Transformative Leadership for Gender Equality (TLGE) and Mentorship Programme - Stories of Transformation

UN Women has been partnering and working closely with Amhara Bureau of Women, Children and Social Affairs (BoWCSA) to increase women's effectiveparticipation and equal representation in leadership through the "Enhancing Women's Leadership and Empowerment Project" since 2017 by employing multipronged strategies. 
Among the strategies, capacity development programme on Transformative Leadership for Gender Equality for women leaders at various level coupled with mentorship support and promoting dialogue and awareness on the thematic area among various governmental and non governmental stakeholders in addition to facilitating community dialogue at grass root level have been employed since the start of the project. 
So far, UN Women, in collaboration with the Amhara BoWCSA, has supported 384 women leaders through four rounds of one-to-one mentoring. A total of 192 experienced government leaders mentored 192 aspirant leaders over four to six months. In the fourth round, 80 pairs participated, alongside experience-sharing and consultation platforms.