Martine Renaud will represent the MRC on the first mission to Benin.
Published July 10, 2023
Citizen informationThe MRC d'Argenteuil has been selected by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to take part in a major international partnership program entitledPartenariats Municipaux pour l'Innovation - Femmes en Politique Locale (PMI-FPL).
Martine Renaud, Director of Urban Planning and Environment at the Township of Wentworth / Canton de Wentworth, will represent the MRC on the first mission to Benin. Martine will play an active role in this mission, which aims to promote gender equality and women's participation in local government.
More specifically, the project has two objectives:
- Increased participation of women in the five countries targeted by the program (Benin, Cambodia, Ghana, Ski Lanka and Zambia), as leaders and decision-makers in local governance;
- Increased effectiveness of local governments in the target countries in delivering inclusive, gender-responsive public services.