Kosovo Women's Network

AGE launches First Monitoring Report on the Progress of Implementation of the Action Plan to implement Resoultion 1325

08.10.2015

On 8 October, the Agency for Gender Equality (AGE) launched the first monitoring report on the progress of implementation of the Action Plan to implement Resolution 1325. Participants in this event included representatives of various institutions of Kosovo, most of whom have also been part of the technical group for the drafting of the Action plan itself. This report was drafted by Linda Eriksson in close cooperation with AGE.
The launch included presentations of the main findings of this report, the methodology of data collection, as well as the research limitations. It should be kept in mind that the reporting period includes only the year 2014, results achieved in 2015 will be reflected in the second monitoring report, to be launched in 2016.
The Action Plan foresees three main pillars according to which the objectives were drafted

Increased participation of women in decisio nmaking, peacebuilding and peacekeeping processes
Integrated gender perspective in security affairs and increased women’s participation in the security forces
Survivors of sexual violence, torture and other forms of violence associated with conflict have improved access to protection, access to justice, rehabilitation and re-integration.

The main findings of the report, include figures showing that during the reporting period (2014), 33.3% of all indicators have been achieved, 39,4% of the planned activities have began; while 21.2% of activities have not began at all. On the other hand, for 6.1% of activities, no data was abailable.

The publication of this report was supported by UN Women.

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The 11th Handicraft Fair has Started

07.10.2015

Women’s Center “Open Door” organized the 11^thedition of the Handicraft Fair. The fair is taking place at Square “Skenderbeu” in Prishtina from 6 until 8 October. Its aim is to promote culturalheritage and also to empower women.

“There are 120 participants in this fair and most of them are women.” Said Belgjyzare Muharremi, the organizer. “This fair is a great opportunity for women that are participating, because this way they can economically empower themselves and promote their work.”

For three days, the fair brings for visitors, applied art works, unique craft work in different materials, in textile, stone metal, folk, costumes, works in different styles and also traditional food that are part of the traditional culture in heritage of Kosovo and region.

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American students from Danish Institut visit KWN

05.10.2015

Last week KWN welcomed five students from the Danish Institute for Study Abroad’s Justice and Human Rights program. Mimoza Pachuku, the Manager of Kosova Women’s Fund at Kosova Women’s Network (KWN), explained the roots of KWN, its history and activism throughout the years.

Since the student’s field of study is Humanitarian Law and Armed Conflict they were interested to know about KWN’s engagement in gender based violence. As this is one of the main pillars of KWN’s strategy 2015-2018, they were informed about the nation-wide research KWN is conducting on gender based violence and sexual harassment; the creation of the National Council for the Survivors of Wartime Sexual Violence, the #TakeBackTheNight initiative of FemAct; and the initiatives of KWN members on local level regarding gender based violence.

Several students, after they got informed regarding KWN’s work and activities expressed their interest to intern for KWN.

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October Brings Third Edition of FemART

01.10.2015

Centre for Promotion and Community Artpolis is organizing a Regional Women’s Artists Festival (FemART) for the third time in Prishtina. FemART will start on 7 and will go on until 12 October.
The program of the Festival will contain different themes such as: human rights, LGBT, reproductive health, women’s economic empowerment, violence against women etc.
Similar to previous years, this edition will also contain artistic creations, including theatre plays, movies, concerts, book promotions, fashion, installations, street art, poetry, workshops, and other forms of art creations from feminist women and men artists from Kosovo and region, including: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Hungary and Turkey. The deadline for application was open from 24 August until 15 September. Even though the Festival doesn’t have a competitive nature, the program will be chosen from different artists and activist and will take place in different locations such is cultural institutions, cinemas, and other different spaces.
The agenda and the places will be online very soon in FemART official page. The festival will be open and will have free for all interested citizens.

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GIZ and MLSW Launch New Project on Youth Employment

30.09.2015

On September 30^th, Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Ministry for Labour and Social Welfare (MLSW) signed the agreement for the lauch of a new innovative project on youth employment. The project, titled Youth Employment Promotion in Kosovo (YEPiK), has a twofold overall goal of: 1. increasing the employability of youth; and 2. increasing their awareness of existing opportunities in their municipalities. The project aims to achieve these goals by enhancing the existing employment infrastructure in three pilot municipalities: Gjakova, Ferizaj, and Vushtrri. This will be done by offering support to employment (EOs) centers and vocational training centers (VTCs) directly.
In her opening remarks, project leader Emily Cullom, stated that the project “can and will go directly into action”, emphasizing her happiness about the cooperative nature of their agreement with MLSW and local authorities. Subsequently, Minister Abrashi of MLSW, stated that “we need quick and concrete results”, adding that the premise of YEPiK is exactly that. One of the specific focuses of this project will be to increase the employability and employment rates of young women.
KWN representative Donjeta Morina was present at the meeting and KWN looks forward to the success of this project.

