources in the BGLP Library
10 August 2009
The BGLP Library is a collection of article summaries and links to websites which discuss the issues of women and leadership, governance, democracy, corruption and rights are now available in the BGLP Library. Articles are sourced from BGLP participant’s countries, the Pacific, a
more… WESTERN PROVINCE ELECTS FIRST WOMAN, VICTORIA OLORATAVO, INTO THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY
10 August 2009
The election of the new Provincial Member for Kusaghe ward, Ms Victoria Sino Oloratavo, into the Western Provincial Assembly is positive news for the women of this nation, considering the low level of participation by women in both the National Parliament and the Provincial Assemblies.
On Monday 29 June, 2009, the ele
more… BGLP Student News - PPM Workshop
18 June 2009
BGLP Students are reminded that the best 10 Project designers will be selected and fully funded to attend a Participatory Project Management Workshop! This workshop will be held in Brisbane from the 15th to 17th September. A reminder that project proposal submissions are due on 15th July. more…
BGLP Student News - Login Details
13 May 2009
All students with email access will have been sent a user name and password to login into the student portal. If you have not received your login details please email us at info@bglp.org.
more… BGLP Student News - Modules
13 May 2009
The BGLP modules are now available online for participants in the Student Portal.
more… New Resources in the BGLP Library
01 May 2009
A collection of article summaries and links to websites which discuss the issues of women and leadership, governance, democracy, corruption and rights are now available in the BGLP Library. Articles are sourced from BGLP participant’s countries, the Pacific, and the world at large.
more… BGLP Student News - Project Management Guide
01 May 2009
The BGLP Project Management Guide is now available for participants in the Student Portal.
more… BGLP Press Release: 29 April 2009
30 April 2009
Press Release: Brisbane, 29 April 2009
The Foundation for Development Cooperation (FDC) is actively implementing the two-year project entitled “Bottom-up Governance Leadership Program for Women in the Pacific” (BGLP).
more… Bottom-up Leadership Program for Women in the Pacific - Applications Closed
04 February 2009
The Foundation for Development Cooperation (FDC) has recently closed applications from young and emerging women leaders from Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Tonga to participate in the Bottom-up Governance Leadership Program for Women in the Pacific (BGLP).
more…