]> http://www.ndipartidos.org/en/taxonomy/term/36/all en http://www.ndipartidos.org/en/node/44703 <p>Bolivia – “Women in Local Politics Face Special Challenges”<br /> By Bernarda Claure</p> <p>6 February 2007</p> <p>Source: IPS News Service</p> <p>LA PAZ, Feb 6 (IPS) - Bertha Acarapi, who wears the traditional dress of an Aymara Indian woman, is a town councillor in El Alto, the sprawling slum city of one million people next to the Bolivian capital. </p> <p>Acarapi and 336 other women hold seats on 329 town councils in Bolivia. But many of them never made it to secondary school, which puts them at a significant disadvantage when it comes to having an influence in representing their communities. </p> <p>This observation is not meant to be offensive, the head of the Association of Women Town Councillors of Bolivia (ACOBOL), María Eugenia Pinto, told IPS.</p> Bolivia Reform Reformers in Action Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:04:13 -0500 http://www.ndipartidos.org/en/node/1348 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-2"><div class="flexinode-textarea-2"><div class="form-item"> <label>Project Abstract:</label><br /> <p>PRD youth leaders united with traditional party leaders to produce in two short months, the very first party ethics code in the Dominican Republic.</p> </div> </div></div> Reform Wed, 8 Mar 2006 14:11:27 -0500 http://www.ndipartidos.org/en/node/1052 <p>While it may not yet be visible to citizens, parties--and more importantly, people in parties are working to make their parties more democratic, transparent and inclusive. You can find examples of the ideas, challenges and successes of some of these reformers in action here.</p> Reform Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:41:55 -0500