• Women’s organization of the Municipality of Veles

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  • 01/24/1995
  • 10
  • Nort Macedonia
  • Short Description of the Organization

  • Mission of the organization: gender equality, development, peace.
    Vision: promoting gender equality
    Main goals: Advocacy and promotion of women’s rights – human rights, equal opportunities, participation of women in all spheres of social life, encouraging tolerance, dialogue and peacekeeping, empowering women in rural areas, combating all forms of violence, health protection, political empowerment of women and nurturing tradition.
    The women’s organization is recognizable in the municipality of Veles as an organization that unites all women, regardless of their status and ethnicity.

  • Short Description of Implemented Projects and Achieved Results

  • WE MAKE “women entrepreneurship for competitiveness which is realized in cooperation with the association of business women of Skopje, funded by the EU in a period of one year. We are partners in the realization of the project at the level of Vardar region

    “Women have rights” is a three-year regional project that contributes to the prevention of violence against women in the Western Balkans and Turkey, funded by the EU implemented by the UN for gender equality and empowerment of women. and Gostivar

    Women are victims of domestic violence and often face the problem of lack of information, lack of education and disorganization, as well as feelings of shame from the community why they. There will be free psychological counseling through the project. It is necessary to work with the victims of domestic violence and to work together with all institutions to overcome the problems and overcome them.

    One of the activities of the Social Protection Program is Gender Equality, in the realization of which the women’s organization was involved during 2016 and 2017.

    Today we are active in implementing activities, from the operational plan and implementers of the social protection program, partners with the Center for Social Affairs Veles

    Workshops on the topic:

    1. “The involvement of women in social life”
    2. “Health education – family planning”
    3. “The role of women in the decision-making process”
    4. “Women Entrepreneurship – Experiences and Challenges”
    5. “Gender roles”
    6. “Gender Responsive Budgeting at the Local Level – Situations and Challenges”
    7. “Changes in the health fund”
    8. “Standards established in the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence”

    . “Law on Equality and Opportunities for Women and Men”
    10. “The Impact of Migration on the Peace and Development of Macedonia”
    11. “civil society stronger than business and citizens”
    12. “Protection and support of women victims of gender-based violence” contained in the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence
    13. “Women and Agriculture” support and opportunities
    Projects
    – BREAK THE SILENCE
    – WOMEN CAN DO THAT
    – TRADITION DOES NOT CLOSE EVERYONE
    – BE COURAGEOUS, THE CHOICE IS YOURS
    – WOMEN’S CAPACITIES

    Realized projects in 2019:
    -Life without violence financial means from the budget of the Municipality of Veles

    Realized projects in 2020:
    – Project for better health implementation 3 months educational workshops for KOVID 19 in rural areas Municipality of Veles in the amount of
    – Be encouraged – The choice is your Campaign Municipality of Veles
    – Rural women, Municipality of Caska in height
    – Institutionalization of quality services

    Realized project in 2021 Establishment of a psychosocial service for women victims of domestic violence and children

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