"In the previous three years, in the amount of 57 million dinars, we supported 16 NGOs through projects aimed at economic empowerment of women and improvement of their position on the labor market, with a special focus on women from the countryside. In addition, 20 local governments were supported to promote gender equality at the local level. In this way, we have contributed to more than 3,600 women being trained in entrepreneurship, learning how to develop a business plan, how to cash in on their knowledge and market products, how to increase production, hire other women and enter the labor market more readily. We will continue with this practice this year as well, with the intention of contributing to eliminating the negative consequences that the crisis caused by COVID-19 has on employment and working conditions of women in Serbia ", said the Deputy Prime Minister and President of the Coordination Body for Gender Equality, Prof. Zorana Mihajlovic, PhD.

The call is intended for civil society organizations to submit project proposals in which they will develop measures and activities to support the inclusion of women in the labor market, contribute to the creation of new and increase access to community services in order to increase women's participation in the labor market and better reconcile private and business life. support women's self-employment and women's entrepreneurship.

The right to participate in the competition have civil society organizations that have knowledge and proven experience in the field of gender equality and economic empowerment of women. The value of the awarded grant will be at least 25,000 and at most 30,000 euros, and the implementation is expected to last a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 18 months. The deadline for submitting projects is May 17 this year.