Kosova - Women 4 Women
Kosova - Women 4 Women works with socially and economically marginalised women, helping them improve their social and economic skills to improve their lives.
womenforwomen.org | Partner since 2013
Challenge
Across the world, women face social, cultural and economic barriers to equality. These barriers are extreme for ultra-poor women in post-conflict countries like Kosovo, where women’s voices are silenced, ignored, undervalued and excluded – even from decisions that affect them.
Response
Kosova-Women 4 Women delivers a 10-month social and economic empowerment programme that helps promote women’s agency, wellbeing and livelihoods.
Programme participants build practical job skills such as tailoring, horticulture, beekeeping, childcare and food processing. They learn to run a business and make responsible financial decisions while receiving input at the end of the training. In addition, participants learn about their right to vote and to inherit property, and gain vital knowledge about health, nutrition, stress management and interpersonal conflict resolution. Throughout their time on the programme, participants form tight social circles of support.
Women who graduate from the ten-month-long programme can choose to enrol in advanced business training to further strengthen their access to sustainable livelihoods. This additional training includes the provision of micro-capital support and business mentoring.
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