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, D4Dmet withwomen entrepreneurs and activists in the region of Mitrovica.

During this meeting, women participants had the opportunity to learn more about the projects’purpose and vision, and discuss the possibility of them joining the initiative to establish thegroup of activists for empowering women in rural areas and become agentsof change. This group will be engaged with identifying the issues/cases, field research, data collection, andproducing materials that will 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 affectsthe improvement of socio-economicstatus of women inKosovo, in particular those living in rural 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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