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In this issue:
-Supporting Women Entrepreneurs inAgriculture 2012-2015
- Women's World Summit KualaLumpur, Malaysia
- Beneficiary of the ProgramSupporting Women Entrepreneurs
in
Agriculture 2012-2015 Mrs. FatimeLimaj
- Third Strategic Expert MeetingWomen Entrepreneurs Project
- The Confe rence : WomenEntrepreneurs as a Catalyst forChange
Women overcome
Separation
- A study visit in Albania TransferringKnowledge into the Rural
Sector
NEWSLETTERVolume 4, / August /2013
WOMENS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
in Agriculture 2012-2015
In April 2013, the trainings in the region of Gjilan have
finished and 234 women have benefited from this program. Theprogram
is continuing in the region of Gjakova until October 2013, where
trainings with the topic How to start your ownbusiness will
end.
In August 2013 SHE-ERA started the business courses for rural
women and girls of the region of Mitrovica including NorthMitrovica
where there is a significant interest to participate in this
project. The first business course for womenentrepreneurs in
agriculture is taking place in the municipality of Vushtria where
beneficiaries of this group are 24 women,while the second group
will take place in the village of Runik (the municipality of
Skenderaj) in September 2013.
SHE-ERA is currently working on forming other groups in the
region of Mitrovica, by contacting interested women to
benefit from the services offered to them for the development of
their managing capacities.
The business course lasts for one month, and after its
successful completion the participants will be supplied with
businessplans and certificates based on the training results and
also their work will be monitored and promoted by the SHE-ERAstaff.
In addition, women entrepreneurs in agriculture will be
continuously informed and assisted for grant applicationoffered by
other development partners and state institutions.
Supported by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Supporting Women Entrepreneurs in Agriculture 2012-2015
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Supporting Women Entrepreneurs in Agriculture2012-2013 is a
project implemented by the Women's
Business Association SHE-ERA and is supported bythe Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in Denmark.
The objectives of the project are: To contributetoward reaching
the targets of the National Strategiesfor Agriculture and Rural
Development (NSARD),and the National Program for Gender
Equality.
The project is focused in four regions: Gjakova,Gjilani,
Mitrovica and Peja. These regions areconsidered the most important
in Kosovo, which holdpotential for agricultural growth and
development inour country.
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Women's World Summit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Beneficiary of the Program Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
in Agriculture 2012-2015 Mrs. Fatime Limaj
June 2013,
Women's World Summit was held in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, where 1100 women from 70
different countries participated. In this summit
the Republic of Kosovo was represented by the
president, Mrs.Atifete Jahjaga, Mrs. Mirlinda
Kusari Purrini, representative of Women's
Network of Kosovo (Executive director of SHE-
ERA), and Mrs. Afrdita Saraqini Kelmendi,
President of Women's Economic Chamber in
Kosovo.
The summit was a combination of the public, private and
non-governmental sectors uniononizing on the basis of a common
vision to expand the global economic opportunities for women
through the exchange of strategic options and the ongoing
work of women leaders from different parts of the world. Through
an annual forum, research, round-table discussion and
other programs, the purpose of Women's Global Summit was
promoting and informing women entrepreneurs, as well as
empowering them economically.Plenary sessions and panels were of
high significance, where we had the opportunity to meet and
exchange experiences
with other women leaders from the government or businesses, and
become aware of women positions on a global level.
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Women Entrepreneurs in Agriculture are still very thriving in
their area yielding positive results after
successfully finishing the three-month trainings with the topic:
How to start a successful business.
Mrs.Limaj and her family have a long tradition in some of the
agricultural sectors, such as: fruit cultivation,especially
strawberries both naturally and artificially, vegetable
cultivation, in particular peppers, and also
handcrafting. In November, 2009, Mrs.Fatime Limaj, established
the association Fatjona, which is still
operating to this day.
The association Fatjona is managed by Fatime Limaj. This
association has 26 regular members, who during
the summer season are usually engaged with vegetable cultivation
and conservation, while many of them carry
out handcrafting activities during the winter. In the beginning,
the association was supported by the Ministry of
Agriculture with seedlings, while CDF assisted with appliances
needed for artificial cultivation.
It is hard to secure market safety and stability indicates
Fatime, because of the absence of motivating
politics for small and family businesses. It is more than
necessary to continuously contribute to theadvancement of
production and conservation technologies, according to the market
standards and
requirements.
Currently, Mrs.Limaj is a member of SHE-ERA's, and is
continuously aware of our activities.
