a programme running into 1985 and two others participated in a seminar on port operations held in Leningrad, USSR, during July and August 1984. 16. African Training and Research Centre for Women (ATRCW) 124. Immediately after the eighth ECA Conference of Ministers, preparatory activities for the Regional Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting for the World Conference became the major concern of the Centre. From 23 to 25 July 1984, the secretariat participated in the Meeting of Front-Line States on Apartheid in Dar es Salaam. Meanwhile negotiations were completed with the NGO Planning Committee to organize an NGO forum prior to the regional Conference. Eventually this took place on 6 and 7 October 1984 in Arusha. 125. The Joint ECA/OAU Regional Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting for the World Conference on the United Nations Decade for Women/Third Regional Conference on the Integration of Women in Development was held in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania, from 8 to 12 October 1984. Its major outcome was the adoption of forward-looking strategies for the advancement of women in Africa beyond the end of the United Nations Women's Decade. The Conference was followed on 13 October 1984 by a donors' roundtable on assistance to women in Africa which took note of the new strategy drafted by an expert group meeting in Arusha from 4 to 6 October 1984. 126. In addition, the secretariat continued to assist member States to upgrade women's technical skills and to promote income-generating activi­ ties for women. Countries which received assistance during this period were Burundi, Ethiopia, the Ivory Coast, Togo and Zaire. Particular efforts were also made to improve women's technical competence and in this connection connection, the secretariat organized from 14 to 18 October 1984 in Kikuyu, Kenya,a workshop to prepare a curriculum package suitable to the training 
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the activities and initiatives of the African Training and Research Centre for Women (ATRCW) in the context of the United Nations Decade for Women. The Centre's efforts seem to be centered around promoting women's empowerment, education, and economic development, particularly in African countries. The text mentions technical skills training, income-generating activities, and donor support, suggesting that the category should be related to women's empowerment and economic development.

**Category**
Education, Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief