On September 6, about 80 participants came together to discuss at the third meeting of members of the Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN) for this year.
Executive Director of KWN, Igballe Rogova, initially emphasised the importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19, hoping that future meetings will be held with physical presence.
Rogova also mentioned that even in these local elections, KWN will continue the campaign to call on for more votes for women.
“As we have agreed upon, we will again continue the door-to-door campaign, through which, together with our members, we will call on citizens to vote for more women in the local elections scheduled for next month”, she said.
Rogova also emphasized the murder of the 18-year-old M.O. by her husband, and recalled that KWN will continue to seek justice for this murder, as well as for any other femicide case.
[Read HERE KWN’s response to this case, whereas HERE you can read about the KWN protest organised in Ferizaj, to seek justice for this case].
After this, Gentiana Murati, Grant Manager at KWN, informed the participants about the 16th round of the Kosovo Women’s Fund, which for the first time offers core support to member organisations.
“Our research Where is the money for women’s rights shows that core support enables women’s organisation to focus more on influencing, rather than surviving. KWN has long wanted to offer core support for its members, but was unable to do this due to financial limitations. Now, through support of Sigrid Rausing Trust, KWN will provide this support to eight or more member organisations”, Murati said.
Further, Rita Berisha, Project Coordinator at KWF, informed the members about the importance of core support to empower organisations that try to achieve gender equality in Kosovo.
“We invite you to browse this call, and to consult us for anything you feel we could be of help. KWN is pleased to announce today that we will provide core support for you – support that will greatly assist you in your work and implementation of your strategies, because they are not just funds allocated for one project, but for every expense that your organization might have, and until today you have had it more difficult to meet”, said Berisha.
KWN members highly appreciated this opportunity to receive the support they need to further advance their strategies, toward improving the lives of young women and women in Kosovo.
This meeting was supported by the European Union office in Kosovo (EU), through the four-year initiative “Strengthening Women’s Participation in Politics”, about which you can read more HERE.
