Project Duration: 01/01/2013 – 31/12/2013 Sources of funding:  Center for Institutional Development implementer of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation funded program CIVICA Mobilitas

Objective: To advocate a greater presence of gender issues in the planning and budgeting processes for the activities of the institutions on the central and local level

Results: Provided relevant public information regarding the scope and character of the activities undertaken for the purpose of achieving the results planned within the Strategy of Gender Responsive Budgeting on a central level and the municipality of Bitola; developed recommendations for promoting the planning and budgeting processes on the central and local level; and initiated debate between the NGO sector and the institutions on the need for increased gender presence in the budgeting processes.