Kosovo Women's Network

Budget Directors and Chief Finance Officers Discuss Efforts towards Institutionalizing GRB

24.11.2015

In addition to KWN, various partners and donor organizations have been working towards institutionalizing GRB at the local level throughout 2015. One of these partners was the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), who held workshops and trainings with municipal officials of their partner municipalities. On 24 November, OSCE organized a closing workshop to discuss the legal framework related to GRB and their activities throughout the year.
   Participants included budget and finance directors of various municipalities, chief finance officiers from different municipalities, gender equality officers, and KWN representative Donjeta Morina.
Naser Hashani, Chief Finance Officer of the Municipality of Kamenica, summarized Kamenica’s efforts in institutionalizing GRB. In his speech, he thanked KWN for providing continuous assistance to the process and offering mentoring and templates for their budget documents. Teki Shala, director of Budget and Finance of the Municipality of Gjakova, also expressed his gratitude towards KWN and its support offered to the Municipality. In addition to Gjakova and Kamenica, the Municipality of Rahovec had also collected gender disaggregated data and included it in their annual budget document submitted to the Ministry of Finance.
   The discussion focused on what can be done in the following years, beyond mere data collection, with Mr. Shala and Mr. Hashani offering concrete examples of integrating GRB in different economic categories.
    The discussions during the workshop were very profound and interesting. KWN is happy to note that the discourse surrounding GRB has begun to change substantially. Only a couple of years ago misconceptions over what GRB is and how it can be implemented were very widespread, whereas today budget directors and chief finance officers come together to discuss concrete ideas on how to integrate GRB in different economic categories.
   The workshop was supported by OSCE, while KWN work related to GRB is supported by Austrian Development Agency (ADA), and Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH(GIZ).

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“No More Excuses”: KWN to Launch New Report on Domestic Violence

20.11.2015

On Monday, 23 Nov. 2015 at Hotel Emerald from 14:30, the Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN) will publicly launch its newest research report entitled No More Excuses: An Analysis of Attitudes, Incidence, and Institutional Responses to Domestic Violence in Kosovo. Media are invited to attend.

The report will be launched during a meeting of the official governmental working group currently drafting the new National Strategy and Action Plan against Domestic Violence (to be launched in 2016). KWN’s research seeks to provide accurate information and evidence-based recommendations that will inform this new Strategy. The Strategy will replace the prior one, adopted in 2010, which expired last year.

At the same time, this report is a follow-up study to KWN’s 2008 Kosovo-wide research on domestic violence entitled Security Begins at Home, which examined the legal framework, levels of awareness regarding domestic violence, forms of domestic violence and the performance of institutions offering assistance. The new report examines changes that have occurred since 2008.

This comprehensive research also monitors the implementation of the legal framework related to addressing domestic violence and examines the performance of individual institutions in carrying out their responsibilities.

It concludes with concrete recommendations for improving the institutional response to domestic violence in Kosovo, including directed at individual institutions.

The title refers to the need for zero tolerance and “No More Excuses”: neither from citizens as to why violence happens (e.g., alcohol, unemployment), nor from institutions as to why they have not carried out their legal roles and responsibilities.

The research was conducted in 2015 and included a Kosovo-wide household survey of 1,315 respondents age 18 and over, of all ethnicities (51.6% women and 48.4% men). The survey covered both rural (59.2%) and urban areas (40.8%). The research also involved interviews with more than 200 representatives of institutions that have a responsibility to implement the legal framework, civil society organizations and other interested actors.

This report was funded by the Austrian Development Agency. The public launching is taking place in close cooperation with the National Coordinator against Domestic Violence, Agency for Gender Equality in the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and UN Women.

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KWF supports 14 New Initiatives in Eight Round

KWF supports 14 New Initiatives in Eighth Round

19.11.2015

Kosova Women’s Network (KWN), in cooperation with the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and the European Union Office in Kosovo, on 19 Nov., held a press conference dedicated to the Kosova Women’s Fund (KWF). Through this conference the 14 beneficiaries of the eighth round of KWF signed their contracts. This round was supported by ADA (18,084.00 €) and EU Office in Kosovo (31,651.50 €).
The conference was opened by Igballe Rogova, Executive Director of KWN, she explained the history of the Fund and its achievements during these three years. Through these grants, KWF not only offered a chance to the organizations to implement their initiatives, but also helped them raise their capacities. It also helped them to apply to other donors.

