Women Shaping Democracy Empowering women to engage, lead, and build inclusive communities through active participation in democracy.
HERvoice empowers women across Europe to make their voices heard and become active change-makers in their communities. Through workshops, dialogue, community activities, and European exchange, participants build confidence, leadership skills, and civic knowledge. Together, they help create stronger, more inclusive communities and a more resilient democracy where every voice counts.
“Democracy grows stronger when all voices are heard.”
Civic participation is not something people are simply born knowing. It can be learned, practised and strengthened.
HERvoice helps change that by:
- Building knowledge, confidence and leadership skills.
- Providing practical learning, community connections and direct dialogue with local leaders and policymakers.
- Empowering women to engage in democratic processes, make informed decisions and influence issues that matter to them.
- Supporting women to become active participants in shaping a more inclusive future.
The HERvoice journey
From learning to participation
Four steps. One goal: stronger voices, more inclusive democracies.
Your voice matters. Your participation matters. Democracy needs you.
- 4 interactive workshops.
- Leadership and empowerment training.
- Critical thinking and media literacy activities.
- Dialogue with local decision-makers.
- European exchange and networking opportunities.
- Community-based initiatives.
What we are doing
Learning. Connecting. Creating Change.
Through a mix of workshops, community activities, dialogues and European exchange, HERvoice turns knowledge into real participation.
HERvoice in numbers
Every number tells a story of women finding their voice. Some of these steps we have already taken together. Others are still ahead of us, and we can’t wait to share them with you.
DONE
- 15 people joined our study visit to Brussels, 8–9 April 2026.
- 5 organisations, 20 participants in our International Training Webinar on 20 October 2026.
COMING UP
- 150 women we hope to welcome to our learning and engagement activities.
- 10 community organisations we hope to engage and strengthen.
- 10 local political engagement activities and opportunities for dialogue we will create.
- 5 community dialogues we will hold across our five partner countries.
- 75 voices we hope to bring together in these dialogues.
- 50 people we hope to gather at our final European online conference.
Project partners
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them. Project ID: 2025-1-NL01-KA220-ADU-000362047