Training ′′Gender budgeting′′
Association for the development of civil society from Bijelo Polje, 17.-18. april in Kolasin, Montenegro, training ′′Gender budgeting′′ has been implemented.
Mirsala Tomic, the coordinator of the project, said that the goal of organizing training was to strengthen the capacity of decision makers in three northern municipalities to take special measures to achieve gender equality through the introduction of gender budgeting into local self-government. Also, during two-day training, budget users gained knowledge and skills to apply gender budgeting, developed a methodology for local gender budget initiatives to conduct the same in selected municipalities that will cooperate with local authorities, non-governmental organizations and in accordance with the prepared methodology aim to increase incentives for economic empowerment of women in the countryside, as a pilot of the initiative, which can be applied in all sectors.
The target group were participants, recognized persons from communities who are decision makers: representatives of local government and local governments, councilors, representatives of the finance, political parties, institutions, institutions, institutions, media, tourist organizations , women entrepreneurs, unemployed women, NGOs, from Bijelo Polje, Mojkovac and Plav. Senada Cikotic, representative of the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Minority attended the training. During the training, participants with the help of an expert for gender equality, Slavica Strikovic, coaches, through theoretical and practical work in groups, with the selection and application of the most adequate methods and instruments, they came up with an idea and worked on preparing three pilot Initiatives, which are based on local to the needs and they are realistic.
In the next period of a month, participants from three northern municipalities, Bijelo Polje, Mojkovac and Plav, along with the mentorship of an expert through the consultative process will work in three groups, according to municipalities from which they come, on the analysis of the current situation, which includes analysis of the needs, contacting relevant entities and stakeholders to prepare and create initiatives that will be directed to the authorities in three northern municipalities that aim to contribute to the implementation of gender equality.
The activity was carried out within the project ′′Strengthening the gender perspective at the local level”. The project is financially supported by the Ministry of Justice, Human and Minority rights to the Public Competition for the distribution of funds for project financing, or programs of non-governmental organizations in the field of gender equality ′′For a stronger society from the angle of gender equality”.
The aim of the project is to contribute to the implementation of gender equality policies.
The project is being implemented in three northern municipalities in: Bijelo Polje, Mojkovac and Plav, within eight months.