Project co-funded by EU, EIDHR
Project leader: Association Iks, Petrinja
Project partner: Local Democracy Agency Sisak
Associates: Towns Petrinja and Glina and Municipality of Dvor
Project duration: 16 months (16 December 2009 – 15 June 2011)
Project grant: 96.581,49 euros
Place of implementation: Sisačko-Moslavačka County (Petrinja, Glina and Dvor)
Co-funding: European Union, European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR)
Project objective: to help build consensus, reconciliation and peace building in Petrinja, Glina and Dvor, by fostering active participation of women belonging to different ethnic groups.
Summary: In Banovina area women are rarely activated in community public life and there is low women’s participation in decision making processes in their local communities. Moreover, it is evident social exclusion of unemployed women, especially among immigrant Croats from Bosnia and returnee Serbs. The project objective will be accomplished, among other activities, throughout modular education of 12 women from different ethnic and national groups. The main purpose of modular education is education for democratic citizenship that will lead to decreasing existing tensions between ethnic groups, breaking prejudices of “other side”, cherishing tolerance, non-violence, and developing women’s conscious about their own value, developing human freedoms and promoting human rights. During the education, participants will learn the importance of mutual cooperation in the process of community strengthening. In cooperation with project associates and existing women’s initiatives, 3 action groups will be formed that will gathered women interested in stronger involvement in social life. Further on, these women will organise different workshops, events and activities in order to provide support and facilitate reconciliation and social cohesion process in their communities.
Educational program for women in 2010
Call for applications – Education for women’s action groups leaders
Meeting with project associates, 16 February 2010
Radio jingle recorded and the 1st radio show broadcasted
Press conference, 25 February 2010
Hold first meetings of women leaders in Petrinja and Dvor, March 2010
Successful first training module for community women leaders, 26-28 March 2010
Hold second training module for community women leaders, 23-25 April 2010
Women’s action group Glina got office, 11 May 2010
Soon opening of the Info club in Dvor, 12 May 2010
Educational visit to the Jasenovac Memorial Center, 22 May 2010
Women’s action group Glina established NGO RUŽA, 21 May 2010
Broadcast the third project’ radio show, 21 May 2010
Opened Info club in Dvor, 25 May 2010
Instead of birthday gifts – grant to IKS and women’s project, 1 June 2010
New computers for Dvor Info club, 13 June 2010
Project billboards all over the County, 13 June 2010
Third project coordination team meeting, 17 June 2010
Manufacturing of village Graberje folk costumes, 30 June 2010
Civil society development in Petrinja, 2 July 2010
Thematic meeting on civil society development, 5 July 2010
Fair of school books, clothes and toys at Petrinja river beach, 6 July 2010
Workshop on Graberje village folk costumes, 8 July 2010
Successful fair at Petrinja river beach, 11 July 2010
Held 1st thematic meeting in Dvor, 13 July 2010
Round table on civil society development in Glina, 16 July 2010
Women’s action group Glina organised a fair, 3 August 2010
Announcement: 2nd fair in Petrinja, 14 July 2010
Numerous activity for women starting from September, 20 August 2010
Great number of visitors at the 2nd fair in Petrinja, 22 August 2010
Meeting of Glina women’s action group, 24 August 2010
Ecological workshops for children in Dvor, 26 August 2010
Computer course for women started in Glina, 2 September 2010
Manufacturing canvas bags with folk motive, 3 September 2010
Held 1st creative workshop in Dvor, 3 September 2010
Thematic meeting: Social welfare, 7 September 2010
Scarf manufacturing at loom, 8 September 2010
International Peace Day in Glina, invitation
Zumba party – socialising and fitness!, 17 September 2010
Celebrated International Peace Day, 21 September 2010
Computer course for women started in Petrinja, 23 September 2010
In IKS even after the computer course!, 6 October 2010
2nd creative workshop in Petrinja, 7 October 2010
Fill in the questionnaire and take part in the survey, 12 Ocotber 2010
Thematic meeting: Internet as a profit-making opportunity, 14 October 2010
English language course started in Dvor, 12 October 2010
Held thematic meeting on Internet profit-making in Dvor, 14 October 2010
Manufacturing folk costumes of Graberje village, 16 October 2010
Canvas bags with folk motives, 4 November 2010
Preparation activities for fair in Marinbrod, 7 November 2010
Relaxing and fulfilling weaving, 16 November 2010
Manufacturing Christmas decorations in Glina, 15 November 2010
Women in Petrinja signing a petition, 16 November 2010
After canvas bags, manufacturing Christmas decorations in Petrinja, 16 November 2010
Held third educational module for women, Topusko, 20-21 November 2010
More Christmas decorations in IKS, 23 November 2010
Selling Christmas decorations for children gifts, 27 November 2010
Radio show on domestic violence, 19 November 2010
Women’s action groups presented their projects, 21 December 2010
