The Institute for Youth Development KULT, with the support of UNWOMEN, launched the initiative “Strengthening the Role of Women in Rural Areas of Zenica-Doboj Canton”. The initiative includes two municipalities: Visoko and Doboj-Jug that will be included in developing an Action Plan to improve the position of women in rural areas.
Representative of the Institute for Youth Development KULT Belma Gijo and Mrs Draženka Subaši?, the Chairwoman of the Zenica-Doboj Canton Assembly, signed an agreement on collaboration for improving the position of women in rural areas of the canton. The ceremony of signing was attended by Mr Ivo Tadi?, Deputee Chairman of the Assembly, Mrs Naida Delibaši? and Mr Kemal Mušinbegovi?, members at the Assembly and representatives of the Commission on Gender Equality, Human Rights and Civil Liberties of Zenica-Doboj Canton.
With the aid from UNWOMEN, the Institute for Youth Development KULT started the initiative "Strengthening the role of a woman in rural areas of Zenica-Doboj Canton". The initiative includes two municipalities, Visoko and Doboj-Jug. The aim of the project is to improve gender sensibility of municipal and cantonal authorities, mapping the position of women in rural areas and supporting advocacy for changing policies and budget through gender responsible budgeting. The final outcome of the project is developing municipal action plans for improving position of women in rural areas.
Belma Gijo, the representative of the Institute presented the activities of the Institute for Youth Development KULT that have been conducted so far and emphasized that she was pleased that the signing of the treaty was just a beginning of cooperation with the authorities of the Zenica-Doboj Canton. "Youth and women in Bosnia and Herzegovina live on the margin of society. Through similar initiatives we aim to improve the position of these groups in our society. We have selected these municipalities expressed a great interest to work on improving the position of women from rural areas" – added Belma Gijo, the representative of the Institute. The Analysis of the position of women in rural areas of Zenica-Doboj Canton was also presented today, in which it was demonstrated that most surveyed women live in miserable living conditions. "In municipalities Doboj-Jug and Visoko, amongst the examinees, there is a fairly high degree of unemployment amongst women" – emphasized Maida ?ehaji?, a consultant of the Institute for Youth Development KULT.
The same agreement had been signed earlier at the Doboj-Jug Municipality, and another signing is expected soon with Visoko Municipality.
Representatives of the Institute for Youth Development KULT held a meeting with the Chief of Zenica-Doboj Canton Assembly Draženka Subaši? today and with her deputees, Ivo Tadi? and Jasmin Duvnjak in order to arrange cooperation regarding the activites to improve the position of women in rural areas.
The draft of the Action plan for improving the position of women in rural areas was most recently presented in Doboj-Jug. The presentation was attended by representatives of the Municipality, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, and citizens of Doboj-Jug. The discussion focused on the proposed measures and activities, and defining the steps to be taken towards adopting the Action plan.
The Action plan has four goals:
STRENGTHENING GENDER EQUALITY THROUGH RAISING THE CONSCIOUSNESS AND CHANGING THE BEHAVIOUR OF WOMEN AND MEN IN THE DOBOJ-JUG MUNICIPALITY
ACHIEVING EQUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE GENDERS IN POLICY AND DECISION MAKING IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DOBOJ-JUG
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE BY USING GENDER-RESPONSIVE BUDGETING AND PLANNING AS A TOOL FOR STRENGTHENING GENDER EQUALITY
PROVIDING THE LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT WITH A SYSTEM FOR A COORDINATED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTION PLAN FOR GENDER EQUALITY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF DOBOJ-JUG
Measures, activities, competent agents and partners, the timeline and indicators for monitoring the implementation were defined in order to ensure the implementation of the aforementioned goals. The implementation of the Plan will be followed by an analysis of whether the implementation was successful, using the indicators defined in the Action plan matrix.
As a part of the initiative "Strengthening the Role of Women in Rural Areas of Zenica-Doboj Canton", a training of the Working Group of Visoko Municipality was held.
