The training targeted 25 participants in each city and contributed to enhance their capacity to enable them to play a constructive role in Guinea-Bissau’s democratic process and governance. The training also focused on the participation of women in politics and decision-making processes in the country. The training was facilitated by experts and researchers associated to the National Institute of Studies and Research (INEP, Portuguese acronym).

In Buba, the opening ceremony was chaired by Prime Minister Carlos Correia who assured participants of his political support for the adoption of a proposed bill of law on quotas for women.

Whether in Sao Domingos (north), Bafatá (east) or Buba (south), the training sessions were followed by group work involving matters such as “the current configuration of the political system "; " how to get women to Parliament "; "what can women bring anew to Parliament? " and "how to involve and mobilize other stakeholders to a national pro-parity scheme? "

More than half of Guinea-Bissau's population is women. However, within the decision-makers, only 10 percent are women according to United Nations indicators released before the 2014 election. Men continue to take major decisions in the country.

Also, in March 2014, it was noted that several entities promoting gender equality had launched a study on women's participation in politics and decision-making spheres in the country, which, according to the United Nations in Bissau was in decline contrary to what happens in other African countries.

This study made 17 recommendations to the State, civil society organizations, women's networks and cooperation agencies on what to do to reverse the scenario, including changing the law; granting exclusive credit lines to women; the creation of observatories on women’s organization, forums and associative networks, according to Silvina Tavares, vice president of the Political Women Platform )+(PPM).

It could not be coincidence that, just before the general elections of 13 April 2014, women demanded their greater representation in decision-making bodies, parity with men, about 40 percent, that at the end of the process did not materialize. The highest percentage of women in the National Assemble was reached in 1988-94 -20 % of the seats- according to the UN.

The parity or full gender equity in decision-making is a process in which social moralizing should play a great and crucial role in the change of attitudes.