Design Phase Gender Institutions Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aim: Establishing and developing partnerships to produce a joint program application. Established modalities for agency-to-agency collaboration.
How: To explore a partnership with the Agency for Gender Equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for mutual learning, institutional strengthening and capacity development, as well as enhancing gender equality and women's rights in BiH through comprehensive gender mainstreaming and technical assistance.
Why: The Swedish Gender Equality Agency representatives agreed at the meeting with BiH's gender equality agency representatives to have a partnership application for Design Phase Gender Institutions Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Project value:
1,211,400 SEK
Project duration:
2023–2024
Policy markers:
- Democracy and Human Rights- Significant objective
- Gender Equality - Principal objective
- Environment – Not targeted
Target group:
The Gender Equality Agency in BiH, and Gender Center of Republika Srpska, and Gender Center of the Federation of BIH; The Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees and GE Agency FIGAP II program (Financial mechanism for the implementation of the Gender Action Plan)
Implementing partner:
The Swedish Gender Equality Agency (Jämställdhetsmyndigheten)
Other stakeholders:
relevant BIH CSOs, UN Woman, UNDP, UNFPA
Status:
Ongoing
Support area:
Human rights, democracy, the rule of law and gender equality
Sector:
Government and civil society
Municipalities (3):
Banja Luka, Brčko, Sarajevo