Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development Begin Institutionalizing GRB

22.02.2017

     The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development (MAFRD) has started the processes of institutionalizing Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) towards a more transparent and responsive way of budgeting and spending public money by integrating a gender perspective in these processes.
     In its basic sense, GRB foresees the integration of a gender perspective in all phases of planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation of budget documents, making this process more transparent and equal for all citizens. Based on the fact that the Ministry of Finance, through its Budgets Circulars, and the Law on Gender Equality 05/L-020 oblige budget organizations to institutionalize GRB, the Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN) started its collaboration with MAFRD by providing assistance in doing so.
     On the 16th of February, KWN together with MAFRD organized a workshop on the basic GRB concepts as a first step towards collaborating with this Ministry.
     Fëllanza Balaj Kurtishaj, Head of the Department of Finance and General Services, in her opening remarks expressed that: “We are obliged by the new Law on Gender Equality to implement gender responsive budgeting. We are grateful for the assistance that KWN is willing to offer”. 
     Nicole Farnsworth, Program Manager and Lead Researcher at KWN explained: “Gender responsive budgeting does not require extra budget, it also doesn’t mean that budgets should be spent 50/50 among women and men, nor is it only about budgeting for women.  Implementing GRB means reducing inequalities, increasing the effectiveness of the division of funds, improving reporting to the Ministry of Finance and economic growth, prosperity and development”. The second part of the workshop was planned for practical exercises in applying the acquired knowledge on gender analysis of the economic categories ‘wages and salaries’ and ‘subventions and transfers’ and in policies related to their Ministry. 
     During this exercise it became clear that the heads of departments and other officials of this Ministry have already taken the first step towards institutionalizing GRB by collecting gender disaggregated data regularly for their respective departments.  
     “Very few women have benefitted from the subventions programs of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development,” concluded Bahrije Simnica, Head of the Division of Budget and Finance.
     The discussions and interactive participation of the officials during the second part of the workshop gave way for hope that the work that this Ministry will do in the future will lead to a decrease in existing inequalities. KWN will continue offering technical support to the different departments and divisions during the coming week in order for the ideas that were brought up during the workshop to be realised.
     This project is financed by Austrian Development Agency (ADA).
 

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Ministry of European Integration Commits to Furthering Gender Equality

22.02.2017

Today Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN) representatives met with the recently appointed Minister of European Integration, Mimoza Ahmetaj, and Deputy Minister of European Integration Anila Statovci Demaj to discuss opportunities for furthering gender equality in Kosovo through the work of the Ministry of European Integration.
    In addition to Minister Ahmetaj and Deputy Minister Statovci Demaj, another woman recently was appointed as Deputy Minister in this Ministry: Rita Hajzeraj Beqaj. Therefore, the Ministry of European Integration now has more women in decision-making positions than any other Ministry in Kosovo, contributing to improved gender balance in the leading positions of ministries in Kosovo.
KWN Executive Director Igballe Rogova congratulated them for their new positions and expressed KWN’s commitment to continuing to support the Ministry of European Integration, as well as other ministries, in fulfilling their obligations to further gender equality in Kosovo in accordance with the Law on Gender Equality.
    While progress has been made, more can still be done, said Minister Ahmetaj.
    KWN also discussed with Deputy Minister Statovci Demaj ways for better reflecting a gender perspective in Kosovo’s EU Accession process. More specifically, they discussed the National Program for Implementing the Stabilization and Association Agreement in Kosovo. KWN expressed its concerns that input from a gender perspective related to this Programme had not been incorporated previously. Together, they discussed ways for improving the process in close collaboration with line ministries, to incorporating an improved gender perspective in the future. Meanwhile, the Ministry agreed to review KWN’s input once more and to try to incorporate it where possible.
    In accordance with the Law on Gender Equality, KWN also asked that the Ministry of European Integration ensure that the Gender Equality Officer in this Ministry have sufficient time set aside to carry out all of her legal responsibilities. This includes adding to her job description that she will review draft laws and policies from a gender perspective and be involved in the processes of designing new policies and programs.
While agreeing to look into opportunities for clarifying the position of the Gender Equality Officer, Deputy Minister Statovci Demaj aptly noted the important role that every person in the Ministry should play, and not only the Gender Equality Officer, in ensuring that gender is mainstreamed in all policies and programs.
    KWN has supported the Ministry of European Integration in furthering gender equality in its work since 2015 and looks forward to continuing this cooperation in the future, also in close coordination with the Agency for Gender Equality and line ministries.
 

