MWAHR Advances Gender-Responsive Budgeting in Mitrovica
As an active member of the Gender Budget Watchdog Network, the Mitrovica Women Association for Human Rights (MWAHR) has been a driving force in promoting fairer municipal budgets through gender-responsive budgeting. By monitoring budget allocations across six municipal directorates — Agriculture, Administration, Health, Social Welfare, Finance, and the Employment Agency — and organizing public hearings […]
Strengthening Women’s Participation and Shaping Policies for Gender Equality
The Mitrovica Women Association for Human Rights (MWAHR) is a member organization of the Gender Budget Watchdog Network (GBWN) in the Western Balkans and the Republic of Moldova. Through this network, MWAHR has conducted detailed budget monitoring in the Municipality of Mitrovica, marking an important step toward ensuring equitable and fair budget distribution. As part […]
GBWN Annual Meeting 2024, Veles, Macedonia
GBWN Annual Meeting took place from 9th to 11th of December in Veles, Macedonia. We reached several key milestones shaping our network’s future. We began by highlighting our collective achievements and achieved milestones, further the network members could develop their knowledge in the fields of communication and advocacy. A major discussion point was the voting […]
“Budget Day” Consultation Table with CSOs in Macedonia
The 2025 budget, which was expected to be the first with a gender dimension, does not fully comply with the requirement of Article 35 of the new Budget Law, it does not include a summary overview of gender budget statements of budget users which are regulated in point 2, subsection 5 as part of the […]
GRB Watchdogging of Climate Change Financing Training for CSOs in Tirana
From 13th to 15th of November GRB Watchdogging of Climate Change Financing Training for CSOs took place in Tirana, Albania. Main aims of the Training course were: Raising awareness of gender-responsive budgeting and its role in climate change financing. Examining international commitments on gender and climate, with insights on regional progress and opportunities for CSO […]
Webinar: Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Public Spaces and Transport Systems
We joined forces with the CEE Bankwatch Network to organize the webinar “Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Public Spaces and Transport Systems” that took place on 8th of October 2024. The Program Coordinator of our Gender Budget Watchdog Network Ivana Petrisková, presented key findings from our research on gender-responsive and sustainable solutions to enhance public financing for […]
Seeds of Change: Gender-Responsive Policies Changing the Lives of Rural Women
October 15 marks the International Day of Rural Women. This year’s theme is Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All, and it concerns the contribution of women to the production of quality food through agricultural activities. An inspirational story of a woman farmer benefiting from the Gender Budget Watchdog Network advocacy efforts comes from Vlasenica, […]
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Public Call for Applications for Capacity Building and Sub-Granting in Gender and Climate Change Financing
Call Reference No: 2841/06/24 Project: STRENGTHENING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR GENDER EQUALITY IN WESTERN BALKANS AND MOLDOVA (GENDER BUDGET WATCHDOG NETWORK,PHASE II) Financed by: Austrian Development Agency and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Implementing partners: Center for Research and Policy Making, Gender Alliance for Development Centre; Centre for Civil Society Promotion; Kosovo Women’s Network; Women […]
Main Achievements of GBWN Mentoring on Gender-Responsive Resilience Response Advocacy
Through the mentorship initiative of the Gender Budget Watchdog Network (GBWN), significant outcomes have been achieved in strengthening the capacities of 20 civil society organizations (CSOs) from the Western Balkans and the Republic of Moldova in monitoring and advocacy on gender-responsive resilience response. These achievements include: Enhanced Knowledge and Skills in Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB): Mentors […]
Conference Report – Community of Practice Conference in Skopje
The community of practice, focused on the theme “Gender-Responsive Budgeting: Between Desired and Successful Practices of Redistribution of Public Finances at Local, National, and Regional Levels for the Needs of Women and Men” Was organized on May 30-31, 2024 at AUE-FON University in Skopje. The community of practice was organized as a closing event under […]