Christian Geosits, Head of Office of the Austrian Development Agency added “Based on the cooperation that KWN had with Kvinna till Kvinna (first supporter of KWF), we decided to support this fund and today we feel that through KWN we can offer support to small organizations.”

While Libor Chlad, Deputy Head of Cooperation in the EU Office in Kosovo said that “KWN is one of the18 organizations that we support and we are very happy with the cooperation until now."

The 14 organizations that received grants from this round are:

Centre for Protection and Rehabilitation of Women and Children “Liria” & NGO Legend (€7,780.00). They will undertake the initiative: "Improving the position of women in the processes of peace-making and gender budgeting". Based on the successful practices of the municipality of Kamenica with the integration of Gender Responsive Budgeting, these two organizations will advocate to municipalities in Gjilan and Viti, to implement the same practices there.
Association for Education and Family Care & NGO Divine Woman (€7,190.00).Will undertake the initiative "An educated woman – a healthy society,". Based on their successful cooperation they have established from before through a KWF grant, this time they will continue to work together in eight villages of Gjakova and Gjilan raising the awareness of girls and their mothers about the importance of reproductive health. They will also advocate for the establishment of a counseling office that will offer advice to young girls.
Partners Center for Conflict Management, Partners-Kosova & NGO Aureola (€7,604.00) Will undertake the initiative "Women’s advocacy for their rights to property and inheritance". The two organizations will work together to inform women and girls of Vushtrri, Podujevo and Kastriot to obtain their legal rights in property and inheritance. They also will offer continued assistance to women who want to register their property or heritage.
Organization of Persons with Muscular Dystrophy of Kosovo & NGO Visionary Woman of XXI Century (€7,827.50). Will undertake the initiative "Improving the position of women who care for their family members with disability". The two organizations will work in Prizren and in all the villages of Has, to improve access to services provided by municipalities for persons with muscular dystrophy and their families. Also, they will engage in raising awareness among the urban and rural community for the position of people with muscular dystrophy.
NGO Eagles of Dardana & NGO Window (€7,492.00). Will undertake the initiative "Advocacy to empower women farmers in the villages of Lipljan and Gracanica". Their main purpose is to organize women from the surrounding area of Lipljan and Gracanica so they advocate together to relevant institutions in the two municipalities for the women farmers to have more favorable conditions and benefits from state subsidies of Kosovo.
NGO Udruzenje Nas Dom (€2,936.00). Will undertake the initiative "Integrating gender responsive budget planning at the local level". This association will work towards the establishment of mechanisms for the integration of gender equality and gender budgeting at the local level in four villages with Serbian majority.
The Centre for Promotion of Women’s Rights (€2,988.00). Will undertake the initiative: "Raising awareness about women’s rights in healthcare." Based on their previous successful experience in empowering women who have suffered sexual violence during the war, the organization will continue to advocate for this category of women to get better health services by health institutions in Glogovac and its surrounding area.
NGO Prehja (€2,938.00). Will undertake the initiative "Together against domestic violence" This organization will monitor court hearings in relevant institutions in Skenderaj and Mitrovica, who will review cases of domestic violence. Also, they will advocate for the implementation of preventive mechanisms to domestic violence based on the the National Strategy against Domestic Violence and Trafficking in Human Beings (2013-2017)
Women’s Wellness Center – WWC (€2,980.00). Will undertake the initiative "Together Against Domestic Violence". This center will raise awareness and inform teachers, school directors and municipal officials in Peja, how to prevent cases of violence and where to refer them. They will also engage in raising the awareness of students about the consequences of gender-based violence.
Kosovo Women’s Fund (KWF), founded in 2012, offers grants for women’s organizations who do not have access to other sources of funding, and who work for women’s rights, especially with women from rural areas and other marginalized groups. Until now KWF has supported 74 women’s organizations, members of KWN, with a total amount of €230,691.95, from which 6656 people benefited. In 2015, KWF is being supported by Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and the Office of the European Union in Kosovo.

