Advocating gender inclusive local budgets

Duration: 01/07/2016 – 31/03/2018 Source of funding: Civica Mobilitas, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation project that is implemented by NIRAS from Denmarк, the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC) and the Swedish Institute for Public Administration (SIPU) (www.civicamobilitas.mk) Overall Objective: Advancement of gender equality issues in the program planning and budgeting at the local level. Expected Results: Strengthened knowledge and skills of women’s NGOs for monitoring and advocating the specific needs of women in the budgeting processes of the local self-government (LSG); Gathered relevant data on the priority needs identified by women in the local communities and their treatment in the budgeting processes; Promoted relevance of the issue of gender equality in the managing of public finances among women from the community, local activists, and local authorities.