{"id":7741,"date":"2026-03-11T12:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.glasentekstilec.mk\/?p=7741"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:17:57","slug":"zenskiot-glas-za-promeni-vinica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glasentekstilec.mk\/en\/zenskiot-glas-za-promeni-vinica\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#039;s Voice for Change: How is activism changing Vinica?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gender-responsive budgeting<\/strong> is the process of integrating a gender perspective into all phases of planning, adopting and executing municipal budgets. The aim is to ensure that public money is spent in a way that fully addresses the needs of men and women in the community. <strong><em>Todor Tsonev<\/em><\/strong>, president of an association<strong> \u201e&quot;Initiative of unemployed intellectuals&quot;<\/strong>\u201c<strong> <\/strong>from Vinica.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glasentekstilec.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ini-3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7742\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:382px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glasentekstilec.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ini-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glasentekstilec.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ini-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/glasentekstilec.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ini-3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/glasentekstilec.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ini-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, for the past two years, the INI Association, in partnership with Glasen Tekstilec and EHO Shtip, has been implementing the project <a href=\"https:\/\/glasentekstilec.mk\/en\/portfolio\/preku-zhenski-aktivizam\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/glasentekstilec.mk\/portfolio\/preku-zhenski-aktivizam\/\">\u201e<strong>&quot;Through women&#039;s activism and civic initiatives to gender-inclusive and responsible municipalities&quot;\u201c <\/strong><\/a>in the municipalities of Shtip, Vinica and Delchevo, and as an association we are implementing the project in Vinica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Vinica is a city from which over 30% of the population has emigrated in the past 20 years, to Italy, Switzerland and other European countries, and internal displacement is represented in a smaller percentage. Those who remain do not feel sufficiently involved in decision-making at the local level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The project aims to<\/strong> Mobilization and development of critical and independent thinking among women and girls for active participation in the creation of local policies and taking an active role in solving gender-sensitive problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In the past two years, <strong>the following activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A Memorandum of Cooperation has been signed with the Municipality of Vinica;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">An assessment of the local needs and problems of women and girls under the jurisdiction of the municipality of Vinica was conducted;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A core of female activists has been created, who are educated on (Opportunities and forms of citizen participation in the creation of local policies; Gender analysis and gender-sensitive policies; Gender-responsive budgeting and gender-responsive budget initiatives; Advocacy for gender-responsive policies and gender-responsive budget)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The main problems and needs of women and girls from the municipality of Vinica have been identified;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Draft budget initiatives have been developed that target the main priorities of women and girls from Vinica for the next budget year;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">One regional conference (Eastern region) was implemented;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The key areas that were detected in terms of where local authorities in the municipality of Vinica are failing and where urgent and substantial changes are needed are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Marking parking spaces for people with physical disabilities and mothers with children in front of public buildings;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Increasing the passability of sidewalks by freeing up parked vehicles and adjusting them to pedestrian crossings;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Campaign to raise public awareness about Gender-based and Domestic Violence;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Providing psychosocial support for victims of gender-based and domestic violence;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Opening a day care center for the elderly and frail;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Providing support services for elderly and frail people in the home;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Involving more women in urban and local communities;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glasentekstilec.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/INI-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7743\" style=\"width:556px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glasentekstilec.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/INI-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/glasentekstilec.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/INI-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/glasentekstilec.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/INI-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/glasentekstilec.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/INI-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glasentekstilec.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/INI-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/glasentekstilec.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/INI-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/glasentekstilec.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/INI.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The project &quot;Through women&#039;s activism and civic initiatives to gender-inclusive and responsive municipalities&quot; 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