GBWN Advances Gender-Responsive Citizens Budgets Across the Region
From 24–27 June 2026, the Gender Budget Watchdog Network (GBWN) organized a regional workshop in Ulcinj, Montenegro, bringing together experts and network members from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia to develop a common approach for creating Gender-Responsive Citizens Budgets. The workshop focused on strengthening the role of Citizens Budgets […]
Gender Responsive Budgeting Training Strengthens Civil Society Capacities in Albania
On 23rd of June 2026, the Gender Alliance for Development Center (GADC) organized the training on Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB): Strengthening Capacities for Public Policy Monitoring and Advocacy, bringing together 20 representatives of civil society organizations, who successfully completed the training and received certificates. The training provided participants with practical knowledge on Gender Responsive Budgeting and […]
Keystone Moldova organized an innovative workshop on GRB and advocacy with the use of AI
Keystone Moldova, within the GBWN project, brought together civil society organizations for a practical and innovative workshop on Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) and advocacy for inclusive public policies. The session was facilitated by Moldovan GRB Hub’s project manager, Alexandru Gribincea. The starting point was a question that comes up often in NGO offices: AI is talked […]
International Symposium “Infrastructure for Everyday Life, Social Well-being and New Metrics for Public Decision-Making”
The International Symposium “Infrastructure for Everyday Life, Social Well-being and New Metrics for Public Decision-Making” brought together researchers, policy experts and practitioners to discuss how infrastructure can be redefined, measured and governed as a foundation of everyday well-being, gender equality and social sustainability. Organised by the University of Murcia within the framework of the international […]
GBWN at the EBRD Annual Meeting 2026 in Riga!
How can economies become more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable in an increasingly uncertain world? This was the central question explored at the 35th Annual Meeting and Business Forum of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), held in Riga, Latvia, from 5–7 June 2026. Representing the Gender Budget Watchdog Network (GBWN) were Ivana Petriskova, […]
Call for Papers: Gender-Responsive Budgeting for Gender-Equal Societies: Financing Care, Climate Action, and Women’s Economic Empowerment
The Center for Research and Policy Making and the Gender Budget Watchdog Network invite abstracts for the 3rd GRB Community of Practice, dedicated to strengthening university–CSO collaboration for gender-equal societies. The conference will be held 25-27 August in Ohrid, Macedonia and will explore how gender-responsive budgeting can be used to transform public finance, climate finance, […]
GBWN at the Regional Meeting “Hearing Each Other, Seeing Each Other” in Ankara
On 5 May 2026, civil society organizations, researchers, gender equality advocates, and international partners from across the region gathered in Ankara, Türkiye, for the regional meeting “Hearing Each Other, Seeing Each Other”, organized by Association for Monitoring Gender Equality (CEID). The event created a valuable space for dialogue on gender equality monitoring, socio-economic inclusion, public […]
Strength in Networks: GBWN Advocates for Gender-Responsive EU Budgeting at INCLUDE Strategic Hub
On 5 May 2026, the Gender Budget Watchdog Network (GBWN) brought its expertise into a key European policy space through participation in the INCLUDE Strategic Gender Budgeting Hub meeting. This was the 3rd session of the Smart Venice Thematic Hub on Strategic Gender Budgeting, titled “Gender Responsive Budgeting in Research Funding Organizations“, as part of Horizon Europe […]
GBWN at the Civil Society Forum and Regional Forum on Sustainable Development 2026
The Gender Budget Watchdog Network (GBWN) actively contributed to key regional dialogues in Geneva from 20–22 April 2026, engaging in both the Civil Society Forum and the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development 2026. These events brought together governments, civil society, and international organisations to accelerate progress on the 2030 Agenda in the UNECE region. Strengthening […]
Sign the petition: Invest in What Matters for People!
ENG Invest in What Matters for People! This was a recurring theme at the international conference on “Gender Budgeting in the New EU Multiannual Financial Framework” held in Nicosia under the patronage of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU this week. Participants highlighted concerns that proposals for the next EU long-term budget […]