{"id":3496,"date":"2019-07-10T15:12:48","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T14:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glasprotivnasilstvo.org.mk\/?p=3496"},"modified":"2022-07-21T13:34:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T12:34:31","slug":"10-07-2019-networking-of-women-s-csos-in-macedonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glasprotivnasilstvo.org.mk\/en\/10-07-2019-networking-of-women-s-csos-in-macedonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Networking of women`s CSOs in Macedonia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From 1-4 July 2019 in Hotel\nIzgrev, Struga, a networking meeting for women`s civil society organizations\nactive on the territory of the Republic of North Macedonia was held in the\norganization of Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation and the Organization of Women of\nSveti Nikole. The aim of the meeting was to bring organizations together, to\nshare information about current activities, the perceptions of the women`s\nmovement and the situation of women`s rights in the Republic of Macedonia. The\nmeeting was also used as an opportunity to discuss and exchange opinions and\nideas about strengthening the organizational capacities and the women`s\nmovement through joint action, which also means advocating before the relevant\ninstitutions and creating policies for achieving gender equality. Other\ndiscussion points included the ways of increasing the flow of information,\nsharing of activities and actions implemented at local and national level.\nFeminism and feminist identity, its demystification and incorporation into the\npolicy creation and the tools for advocating before the relevant institutions\nwere also discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special emphasis was put during\nthe meeting on the current anti-gender movements which is taking Europe and the\nrest of the world by storm. Furthermore, the assessment of the situation of\nwomen`s CSOsand women activists in Macedonia in the period 2018-2019 prepared\nby Ms Biljana Bejkova and Ms Kristina Hadzi-Vasileva with the support of Kvinna\ntill Kvinna Foundation, was also presented in the meeting.  The goal of the assessment is to get a\nclearer picture of the challenges women`s CSOs are facing, their strategic\ngoals and activities, as well as provide new ideas for improving the women`s\nmovement in Macedonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n