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Gender Equality Meeting in Municipality of Drenas and Skenderaj

18.11.2015

A discussion on gender equality was held in Drenas on 17 Nov, organized by Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Agency for Gender Equality (AGE) and the Kosova Women’s Network (KWN). Participants included Gender Equality Officers (GEO’s), Legal Officers, chief heads of finance, directors of municipal directorates of the Municipality of Drenas and Skendera, and representatives of civil society.
This meeting was organized through the cooperation of KWN, GIZ, IKAP and AGE to design the training plan/new module of IKAP regarding to gender equality for civil servants, therefore during this meeting were handed the questioners and we get opinions from all the participants, for the changes that should contain the new module. The meeting was organized with financial support from Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ).

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KWN members Learn Why and How to Use Digital Media

16.11.2015

On Nov. 16, KWN organized the workshop, Utilizing Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The workshop was led by Doruntinë Demiri, Zana Cana and Genc Bokshi from Ipko Foundation. With the inclusion of their trainers, the Ipko Foundation supported KWN’s members in building their capacities.
Doruntinë Demiri opened the workshop, and she informed participants of the principles of social media, its impact, and effective strategies for using it.
“Years ago the advocacy for sensitive cases of a society were made in form of protest and joint meetings, but today the strength of the advocacy in world is concentrated in another form – in distributing the information through digital tools,” said Demiri.
Demiri emphasized that in order to be successful advocates, participants of the workshop need to use media. Using media is necessary because you can reach more people, and you can also encourage people to join that cause. You can find more information about this strategy by clicking here.
During the second part of the workshop, participants learned more about how to use tools and social media channels, as well as how to plan concrete steps for their initiatives in the future.
This workshop was supported by European Union Office in Kosovo.

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Students, Activists, Policy-makers Discuss Feminist Economics at UBT

13.11.2015

For one of the first times in Kosovo, feminist economics was discussed at a well-attended conference on Gender and Economics at the University of Business and Technology (UBT) in Prishtina. The conference was co-organized by UBT, the Austrian-Kosovo Association, the Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN) and the Gender Studies and Research Program at the University of Prishtina. KWN organized one of the panels, which sought to foster discussion surrounding feminist economics.
Edmond Hajrizi, UBT Rector, provided the opening remarks. He highlighted the importance of research and innovation, as well as the promotion of gender equality in the economy. To this end, he announced of the official establishment of the UBT Gender Economics Centre.
Then, Ulrike Lunacek, Vice-President of the European Parliament and Special Rapporteur on Kosovo emphasized the importance of education for women to realize their rights. She observed that young boys play soccer and learn to play as a team towards achieving a shared goal, even if they do not like each other. Women tend not to have these opportunities, and this transfers over into their work in politics and business later in life. She also noted the need for men to take on more roles at home, which would enable women to spend more time at work. Men would benefit as well, by having more time to spend with their children.
Jeta Krasniqi from the Office of the President of the Republic of Kosovo also spoke about the importance of women’s economic empowerment.
Then, Zogaj Gashi, Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Economic Development, announced that the Ministry is planning a pilot project, Employment of Women Online, which is expected to generate 20,000 jobs for women.
Sigrid Meyer from the Promoting Private Sector Employment (PPSE) project, introduced SMART Economics, a project to promote equal economic opportunities for women. She also introduced PPSE’s social media campaign “#edhetimundesh” and “#itimozes,” which seeks to encourage men and women to support women’s employment. KWN member Sylbije Sahiti from Parajsa Jone was featured in one of the short films about successful women.
Merita Limani, USAID Property Rights Program Gender and Property Rights Specialist, noted that the insufficient implementation of the Law of Inheritance impeded women’s economic empowerment. Due to cultural barriers, few women realize their right to inheritance. Thus, few women possess property in their name.
Then, during the KWN-organized panel on Feminist Economics: Concepts and Theory, Dr. Vjollca Krasniqi from the University of Prishtina offered a feminist critique of mainstream economics. She emphasized the importance of changing macroeconomic policies to make them more gender responsive.
Nicole Farnsworth, KWN Lead Researcher, explained the meaning of heterodox economics, feminist economics and some of the policy relevant theories that have been put forth by feminist economists. She then presented a working paper by herself, Nerina Guri and Donjeta Morina entitled “The Cost of Care,” which examines the impact care work may have on women’s labour force participation in Kosovo. Farnsworth explained that although time, effort and special skills are required for care work, this work is rarely recognized for its effect on the economy. Women comprise the majority of care givers, which evidence suggests may lead some women to sacrifice school and may contribute to women’s low labour force participation. Farnsworth emphasized the need to establish care centers which would create jobs and enable women’s increased labour force participation as a should-be policy priority.
Citing the Nobel Prize winning economist Amartya Sen’s Capabilities Approach, Ada Shima, Project Manager for the UNDP Active Labor Market Program, explained that poverty should not be measured only in terms of monetary value, but also with regard to freedom and the right to choose the life that we want to live.
During the second panel, Kerstin Neithammer Juergens, Family Law Expert from the EU Civil Code and Property Rights project offered her views on Kosovo’s new Civil Code, currently being drafted, focusing on the Family Law.
Mirlinda Purrini-Kusari, Executive Director of SHE-ERA, emphasized the need for government funding for projects that increase women’s employment and ensure equal opportunities in the workforce.
Lastly, Donjeta Morina from KWN gave a presentation on gender responsive budgeting. Morina explained its importance for policy-making and a simple methodology that can be used.
This conference received funding from Swiss Cooperation in Kosovo via Swisscontact through the Promoting Private Sector Employment (PPSE) project.

