ABSTRACT

In this chapter, i will present the analysis of the data i collected. 1 The findings are organized around four main themes, which are hypothesis-driven and connect primarily to the notion of political capital. These themes encompass topic areas discussed in Chapters I and II, including ethnic tension, feminist politics and civil society building. These themes are:

Why NGOs are needed: what gap do NGOs fill for women and how do they do that?

The influence of NGOs on the formal political system

Educational themes in NGOs

Effects of living in a conflict society on womens political participation