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KWN organized a training on Gender Mainstreaming in Public Policies.

Activists Aim to Mainstream Gender in Public Policies

21.09.2015

On 21 Sep., KWN trained member organizations, representatives of the Kosovo Lobby for Gender Equality and FemACT members on how to mainstream gender in public policies.

During the first part of the workshop, participants learned basic concepts related to gender mainstreaming from Nicole Farnsworth and Donjeta Morina from KWN. They explained the various forms of public polices (e.g., laws, strategies and action plans), as well as gender mainstreaming, gender analysis and gender responsive budgeting. Gender mainstreaming, defined as the integration of a gender perspective in all public policies, is a crucial instrument for achieving gender equality. Participants can use gender mainstreaming in analysing the impact of various public policies on men, women, girls and boys.

Then, they detailed steps that should be taken in order to mainstream gender and discussed different practical examples. Any new public policy could potentially impact men and women differently, so conducting a gender impact analysis to inform draft policies is important. An example discussed was that of a public policy that would cut salaries of primary healthcare sector employees in half. This seemingly “neutral” policy would impact women more, as women are employed in the public health sector in much higher numbers than men. Another example included increasing car taxes, which would disproportionally impact men (as there are more men drivers in Kosovo).

“This is a very new approach of analysing public policies,” said a participant. “It will be very useful for our future work at the local level.”

After lunch, participants divided into several groups where they discussed specific public policies and sought to mainstream gender in them. The documents and laws discussed included: the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for the Ministry of Economic Development; the Education Strategic Plan in Kosovo; the Labour Law; the Draft Law for Registration and Records of the Unemployed and Jobseekers; the Budget of Fushe Kosove; and the Gender Action Plan for Dragash Municipality. Participants worked directly on each document, preparing recommendations from a gender perspective that they later presented orally to the entire group. Among the recommendations presented were the following:

Disaggregate all information by gender in public policies, including laws, budget documents, strategies and administrative instructions;
Specify terms, such as “women and men”, instead of using general terms like “citizens” and/or “persons”;
Analyse labour market demands for women and men before launching the Draft Law for Registration and Records of the Unemployed and Jobseekers;
Encourage more women to register at Regional Employment Centres (RECs); Add a gender annex to annual budget documents and raise awareness among citizens to participate in public hearings.

Participants were very active and interested in learning how to mainstream gender. They also obtained ideas from other participants regarding advocacy activities and initiatives that have already begun in other municipalities.

The aforementioned recommendations, among others made directly on policy documents, will be used by KWN, its members and KLGE to inform future policies from a gender perspective, especially considering that most of the aforementioned policies can still be influenced.This workshop was supported by the European Union Office in Kosovo.

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Today, political entities in Kosova, signed the Declaration on the Inclusion of Women in Electoral Management.

Political Entities Sign Declaration on the Inclusion of Women in Electoral Management

16.09.2015

On 16 September 2015, political entities of the Republic of Kosova signed the Declaration on the Inclusion of Women in Electoral Management. The ceremony was organized by the Institute Democracy for Development (D4D).

By signing this Declaration, political entities have commited to tackle the issue of gender inequality in electoral processes. While this Declaration was signed by representatives of 10 political entities that attended the ceremony, it will be open for signature for one month, enabling others who could not be present today to sign it.

The signed declaration aims to increase women’s participation in electoral management bodies from the national level, local level and in the polling stations. At the national level, it aims at achieving a participation of no less than 40% and up, until there is equal gender participation for both genders. Further, the declaration entails the commitment of political entities for producing strategies and plans for increasing women’s participation and improving the gender structures inside parties.

The signing of the Declaration on the Inclusion of Women in Electoral Management is an activity that D4D has developed in cooperation with International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and aims to raise awareness of society on benefits of equal gender participation in electoral processes.

Additionally to the political entities, representatives of institutions, accredited embassies in Kosovo, international organizations and civil society, including Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN), were also present at the ceremony of signing the declaration.

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