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KWN Trains Correctional, Probation Services in Kosovo

12.11.2015

On 9 Nov. the Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN) was invited by the EU Twinning Project “Re-Offending Prevention Program (RPP)”, to train officials from Correctional and Probations Services in Kosovo. The training involved 20 social workers and probation officers.
Participants learned about rehabilitation programs for specific types of offenders, including sexual offenders, domestic violence offenders and drug abusers.
Adelina Berisha, Research Assistant at KWN, gave a training on basic concepts of gender and gender equality. She shared her expertise on the topics of domestic violence and sexual harassment. She also informed officials regarding the legal obligations Correctional and Probation Services have in treating these two issues. She shared main findings from KWN’s forthcoming report on domestic violence entitled No More Excuses.
During the training, challenges in implementing the legal framework for both of these institutions were analysed. Further, participants were informed about the importance of cooperating with civil society, particularly shelters for persons who have suffered domestic violence. Another important issue addressed during this training session was treatment of offenders and perpetrators of domestic violence. The training focused on the responsibilities that each of the institutions has in providing such treatment and strategies for offering these services.
Participants were satisfied with the training, noting that this was their first time to discuss domestic violence and sexual violence specifically.

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KWN Advocates for Gender Equality and Women’s issues in Brussels

11.11.2015

From 4-6 of Nov., various women’s rights activists from the Western Balkans met in Brussels to advocate for women’s issues in their respective countries. Participants included women’s rights activists from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia.
In the course of three days, participants met with various representatives from the Directorate General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), the European External Action Service (EEAS), the Committee for Foreign Affairs at the European Parliament, Mara Marinaki, Principal Adviser on Gender and Security at the EU, the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands at the EU, and the Permanent Representation of Sweden at the EU.

Issues raised by KWN included, but were not limited:

The need to improve gender mainstreaming in the progress report, since gender issues and women’s rights are almost exclusively mentioned in the Human Rights chapter. Mainstreaming gender through the progress report is very important, as it will make issues pertaining to gender inequality a priority for the government of Kosovo
Women’s insufficient participation in the political dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia
Women’s overall underrepresentation in decision-making structures in Kosovo
The issue of EU funding (particularly funding from the Instrument of Pre-Accession), as there are currently insufficient processes in place to review whether gender has been sufficiently mainstreamed throughout action documents or sectoral planning documents
Gender impact analysis of enlargement processes
Kosovo’s political status, which makes it difficult to sign and enforce EU and other conventions pertaining to violence against women (e.g. Istanbul Convention), and other conventions pertaining to women’s rights

EU representatives acknowledged their large role in pressuring governments to improve gender equality and women’s empowerment. They promised to have more in-depth consultation with women’s CSO’s. Notably, representatives from the desk office for Kosovo at DG NEAR admitted that there is more space to consult civil society while drafting the progress report. While it is too late to influence the 2015 progress report (as it will be published next week), representatives from the EU Parliament said that they will discuss the progress report in December/January, and will include comments from the KWN in the report.

This advocacy initiative was supported by Kvinna till Kvinna and their effort of bringing Balkan’s women’s CSO’s advocacy initiatives closer to the European Union.

