AGORA The Portal for Parliamentary Development International Parliamentary Conference on Gender and Politics Houses.

AGORAThe Portal for Parliamentary Development

www.agora-parl.org

International Parliamentary Conference on Gender and Politics

Houses of Parliament, LondonNovember 8th, 2012

The Objectives

• Centralising and sharing knowledge• Connecting the global community of practice through

knowledge – Parliaments & Parliamentarians– Practitioners & Donors– Academics – Civil Society Organisations – Other

• Promoting parliamentary institutions as important drivers of change in development policies

AGORA, Portal for Parliamentary Development

• The Partnership– Implementing Board with UNDP, NDI, International IDEA and WBI

as Implementing Partners – Close to 30 partners and affiliated institutions– A Network for the Community of Practice

• Support on the ground – Workshops, trainings and conferences

• => The Portal: – Public site: hub on parliamentary development – Trusted Area: members-only platform for networking and

knowledge exchange

Trusted Area

• Members-only platform for those working in or with parliaments:

– Secure, private space for knowledge exchange and networking– Share and access documents, multimedia and other resources– Join E-discussions – Create dedicated groups for private discussions and exchanges– Network with our members (over 1000 registered users)– Available in English and French, soon to be available in Arabic

=> To sign up to Trusted Area, please visit https://agora.trustedarea.net or contact us at [email protected].

Trusted Area: Connect & Communicate

Gender Parliamentary Reference Group

The Public Site

• Unique depository of knowledge on parliamentary development:– Library with over 1200 resources

– ‘Areas of Expertise’ on key subjects, including Gender and Millennium Development Goals

– Calendar of Events

– Parliament’s Atlas

• Available in English, French, Spanish, Russian and soon Arabic

• Multimedia Section: interviews and trainance videos

• Learning Modules & Toolkits

www.iknowpolitics.org

Partners:

The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics)

WWW.iKNOWPOLITICS.ORG

•iKNOW Politics: Resources – Knowledge – Experience

WWW.iKNOWPOLITICS.ORG

•How does iKNOW Politics work?

• Online network providing access to resources, opportunities for exchange and latest news and development;

• Over 13,000 members

• Integrating Social Media to reach a larger audience and provide current and timely information

• Engaging experts from around the globe

• Networking and linking at local, regional and country level

WWW.iKNOWPOLITICS.ORG

•How does iKNOW Politics work?

WWW.iKNOWPOLITICS.ORG

E-DISCUSSION: The Elimination and Prevention of Violence Against Women

To follow this E-discussion

and share your views, visit:

• www.agora-parl.org

• www.iknowpolitics.org

Or contact AGORA at

[email protected].