Brief description | Empowerment of women in tourist areas through the production of handicrafts |
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Region | Intra Western Balkan borders |
Countries | Republic of North Macedonia (MK) – Albania (AL) |
Location | AL: Korça Region MK: Struga Region |
Type of project partners | Local associations/groups (CSOs, including local NGOs) |
Size (total budget including EU grants) | € 50,000 to € 200,000 |
Main themes | Competitiveness, business and SME development, trade and investment Tourism and cultural heritage |
Keywords (Types of Activities) | Education and training |
Keywords (Aspects of Good Practice) | Genuine cross-border dimension Innovative |
Background and Objectives | Unemployed women from the Association of Women “Aureola” from Struga (MK), in collaboration with the “Association of Women with Social Problems” (AL), developed a project proposal for raising awareness in the value of tourism supply for local economic growth and sustainable development among the population and local institutions of the cross-border area. This collaboration came at a time when the two countries, which had been isolated for many years, can cooperate at cross-border level with a common purpose: the use of the respective cultures in shaping intercultural dialogue and the improvement of the economy as well as the mobility of people in the cross-border market.
To ensure women’s economic independence by the production of crafts and other items and their contribution to the tourism offer. |
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Main activities | The project included the following main activities:
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Main results | Several results were achieved by the project:
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Aspects of good practice |
The project is considered to be particularly innovative having been launched with a bottom-up approach and in a context without a tradition of cooperation. It contributed, albeit its small scale, to improving the tourism attractiveness of the Korça and Struga cross-border region and the promotion of sustainable economic growth by making better use of its socio-economic and cultural potential.
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Start and completion dates: |
April 2012 – October 2013
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More information | N/A |
Partner | MK: Women Association “Aureola” Nëntori nr.16, 6330 Struga, E-mail: aureola_6@yahoo.com |
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Partner | AL: Association for Women with Social Problems Lagja 2, Rruga “Sefer Efendiu”, Durres Tel: +355 52234600 E-mail: shoqatagrave@yahoo.com, qendraekeshillimit@yahoo.com |