On December 10, the Executive Director of Kosova Women’s Network (KWN), Igballe Rogova, and the Minister of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI), Arbërie Nagavci, signed a memorandum of cooperation to review textbooks from a gender perspective. 

In her opening remarks, Minister Nagavci congratulated KWN for the tireless work they have done for many years now in defending the rights of women and girls in Kosova. She further expressed readiness for cooperation regarding the revision of textbooks from a gender perspective. 

This cooperation was considered very important by Rogova, who said that new generations will benefit from this memorandum. 

Through this collaboration, KWN and the Ministry of Education will work toward a common cause for quality, inclusive, and equitable education, which will be implemented through these key points: 

• Promoting an equal and gender-sensitive educational approach from early childhood; 

• Continuous improvement of curricula and textbooks from a gender perspective in education, with special emphasis on pre-university education; and 

• Advocating for gender equality in the wider education community in Kosova including children/students, educators, teachers, administrative staff of educational institutions, and parents/families. 

In this meeting, from KWN were also present the Manager Against Gender-Based Violence, Adelina Berisha, and the Project Assistant within the Kosova Women’s Fund, Gjylymser Nallbani, and from MESTI, Edona Maloku Bërdyna, Deputy Minister.  

This memorandum was signed as a continuation of KWN’s efforts to improve access to quality and gender-sensitive education, supported by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), through KWN’s initiative “Further Advancement of Women’s Rights in Kosova II”, co-financed by the Swedish International Cooperation and Development Agency (Sida), through the Swedish Embassy in Pristina. 

Through this initiative, KWN has recently supported several member organisations to implement initiatives to improve access to quality and gender-sensitive education.