On September 28, we convened a meeting with the mayor of the Municipality of Vevcani, Spase Kochovski, councilors, mayors, and employees of public institutions. During this session, we presented an analysis of gender equality in the social protection of the municipality, along with budget initiatives, costs, and recommendations for action. The objective was to integrate the gender perspective into local policies and programs and advance the process of gender-resposive budgeting.
The Local Development Agency Struga shared key findings from the gender analysis of the social protection program in the municipality of Vevcani. It was emphasized that despite the municipality’s limited budget, efforts are made to address citizens’ needs. However, there is a need for more data to appropriately allocate unspent funds.
Several recommendations emerged:
- Introduction of a systematic approach to data collection at the local level to facilitate the preparation of reports/analyses and the development of policies tailored to the needs of specific target groups.
- Consultation with citizens regarding their needs during the creation of the budget and annual programs.
- Consideration of various social needs of beneficiaries, including victims of violence, when developing the social protection program, with a provision for an adequate budget for implementation.
- Training of municipal employees to incorporate the gender perspective into annual programs and budgets.
- Implementation of awareness-raising training in schools to recognize and protect young people from bullying.
Our partners, Journalists for Human Rights, presented a cost analysis based on proposed initiatives in the municipality of Vevcani. The discussion revealed that some needs identified in the analysis lack institutional support. Residents, partly due to mentality and the inclination to address family problems independently, tend to handle social challenges on their own instead of seeking help from institutions.
In conclusion, participants expressed their commitment to enhancing the transparency of public documents, including more frequent surveys and analyses. The aim is to achieve a more appropriate distribution of budget funds in alignment with the needs of citizens.
The βThrough Gender Lensesβ project is financed by the European Union and is being implemented by the Center for Research and Policy Making in cooperation with the Rural Coalition, Roma Women and Youth Association βLULUDIβ, Journalists for Human Rights, and Educational Humanitarian Organization β Echo.
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ΠΠ° 28 ΡΠ΅ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ²ΡΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΆΠ°Π²ΠΌΠ΅ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄Π±Π° ΡΠΎ Π³ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΎΠ½Π°ΡΠ°Π»Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΡ Π½Π° ΠΠΏΡΡΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΠ΅Π²ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈ Municipality of Vevcani, Π‘ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΠΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠΊΠΈ, ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅, ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΈ Π²ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈ Π²ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π²Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠΈΡΡΡΠΈΠΈ, ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ ΠΊΠΎΠΈ ΡΠ° ΠΏΡΠ΅Π·Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π²ΠΌΠ΅ Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠ° Π½Π° ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ° Π΅Π΄Π½Π°ΠΊΠ²ΠΎΡΡ Π²ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ°Π»Π½Π°ΡΠ° Π·Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ° Π½Π° ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠ°, Π±ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²ΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΈ, ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΏΠΎΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅ Π·Π° Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠ° ΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π» ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π³ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ° ΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΠΏΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π° Π²ΠΎ Π»ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π»Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠ½Π°ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΡ Π½Π° ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΎ-ΠΎΠ΄Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎ Π±ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅.
ΠΠΎΠΊΠ°Π»Π½Π° ΠΠ³Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ° Π·Π° Π Π°Π·Π²ΠΎΡΒ Π‘ΡΡΡΠ³Π° Π³ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π·Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π½Π°ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄ ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ° Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·Π° Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ° Π·Π° ΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ°Π»Π½Π° Π·Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ° Π½Π° ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΠ΅Π²ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈ, ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΡΠΈ Π΄Π΅ΠΊΠ° ΠΈΠ°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠ° ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΌΠ°Π» Π±ΡΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠ΄ΠΈ Π΄Π° Π³ΠΈ Π·Π°Π΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ»ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π±ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π½Π° Π³ΡΠ°ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅, Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π±Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΠΎΡΠΈ Π·Π° Π΄Π° Π΄Π΅Π» ΠΎΠ΄ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ° ΠΊΠΎΠΈ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΠ²Π°Π°Ρ Π½Π΅ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈ Π±ΠΈΠ΄Π°Ρ ΡΠΎΠΎΠ΄Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈ.
ΠΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π±Π½ΠΎ Π΅:
βͺ Π²ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ°ΠΏ Π·Π° ΡΠΎΠ±ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΠΎΡΠΈ Π½Π° Π»ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π»Π½ΠΎ Π½ΠΈΠ²ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΡ ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠ° Π½Π° ΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅ΡΡΠ°ΠΈ/Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅Π΄ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π±ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΎΠ΄Π΄Π΅Π»Π½ΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π»Π½ΠΈ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΈ,
βͺ ΠΏΡΠΈ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎ Π½Π° Π±ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΡ ΠΈ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ Π΄Π° ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠ»ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π°Ρ Π³ΡΠ°ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΈ Π³ΡΠ°ΡΠ°Π½ΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅ Π·Π° Π½ΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π±ΠΈ,
βͺ ΠΏΡΠΈ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ° Π·Π° ΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ°Π»Π½Π° Π·Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ° Π΄Π° ΡΠ΅ Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ°Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π²ΠΈΠ΄ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ°Π»Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π±ΠΈ Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅/ΡΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅, ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΆΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π½Π° Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΈ Π΄Π° ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈ ΡΠΎΠΎΠ΄Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ Π±ΡΡΠ΅Ρ Π·Π° ΡΠ΅Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ° Π½Π° ΠΈΡΡΠ°ΡΠ°,
βͺ Π΄Π° ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ°Ρ Π²ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΎ ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠ° Π·Π° ΠΈΠΌΠΏΠ»Π΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ° ΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΠΏΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π° Π²ΠΎ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ Π±ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΈ,
βͺ Π΄Π° ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΆΠ°Ρ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠΊΠΈ Π²ΠΎ ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡΠ°ΡΠ° Π·Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ³Π°ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠ° Π·Π° ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π½Π°Π²Π°ΡΠ΅ ΠΈ Π·Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ° Π½Π° ΠΌΠ»Π°Π΄ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈΠ½Π³.
ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠ°ΡΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠΈ, ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠΈ Π·Π° ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π°, ΡΠ° ΠΏΡΠ΅Π·Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π° Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠ° Π½Π° ΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΈ ΠΈΠ·ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Π° ΡΠΎΠ³Π»Π°ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²ΠΈ Π²ΠΎ ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΠ΅Π²ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈ. ΠΠΈΠ· Π΄ΠΈΡΠΊΡΡΠΈΡΠ° Π±Π΅ΡΠ΅ Π·Π°ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎ Π΄Π΅ΠΊΠ° Π΄Π΅Π» ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π±ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈ Π²ΠΎ Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠ° Π½Π΅ ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠΈΡΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄ΡΠΆΠ°Π½ΠΈ Π±ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΡΠΈ ΠΆΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΠΌΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π±Π°ΡΠ° ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ Π΄Π° ΡΠ΅ Π³ΡΠΈΠΆΠ°Ρ Π·Π° ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ±Π»Π΅ΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Π²Π°Π°Ρ ΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ°Π»Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΈΡΠΈ Π΄Π° Π³ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Π²Π°Π°Ρ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ Π½Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎ Π΄Π° Π±Π°ΡΠ°Π°Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠΈΡΡΡΠΈΠΈΡΠ΅.
Π£ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΊΡΠ°Ρ Π³ΠΈ ΠΈΠ·ΡΠ°Π·ΠΈΡΠ° ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡΠ΅ Π·Π°Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ±ΠΈ Π·Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΌΠ° ΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΠΏΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΠ°Π²Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈ Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Π½ΠΎ ΠΈ Π°Π½ΠΊΠ΅ΡΠΈ ΠΈ Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅Π±Π° Π΄Π° Π±ΠΈΠ΄Π°Ρ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈ, ΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π» ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠΎΠ΄Π²Π΅ΡΠ½Π° ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»Π±Π° Π½Π° Π±ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ²Π° Π²ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ³Π»Π°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π±ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π½Π° Π³ΡΠ°ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅.
ΠΡΠΎΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΎΡ βΠΠΈΠ· ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈ Π»Π΅ΡΠΈβ Π΅ ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½ ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΠΏΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ°, Π° Π³ΠΎ ΡΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄ΡΠ²Π°Π°Ρ Π¦Π΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡ Π·Π° ΠΈΡΡΡΠ°ΠΆΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ Π²ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠΊΠ° ΡΠΎ Π ΡΡΠ°Π»Π½Π° ΠΠΎΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ°, Π ΠΠΠ ΠΡΠ»ΡΠ΄ΠΈ, ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠΈ Π·Π° ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π° ΠΈ ΠΠ΄ΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎ Ρ ΡΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ½Π° ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ° β ΠΡ ΠΎ.