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What’s KWN Up to in 2017?

02.02.2017

     The Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN) has a Strategy for 2015-2018, created and adopted by its member organizations. As of the end of 2016, KWN had implemented approximately 60% of its Strategy. In 2017, we will build on the achievements made, further progressing towards implementing our Strategy. As per each of our Strategic Objectives, these are the areas where we will be focusing this year:

Building the Capacity of KWN
•    KWN is only as strong as its members. Therefore, we work hard to support our member organizations in becoming stronger. In 2017, we will continue providing demand-driven workshops on effective advocacy, public relations, policy papers, public speaking and annual budgeting, among others, followed by individualized mentoring tailored to organizations’ needs and financial support through the Kosovo Women’s Fund. This year KWN plans to give €102.000.00 to 28 organizations via 2 grant rounds through the Kosovo Women’s Fund, supported by the EU Office in Kosovo and Austrian Development Agency (ADA).
•    Additionally, we are committed to supporting the development of a dynamic feminist movement in Kosovo. We plan to organize discussions on feminist organizing, techniques, challenges and ways forward, inviting all organizations and individuals interested to join in on strategizing for strengthening together the feminist movement in Kosovo. Stay tuned for further information!

Women in Politics and Decision-making
•    KWN continues to support the Kosovo Lobby for Gender Equality, which brings together women and men in 27 municipalities to advocate for their priorities towards achieving gender equality at the municipal level. ADA, the EU and Kvinna till Kvinna (KtK) support the Lobby’s networking meetings.
•    KWN will continue its work towards institutionalizing gender responsive budgeting, this year providing technical support to two ministries and a municipality, as well as continuing to advocate for gender responsive budgeting to be integrated into Kosovo’s public finance system, in line with the Law on Gender Equality. This includes advocating for improved representation of women in all levels of decision-making within appointed and elected positions in government, in line with the Law on Gender Equality, which will contribute to more gender-balanced state expenditures. This work is supported by ADA.
•    The Kosovo Women’s Fund also provides opportunities for diverse women to participate in several decision-making processes at municipal and national levels, through KWN member organizations.
•    Via a contract with the EU Office, KWN will continue providing technical expertise to the EU Office, Ministry of European Integration, Agency for Gender Equality in the Office of the Prime Minister (AGE) and line ministries towards mainstreaming a gender perspective in the planning and implementation of all Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) programmes.
•    With support from Kvinna till Kvinna, KWN will continue collaborating closely with its member organizations and the Kosovo Lobby for Gender Equality to ensure that women participate actively in discussions related to Kosovo’s EU Accession, as foreseen by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. This will include continuing to review draft laws, policies and plans from a gender perspective, and submitting official input towards integrating a gender perspective within them.
•    In early 2017, KWN will continue collaboration with the Kosovo Institute for Public Administration (KIPA), AGE and GIZ, delivering a training of trainers for new trainers on gender equality, recruited by KIPA. KWN will train them on three curricula developed by KWN in 2016, on gender equality and gender responsive budgeting, respectively. KWN also is developing a handbook to accompany this training.

Women’s Health
•    On 2 Feb., KWN is launching its report Access to Healthcare in Kosovo. In 2017, KWN will collaborate closely with K10, the Coalition of Organizations on Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights, to carry out advocacy efforts related to the recommendations in this report and towards improving women’s access to quality healthcare overall.

Addressing Gender-based Violence
•    In the first half of 2017, KWN will continue to advocate for implementation of recommendations made in its reports No More Excuses (on domestic violence, 2015) and Sexual Harassment in Kosovo (2016). KWN will update its advocacy strategy to this end in close collaboration with other stakeholders, and work together with other key actors towards advocating for increased awareness and improved response to domestic violence and sexual harassment by institutions and people in Kosovo.
•    Then, KWN will conduct mixed methods research similar to that carried out in 2015, involving a national survey and interviews with institutions to monitor progress and developments since the 2015 research. This is supported by ADA.
•    KWN will continue participating in the official coordination group for persons who suffered sexual violence during the war, hosted by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, and in finalizing the procedures for persons who suffered sexual violence to apply for state benefits. KWN will continue supporting its member organizations who specialize in assisting persons who suffered sexual violence during the war.
•    KWN will remain active in regional efforts, advocating for justice for sexual violence crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia, including alternative justice processes via the Women’s Court.

