The guide for supporting women in elections was conceived as an outcome of the Gender and Governance Programme (GGP) Inception Workshop that was held in Mombasa Kenya, in october 2006. It was a culmination of all work of Partners within the GGP on the different and innovative ways that had been used to support women for elections in Kenya
The gender and governance was officially launched in september 2004, and was established as a successor to the Engendering Political Process Programme, Phase 1 (EPP 1). The EPP