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Balkan Women’s Activists trained on advocating at the EU level

09.11.2015

From November 2-3, women’s rights activists from all over the Western Balkans gathered in Brussels to enhance their advocacy skills at the EU level. While many of the women have been involved in advocacy and lobbying for many years, the training aimed at specifically enhancing their advocacy and lobbying towards the European Union.
The trainer, Constanza de Toma, was a former lobbyist for reproductive and sexual rights in the EU, as well as the assistant of a former Member of the European Parliament. Her experience was very crucial as she was an expert on both sides: on the inside and on the outside of the EU.
“EU lobbying is quite different from other forms of advocacy. You have to know how to approach your targets, learn to speak their language of “Eurospeak,” and know exactly when and to whom to raise your issues," said training facilitator Constanza de Toma.
The first day included information on what the European Union is, what it does, and how it is set up. Further information was provided on the main institutions comprising the EU, and what their work, responsibilities, and competences entail. Participants delved into discussing EU acquis and what that means for women’s rights. A critical assessment of EU’s gender perspective was also part of the discussion.
De Toma also discussed and critically evaluated the legislative procedures of EU, through which legislation is made, ratified, and implemented. Participants discussed when and how a gender perspective can be integrated in this process.
Day 2, on the other hand, focused more on strengthening advocacy. The training focused on the advocacy cycle of rights. Developing a “Theory of Change” was a crucial part of this training.
Some of the most important “How to Lobby at the EU” information included the following advice:

Preparing for a lobby meeting

Be clear on what you want to get out of the meeting; provide 3 – 4 clear and specific objectives
Prepare before meeting, including deciding how you will appeal to the decision makers and respond to their counter arguments
Think about your targets as individuals, get to know what makes them tick, and tailor your arguments accordingly – this may entail appealing to them on different levels, e.g. rationality, sympathy/feeling, moral identity, enlightened self-interest, benefits to their institution/personal stature
If appropriate, prepare a one page note outlining your key messages and advocacy objectives to leave at the end of the meeting. You may want to consider translating materials into other key EU languages to have broader reach with MEPs and across member states

At a lobby meeting:

Think about dress-code – while this is culturally/politically specific, particularly at the EP, the basic rule is to dress appropriately so you feel comfortable and the decision maker will take you seriously
Never be late and allow sufficient time for security clearance before the meeting when necessary
Meet beforehand with your delegation to decide who will lead the meeting, your key points, tactics and who will say what, and who will keep minutes
Ensure your leader starts and ends by thanking the decision maker for his/her time, help keep the meeting to time, do introductions, recap agenda, agree whether comments and minutes are on or off the record, confidential etc.
At the start of the meeting ensure that someone is allocated the task of summing up and agreeing next steps, and that they do this once the meeting is drawing to close
Make 3-4 key concise and specific points, avoid long list of demands
Ensure you make clear and realistic proposals, not just criticisms
Use reasoned, evidence based arguments, rather than emotive or subjective language
Be assertive – neither overly deferential nor lecturing, aggressive or insulting
Be objective and calm, but persistent
Establish a dialogue; do not dominate the meeting yourself, but try not to allow your target to dominate either
Listen, ask questions, make suggestions to engage your target and build trust
Show respect for other people’s points of views, even when you disagree with them
Be sensitive to a change of mood on their part (agreement, anger, boredom) and change tack accordingly
Know when to stop, learn to judge how far you can push a particular argument and when it’s time to movie on
Criticize bad policies but don’t launch personalized attacks on decision makers

After your meeting:

Have a de-briefing with your delegation
Always follow up with a letter thanking the decision maker for the meeting and noting points of agreement and next steps.

The two day training was supported by Kvinna till Kvinna and their effort of bringing Balkan’s women’s CSO’s advocacy initiatives closer to the European Union.

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30.05.25

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30.05.25

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Freja Forum 2015 to Open in Kosovo

06.11.2015

Today at 18:00, the Regional Conference “Freja Forum 2015” will hold its official opening ceremony at Hotel Sirius in Prishtina. Media are welcome to attend.

Freja Forum is a platform for networks and cooperation among civil society orgnanisations (CSOs) in the Western Balkans, Turkey and the European Union (EU).

In November every year, the Freja Forum is held somewhere in the Balkans to discuss issues on equal opportunities, democracy, civil society development and capacity building for CSOs.

This year, the Freja Forum will be held in Kosovo for the first time, on 6 to 8 November. Themes will include equal opportunities, democracy and an open society.

For more detailed information on the Freja Forum 2015, please click here.

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