Women’s Economic Empowerment
•    As a member of the Women’s Economic Forum (Forumi Ekonomik te Grave), KWN will work with other leading organizations, associations and think tanks to advocate for amendments to the Law on Labour. Recommended amendments will be evidenced-based, drawing from KWN’s and others’ research. Through proposed amendments, KWN seeks to improve women’s participation in the labour force, decrease discrimination in hiring and working conditions and address issues affiliated with current maternity leave provisions. This includes addressing current discrimination against men with regard to paternity leave, which KWN interprets as a violation of the Law on Gender Equality.
•    In cooperation with member organizations and lawyers, KWN continues supporting women in claiming their right to property and inheritance through free of charge direct legal aid (email regjistropronen@gmail.com for support or information). The Administrative Instruction for the Joint Registration of Property is valid through March 2017, waiving fees affiliated with registering property jointly in the names of married couples. Therefore, KWN and its members’ initiative seeks to take advantage of this important Administrative Instruction and support women in claiming their rights to property. The Promoting Private Sector Employment (PPSE) program is supporting this initiative.
•    KWN will follow up on the recommendations put forth in its 2016 report Who Cares? on access to childcare in Kosovo. Increasing access to affordable childcare is important for creating an enabling environment through which more women can enter the labour force.

For further information about KWN and its programs, or to discuss avenues for potential collaboration, please email info@womensnetwork.org.
 

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Municipality of Mamusha Adopts Gender Equality Action Plan

02.02.2017

     Early marriage, girls discontinuing their education after primary school and a very low number of women in decision-making positions all were among the challenges facing women and girls in Municipality of Mamusha. The lack of gender policies at the municipal level was identified as one of the obstacles to the appropriate planning of projects and their implementation by institutions and civil society, towards advancing gender equality.
     Identifying these issues and at the request of municipal officials, organization Dora Dorës has prepared a Gender Equality Action Plan for the year 2017-2019, which has been adopted by the Municipal Assembly of Mamusha. The plan deals with key areas including education, health, economic empowerment, women in politics and decision-making, domestic violence and many others. Also, for each of these areas, a person who will be responsible for their implementation was appointed.
     ‘Women here work a lot. They cultivate fruits and vegetables, create hand rafts… and all of this work needs to be acknowledged by others. The education of girls is also necessary’, said Luljeta Avdiq, Project Manager of Dora Dorës.
     In order to draft this plan in the best way possible, Dora Dorës organised workshops with representatives from institutions, gender equality officers, relevant directors from Turkish and Albanian communities, women and men. In these workshops, the main areas of action were determined, as well as concrete objectives and activities. Based on best practices, these were identified following a gender analysis of the situation in the Municipality of Mamusha.
     During one meeting, Seilan Mazrek, Human Rights Official within the Municipality, spoke about the importance of this plan which tackles various issues related to women’s rights in different fields.
     Overall, 189 people benefited from this project, including women and men who contributed directly to its implementation. Now women and men who work in the Municipality of Mamusha will be better prepared to work towards addressing the needs within their community. They plan to continue informing diverse people about the existence of the Gender Equality Action Plan and its importance, towards contributing to its implementation in the future. The fact that the plan has been adopted by the Municipal Assembly, and that institutions have been very involved in the process of drafting it, is a good first step towards ensuring the political will necessary for its implementation in the future.
     This initiative was supported by the Kosovo Women’s Fund (€2,994), funded by the European Union Office in Kosovo.
 

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KWN Discusses Human Rights with Students

02.02.2017

     Students from the European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation Master programme met Igballe Rogova, KWN Executive director on 21 January.
     Rogova initiated her lecture by informing the students on women’s activism in the 90s, about the association “Motrat Qiriazi”. She also on the post-war period, and how the association never ceased its work by helping Kosovars who lived in refugee camps.
The students that were present had the opportunity to become informed on how the first women’s rights organizations in Kosovo were formed, as well as on the history and work of KWN from its beginnings.
 

