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 Jointly sponsored by USAID and UNIFEM Pacific, the Gender Equality in Leadership (GEL) project was created to address the need for civic education in the Marshall Islands.  This project was designed to provide basic civic education and gender sensitization in the lead-up to the November 2007 national elections.  Under the Gender Equality in the Leadership (GEL) project, WUTMI conducted a national voter survey to measure voter knowledge, behavior and attitudes, particularly towards women leaders (Voter Survey Report). The results of the survey were used to inform the civic education component of the project.

Our last national conference, held in April 2007, served as a training for voter educators from every atoll in the RMI.  One man and one woman representative from each atoll attended the conference to receive training on topics such as human rights, the Marshallese democratic and electoral systems, women in politics, and good governance.

Follow these links to download the voter education materials in English or Marshallese:

Voter Education Book (English)

Katak ikjeen Voter Education (Marshallese)

The GEL project is focused on carrying out  a media campaign and working to achieve a gender-sensitive civics curriculums for all grades.  Local mentors are also visiting the outer islands to support the trained voter educators in conducting civic education workshops in their home communities.

"Women In Leadership" Media Campaign

The following posters were developed as part of the GEL "Women in Leadership" Media Campaign.  The campaign is also working to deliver general voter education through newspaper awareness and the "Armij ro Rej Kien" ("People Are Government") radio program, airing on V7Emon, 95.5 FM.