“Since I started working at the municipality, my foremost concern has been developing the geographic information system in the region. I started receiving training by Libyan experts. Then, the International Center for Innovative Local Governance CILG VNG International gave me the opportunity to be trained by very qualified experts who guided us in mastering this system. This training allowed me to identify the fundamental elements in the implementation of a Geographical Information System, namely fieldwork. After this first training, I returned to Libya and worked on developing planning in my municipality. Meanwhile, I was hoping that I would have a
A 28-year old mother of three children, has been elected to the municipal council, in Zolton, since 2014. After studying Law and International Relations, Faiza started looking for a job, in 2012, while also being active in civil society. When it was time for the municipal elections in 2013, Faiza’s father, a civil servant, encouraged her to run for the seat reserved for women. “No woman ran in the elections in my commune. However, I had all of the support of my family and friends to run as a candidate. So I had this responsibility to represent all the women
A 49-year old mother of three children, is a civil society activist in Zouara and a former elected official of her municipality. A natural therapist for 20 years, Zitouna has also worked as a lawyer for several years. In 2014, a female friend of hers gave her the idea to run for the first municipal elections in her city. “At that time, I was not very motivated to take a seat in the municipal council even though at the same time I was very concerned and passionate about local governance. But thanks to the support of the people surrounding me,