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Kosovo joins more than 5 million activists in Women’s March

02.02.2017

     The next morning of the inauguration of the new US President, thousands or women and men in various countries across the world joined Women’s March. More than 5 million human rights activists came together to deny the offensive, denigrating, sexist, racist and misogynist language used by the new US President during the election campaign. Having started in Washington D.C. – firstly to address the needs and demands of marginalized groups in USA – the movement got an impetus to later take global dimensions, thus turning itself into a proactive international initiative which made individuals stand up to protect the rights of women and other groups as a response to the rhetorics of far-right political wing in the world.
     In Kosovo, the Women’s March, which was organized on 21 January by the Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN), was supported by men, women, and young people whose goal is to protect the human rights.
    The Republic of Kosovo, albeit a small country with extremely small influence on global politics, joined this march, given that in Kosovo the rights of women and persons from other marginalized groups, such as the disabled persons, persons from ethnic minority groups, persons from LGBTI groups, have also been the target of threats and violation of human rights. To join millions of activists across the world and to address the needs and demands of the Kosovo citizens, through the march, there was a call to stop violence against women; to respect the women’s right to employment; to respect the rights of the disabled, to respect the LGBTI persons’ rights; to respect the right to reproductive health; and to put a stop to the use of sexist language. All of these were transmitted with a joint message – the women’s rights are human rights.
    Through research and daily activities, KWN considers that in Kosovo the violence against women continues to be quite evident. In 2015, 68% of women in Kosovo declared that they have experienced domestic violence and 64.1% declared that they have been sexually harassed. The participation level of women in the labour market continues to be very low – only 18.1%. Of 5000 registered blind persons or persons with sight impairment, only 30 have found a paid job in Kosovo; daily threats and rejections against LGBTI persons remain a great concern for the Kosovo society.
     Furthermore, Kosovo continues to face Kosovo politicians and leaders who use a sexist and denigratory language towards women. They continue to call their women colleagues by offensive names, and  are attempting through their sexist language to discourage women in power, to silence them, and to make them obedient to the orders of their colleagues, who oftentimes do not mind using words like: “cow”, “hyenas cultivating whoredom", "grazing sheep", including cases where the President of the Assembly says "suck my ***" to his woman deputy colleague.
    Through this march, organized to the defense of human rights, Kosovo politicians and leaders were reminded of the use of such language being unacceptable, and that we will not stop until all women enjoy equality and harmony at all levels of governance in the society.
     KWN wishes to thank the March supporters because it is only by standing together that we can make a change towards enabling the full and non-discriminatory adherence to human rights. Standing together, we should continue to work peacefully while being aware that there is no real peace without justice and equality for everyone.
 

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KWN shares experience on creating a sustainable network

02.02.2017

     From January 23 until 26, Kvinna till Kvinna (KtK) organized a meeting with the theme “Sustainable Partnerships”, in order to prepare for their phase out from the South Caucus region by 2020. Igballe Rogova, Executive Director of the Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN) together with other partners of the region, participated in this four-days meeting in Stockholm.
     The purpose of this meeting was to take input from participants’ experience in the context of each country to create a sustainable exiting plan. Everyone gave their input about concerning issues, to inform the Strategy which will be used for the exiting plan. The Director of KWN, shared her experience on how to create a sustainable and democratic network. She then gave examples on how to make it nationally and internationally recognized. 
 

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Register now your property as co-owner or sole owner!

