Approximately 46 people attended the KWN Bimonthly Meeting on 9 Jun. 2014 in Prishtina. Participants included KWN member organizations, board members and other interested persons.
Igballe Rogova, KWN Executive Director, opened the meeting by sharing information about important activities since the last meeting, such as the launching of the Oral History Initiative website during the Femmes Fatales Festival; the progress made by the National Council on Survivors of Sexual Violence Perpetrated during the War, initiated by President Jahjaga; and the second meeting of Gender Equality Advocacy Groups, which will be held in the end of June.
KWN also presented progress resulting from cooperation with GIZ and the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. KWN and GIZ are providing assistance for the integration of gender-responsive budgeting within the budgetary process of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and the Municipality of Kamenica. Nicole Farnsworth, KWN Project Manager, informed members that the municipal and ministerial Budget Circulars now encourage Kosovo institutions to use gender responsive budgeting. She provided examples of how members can use these to encourage citizens to participate in the budget process and to encourage officials to ensure that specific indicators in budgets refer to gender. KWN and GIZ have developed a tool to facilitate gender responsive budgeting, available online.Following requests by KWN member organizations, Shqipe Malushi will be providing workshops and counselling towards the Wellbeing of Activists. With KWN support, she will visit various regions of Kosova where she will provide workshops for all KWN members.
Igballe Rogova, KWN Executive Director, opened the meeting by sharing information about important activities since the last meeting, such as the launching of the Oral History Initiative website during the Femmes Fatales Festival; the progress made by the National Council on Survivors of Sexual Violence Perpetrated during the War, initiated by President Jahjaga; and the second meeting of Gender Equality Advocacy Groups, which will be held in the end of June.
KWN also presented progress resulting from cooperation with GIZ and the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. KWN and GIZ are providing assistance for the integration of gender-responsive budgeting within the budgetary process of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and the Municipality of Kamenica. Nicole Farnsworth, KWN Project Manager, informed members that the municipal and ministerial Budget Circulars now encourage Kosovo institutions to use gender responsive budgeting. She provided examples of how members can use these to encourage citizens to participate in the budget process and to encourage officials to ensure that specific indicators in budgets refer to gender. KWN and GIZ have developed a tool to facilitate gender responsive budgeting, available online.Following requests by KWN member organizations, Shqipe Malushi will be providing workshops and counselling towards the Wellbeing of Activists. With KWN support, she will visit various regions of Kosova where she will provide workshops for all KWN members.
