Project funding EU
Project website N/A
Programme website Serbia – North Macedonia
Contribution to the Programme’s specific objective Skills improvement and creation of employment opportunities in perspective sectors
Project start date 30.09.2023
Project end date 29.03.2025
Project total budget EUR170.929.93
Project EU funding EUR145,290.44
Description The overall objective: Increased participation of women, young people and vulnerable groups of women in the labour market by introducing innovative pilot support measures

Specific objectives: 1) Upskilled women, young people and vulnerable groups of women and enhanced opportunities for their (self) employment in the well-paid, male dominated sectors; 2) Established partnerships for replication and scaling up of the pilot support measures; and 3) Increased visibility and awareness in the local communities on the benefits from the piloted measures.

Project activities:
Activity 1 – Organising Training about gender stereotypes;
Activity 2 – Organising Training about occupations in male
dominated sectors including ICT, metal processing and construction;
Activity 3 – Implementing field visit to employers;
Activity 4 – Organising Mentoring Program;
Activity 5 – Establishing private-public partnerships;
Activity 6 -Raising awareness campaign against gender
stereotypes;
Activity 7 – Creating policy recommendations documents
Activity 8 – Organising Visibility and cross-border networking.

Expected results 1. Upskilled women, young people and vulnerable groups of women and enhanced opportunities for their (self) employment in the well-paid, male dominated sectors
2. Established partnerships for replication and scaling up of the pilot support measures
3. Increased visibility and awareness in the local communities on the benefits from the piloted measures
Expected outputs Output 1 – 240 Women, young people and vulnerable groups of women educated on gender stereotypes and tools to change their mindset and access more to male dominated occupations & range of occupations in three most attractive, male dominated sectors with good employment opportunities: ICT, metal production and construction;
Output 2 – 40 women, young people and vulnerable groups of women involved in the practical ork offered by employers based on ‘’learning by doing’’ approach;
Output 3– At least 10 signed MoUs with employers and municipalities on cooperation in providing employing opportunities and further development of skills for involved targeted groups;
Output 4 – 5000 people reached through video clips/podcasts on the promotion of the role models and good practiced of women employed in male dominated sectors;
Output 5 – 2 Policy briefs created on economic and social benefits of women employment in traditional male occupations;
Output 6 – CBC platform for cooperation and exchange established.
Lead partner Institution name:CBC job gender and age equalizer
Country: Serbia
Address:Beograd,Volgina 16
Website:https://poslovnezene.org.rs/
Legal status: Private
Partner Institution name: Foundation for Management and Industrial Research
Country:North Macedonia
Address:Skopje ,16-ta Makedonska brigada 13б
Website:https://mir.org.mk/en/
Legal status:Private
Partner Institution nameAssociation of Business Women Vranje
Country:Serbia
Address:Vranje ,Partizanski put 8/2
Website:https://www.facebook.com/UPZVranje/
Legal status:Private
Partner Institution name:Citizens Association Righteous and professional
Country:North Macedonia
Address:Skopje ,Mocartova 35
Website:N\A
Legal status:Private