General Information
Žene Ženama is a self- organized women's group which contributes to development of civil society through empowerment of women and women's groups and advocates for respect of women's human rights in all spheres of private and social life.
The organization's work and activities are based on: Statute of the Organization, Strategic plan and Working regulations.
Structure of the organization/ Employees and volunteers:
• Advisory Board
• Management of the Organization
• Working Teams
• Administrative- financial service
• Supervisory Board
• Council of Beneficiary Groups
Achievements:
• 48 three- day seminars,
• 17 local actions,
• 614 workshops,
• 116 round tables and public lectures,
• 2 conferences.
• Involved 54 women's organizations from BiH and region in network «Common acting» through the program: «Empowerment of Women and Women’s Groups in Private and Public Life»,
• Provided honorariums for 296 women and girls based on Contract on labor and voluntary work,
• Provided small support funds aimed for sustainability of program activities of 15 women’s and youth groups in whole BiH,
• Motivated 12.325 women and men citizens from all over BiH to voluntarily contribute to the goals and activities of the organization,
• Printed 22 different publications such as: reports on our activities, manuals, magazines and translations,
• (Database: researches, experiences, reports of governmental, international and non- governmental organizations, information form field).
Partnerships, Solidarity and Collaboration
Žene Ženama and:
“Fondacija lokalne demokratije”, “Žene za žene Internacional”, “Unija ŽAR”, “Centar za promociju civilnog društva”, “Obrazovanje gradi BiH”, “Krug 99”, “HCA” and “Udružene Žene” Banjaluka, “Lara” Bijeljina, “Zora” Milići, “Sara” Srebrenica, “Pokret majki enklave Srebrenica i Žepa”, “Žene sa Une” Bihać, “Budućnost” Modriča, “ART” Glamoč, “Udruženje žena Doboj”, “Želja” Skelani, “Demokratski centar” Ljubuški, “Centar za djecu sa posebnim potrebama” Mostar, “Udruženje žena Tomislavgrad”, “Udruženje žena Odžak”, “Žene okruglog stola Distrikt Brčko”, «Privrednik» Stolac, «Oaza» Trebinje, «La Strada» Mostar, CRI Gacko, «Udruženje žena Teslić i Doboj», «Info Centar» Nevesinje, CAM and NORA Šekovići,
«Centar za Ženske Studije» Zagreb, «Centar za žene žrtve rata» Zagreb, «Centar za mir» Osijek,
«Homo» Pula, «Centar za građansku suradnju» Poreč, «Ženski Centar» Karlovac, «Žene u Crnom» Beograd, «Autonomni ženski centar» Beograd, «Centar za Kulturnu dekontaminaciju» Beograd, «Ženska soba» Zagreb, «BaBe» Zagreb, «Esma» Skopje, Women's group from Slavonski Brod, «BonaFida» Pljevlja, «Zenski Forum» Podgorica, «Sigurna kuca» Podgorica, «Urban-In» Novi Pazar, «Otvoreno drustvo» and «Antiko» Skopje and Gostivar, Kosovo human rights group, Kosovo Women's Network...
are members of following networks:
• RING
• Women Waging Peace
• Women Activists’ Cross Border Actions
• Women in black
• East- West Women’s Network
• Women’s Court
• V-day- Global movement against violence against women and girls
• Daphne
• Safe network
• Referent Group Tuzla
• NGO Council
• Work and Succeed Together
• NDC- Culture of Peace and Non- violence Network
• LIŽ- Network of women members of Municipal Councils in Sarajevo region
• “Be seen, be heard”, women engaged in Municipal authorities and women from NGOs create programs for economic and social reconstruction in local communities.
• CSN-the establishment of a court support network