In the framework of the “Decision making through dialogue: Improving the life in ruralsettlements through advocacy by groups of interest” project, supported by the “SMART Balkans–Civil Society for Shared Society in the Western Balkans” regional project, D4DmetNGOQIKA to discuss about the employment barriers for women in rural settlements and theopportunity to cooperate in solving them through dialogue and action.

During this meeting,NGO QIKA learned moreabout the projects’ purpose and vision, anddiscussedthe possibility of them joining the initiative to establish the group of activists forempowering women in rural areas and become agents of change. This group will be engagedwith identifying the issues/cases, field research, data collection, and producing materials thatwill be used to advocate and lobby for concrete policy changes.

During this process, D4D will offer continued support, expertise and capacity building in fieldslike: research methodologies, drafting public policies, as well as techniques on communication,advocacy, and lobbying. The long-term vision is to establish a sustainable model ofengagement, which directly affects the improvement of socio-economicstatus of women inKosovo, in particular those living inrural settlements.

“Decision making through dialogue: Improving the life in rural settlements throughadvocacy by groups of interest” is implemented with the support of “SMART Balkans–CivilSociety for Shared Society in the Western Balkans” regional project implemented by Centarza promociju civilnog društva (CPCD), Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM) andInstitute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) and financially supported by the NorwegianMinistry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA).

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