02.02.2017

     Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN), with support from PPSE Swiss Contact has been implementing My House My Right project since May 2016. The project aims at the provision of legal and financial aid for registering the immovable property in the name of women as single owners or co-owners.
     Until now, KWN provided its assistance to 106 cases of property registration. Such was the case of the couple – Fatime and Jahir Limaj, parents of three children. Fatime and Jahir are engaged in agricultural activities, mainly in planting vegetables at a parcel near their house. Then they sell their products in the mobile market in Prishtina.
     Several years ago, the couple purchased a land plot from a close relative of theirs, but they never undertook any action to register it as their own property. To carry out their agricultural activity, the Limajs decided to apply for grants. Unfortunately, they never got any because every time they applied, their land had to be registered in their name. In Kosovo, there are many such cases that are a victim to mentality, which over the course of the years has turned into normality. As a result, this situation made it impossible for them to use their land  as their property.
     Arta Shushka, field coordinator of this project, visited the Limajs to inform them closely about the opportunities and procedures to be followed to have their property registered.
     "I met with them and informed them about their rights. I told them about the administrative instruction which reads that the registration of property in name of two spouses is made free of administrative charges", Arta said.
     Immediately after this meeting, Limaj couple together with Arta visited the Cadastral Offices in the Municipality of Malisheva to initiate the necessary proceedings. They have now registered their land as their joint property. 
     "We are very happy because it is the first time we feel that the land plot belongs to us. I hope that the Ministry of Agriculture and the Municipality will support us through grants so that we develop our agricultural activity which we use to support our living and to pay for the education of our children", Fatime and Jahir Limaj said.
     To benefit from free aid in order to register your property in your name, as co-owner or sole owner, write to us at: regjistropronen@gmail.com or call us at: +381(0)38 245 850.
     My house, my right!
 

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Activists Seek to Inform Kosovo’s EU Accession Process from a Gender Perspective

31.01.2017

On 13 Dec. the Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN) in close collaboration with the Kosovo Lobby for Gender Equality launched three papers that seek to inform Kosovo’s European Union (EU) Accession process from a gender perspective.
 
The first paper presented is entitled How Might EU Accession Impact Gender Equality in Kosovo? This working paper uses statistical analysis as well as draws from qualitative information available to examine how EU Accession has impacted gender equality in other countries. The authors sought to learn lessons for Kosovo based on the experiences of other countries, towards informing Kosovo’s EU Accession process from a gender perspective.
 
The second paper, Establishing the EU Gender Equality Index in Kosovo, examines which data Kosovo currently has available towards establishing the Gender Equality Index in Kosovo. Where data is lacking, KWN proposes cost-efficient solutions for institutionalizing the collection of data still needed. Establishing this Index can be very useful for policy-makers and activists alike, KWN argues, by providing a tool for monitoring progress over time. This can inform baseline data, indicators and targets, such as related to Kosovo’s forthcoming new Programme on Gender Equality, among other strategic documents.
 
The third paper, entitled What Do Women Want from the EU Accession Process in Kosovo? summarizes key issues that diverse women in civil society and politics in Kosovo have raised during consultations held throughout 2016. In the spirit of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, the paper seeks to bring women’s voices into Kosovo’s EU Accession process. Where feasible, issues raised by women are linked directly to relevant EU directives, the new EU Gender Action Plan and Kosovo law.
 
Several key actors involved in Kosovo’s EU Accession process took part in the presentation of these papers and discussion, including: Anila Statovci, Deputy Minister from the Ministry of European Integration; Edi Gusia, Acting Chief Executive Officer from the Agency for Gender Equality in the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo (AGE); Thomas Gnocchi, Head of the Political, Economic and European Integration Section at the EU Office in Kosovo; and Yllka Soba, Programme Officer from the Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation, which supported KWN and the Kosovo Lobby for Gender Equality in researching and writing these papers. Representatives of KWN and the Kosovo Lobby for Gender Equality also took part, raising several issues in need of further discussion in future, follow-up meetings, planned to be held in 2017.
 
The Kosovo Lobby for Gender Equality unites women and men in politics and civil society from 27 municipalities in advocating for gender equality at the local level. Lobby members come from different political parties, and are of diverse ages, ethnicities, abilities, religions and geographic locations.

The new EU Gender Action Plan for 2016-2020, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and Law No. 05/L -020 on Gender Equality in Kosovo all foresee the inclusion of a gender equality perspective in policy-making, including programming. Further, they underline the importance of decision-makers from the EU and within the state consulting with women during policy-making processes. This event sought to create a space for discussion among EU representatives, Government of Kosovo officials and women’s rights activists regarding women’s priorities for EU Accession and how gender equality can be further mainstreamed in this process. 

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