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Economic Empowerment and Poverty
Reduction of Women in Bosnia
Herzegovina
Our mission
BHWI Foundation is non-governmental, non-political, non-profit
organisation that supports joint activities of women NGOs and women
groups for the empowerment of women through social, economic and
educational programmes. Through these programmes it aims to
encourage women’s participation in the transformation of B&H society
in which they will have equal role in public and private everyday life.
Our goals
Creating a sustainable fond
for a long-term support to
women NGOs and women
groups
as
well
as
associations interested in
women’s
advocacy
in
general
Advocating for better legal
and political framework that
will secure that woman in
B&H society gets equal role
in public and private
everyday life.
Providing support for
social, economic and
educational programmes
for women as
well as programmes of
creation of gender
policies
Strengthening of local democracy and
development of civil society through
supporting women’s participation in
local initiatives
Supporting joint activities of
gender oriented NGOs and women
groups and creating preconditions
for sustainability of NGOs through
providing help in building and
development of their capacities
Supporting
co-operation
between civil, governmental
and business sector through the
development
of
joint
programmes
Supporting inter-regional
co-operation between women
networks, associations and
groups
through
joint
programmes
Advisory Board
Governing Board
Executive director
Subcommittee for Procedures
Subcommittee for Programme
development
Subcommittee for Fundraising
Programme manager
Finance manager
Accountant
Subcommittee for Human
Resources
Subcommittee for PR
Economic
empowerment
and poverty
reduction of
women in BiH
Integrated
Community
Services Support
to persons under
international
protection
Women in
decision making
Program “Economic Empowerment and Poverty Reduction of Women in
Bosnia-Herzegovina”
is focusing on
•
income-generation, education, skills training and
professional development programs for women
aiming at job creation and easier access to resources
and job market and
•
programs of co-operation with private,
governmental and public sector, aiming at creation of a
better legal and socio-economic framework for
employment / self-employment of women, and
raising public awareness on unequal economic status
of women and poverty of women as one of a
direct consequences of gender discrimination
•
Empowerment of women for activating own
potentials in fighting poverty and gender discrimination
Until today,
BHWI
supported
more than
1300
women.
Program targets vulnerable categories of women who do not have access
to other sources of financing
Women single heads of households
single mothers women over 45
years of age Unemployed URBAN Illiterate
women who lost jobs as a consequence of the war and transition
Women with disabilities
victims of domestic violence
women and girls at the most risk of first time job seekers
becoming victims of trafficking
minorities Roma
RURAL
users of social benefit
displaced
Results
started their own
business
36
Income-generation
activities in Safe Houses;
62
Advocacy/Education
Gender sensitive
budgeting 240
Self employed through
business start-up
; 276
Employed in companies
67
Employed in
companies
67
Work in agriculture
133
Skilled training
Prequalification
Education
513
Cottage industry
276
Advocacy Initiatives
Gender sensitive
budgeting
240
Registered own
business
36
Income-generation in
safe Houses
62
Work in agriculture; 133
Completed skilled
training/Education
513
BHWI gives priority to projects whose
implementation includes different
stakeholders in the community or
projects that fit within local
development plan, thus securing long
term sustainability of projects.
That way, project beneficiaries are able
to access additional sources of
financing especially (e.g. incentives
from the state for business
development).
Principle of Equal Opportunities.
All of Us are Entrepreneurs.
As a local grant maker BHWI has a
great knowledge of local needs
and conditions. In that sense BHWI
Foundation provides targeted
support, funding both traditional
and non traditional activities.
Tailored training for improvement
of job seeking skills, in the case
of young Roma woman, maybe
means ONLY basic literacy training.
BHWI strongly supports projects of
education and skilled training
believing that only through constant
improvement of knowledge, skills
and abilities women can become
competitive on the job market and
make safe life choices.