Despite the challenges faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Organization of Persons with Muscular Dystrophy of Kosovo (OPDMK), a member organization of the Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN), held a one-day workshop on advocacy and lobbying for the rights of women with disabilities on May 15 in Prizren.

This workshop was supported by KWN Project Coordinators Valmira Rashiti and Majlinda Behrami, who spoke with participants about ways to advocate for the rights of women and girls with disabilities, the mechanisms that can be used, and the importance of their equal participation in public life.

The Executive Director of OPDMK, Antigona Shestan, spoke about the importance of this training for women and girls and disabilities.

“This workshop has a very positive effect on the motivation of our representatives in the Women with Disabilities Group. What I would like to highlight is the enthusiasm that radiated from each girl with their proposals on how to push the institutions to cooperate with our community and for all of us to benefit”, she says.

According to Shestan, this is the only way to make a change in society and have equal rights for all.

Resmije Rrahmani, activist within the initiative “Strengthening Women’s Participation in Politics”, says that trainings like this are essential to enable these women and girls to take their deserved place in public life.

“For us, to attend workshops like this is very significant and welcomed by all girls and women with disabilities. I hope that in the future we will have as many such workshops from other organizations that focus on women with disabilities “, said Rrahmani while expressing gratitude for the contribution given by KWN staff during of this workshop.

This activity was supported by the European Union (EU) Office in Kosovo through the initiative “Strengthening Women’s Participation in Politics”. For more about these activities click HERE.