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Gorontalo NGOs push budget literacy for female
The Gorontalo Women Institute for Research and Empowerment (WIRE-G) and the Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (FITRA), have provided capacity building training targeting improving budget literacy for 30 female legislative candidates from various political parties in Gorontalo
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The Gorontalo Women Institute for Research and Empowerment (WIRE-G) and the Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (FITRA), have provided capacity building training targeting improving budget literacy for 30 female legislative candidates from various political parties in Gorontalo.
FITRA secretary general, Yenny Sucipto said that it anticipated these women legislative candidates, if elected, could make smart budget choices and ensure implementation with fidelity.
These candidates were also expected to pay attention to gender-equality issues so they could improve the lives of their women counterparts in the region.
She added that this year's contesting political parties only adhered to the 30 percent quota for female representation in the legislature for popularity's sake and didn't provide substantial training to prepare the women candidates.(tjs/dic)
