Results of the Call for Grants for Associations and Cooperatives Operating on Social Entrepreneurship Principles in BiH
Within the project “EWI – Economic Inclusion and Justice for Women in the Western Balkans,” the selection process for awarding grants to associations and cooperatives operating on social entrepreneurship principles in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been concluded. The call covered the following municipalities: Herzegovina-Neretva Canton: Mostar, Jablanica, Prozor-Rama, Konjic, Stolac, Čapljina, Čitluk, Neum, Ravno, West […]
Open dialogue for greater opportunities for women in business: Local actors and EWI grantees discussed in Nikšić
Nikšić, March 18 – As part of EWI project activities, a dialogue was organized with actors from the local community with the aim of introducing available support programs to women entrepreneurs and those who are just planning to start a business. Representatives of local institutions and the financial sector presented measures and services aimed at […]
Wind at the back of female entrepreneurship: Contracts for awarded grants signed in Nikšić
Nikšić, March 18 – In the organization of Technopolis partners, a contract was signed with 12 grantees who received financial support for the development of their business ideas. Six women were supported with grants of 2,500 euros for starting a business, while an additional six received 5,000 euros each for the improvement of existing business […]
From Factory Floor to European Markets: The Rise of Smart Signal Signs
In an industry where precision is everything, Smart Signal Signs in Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje has built its reputation on accuracy, durability, and consistency. Founded with a clear focus on aluminum fabrication, the company specializes in manufacturing traffic signs and metal structures using advanced laser cutting, welding, and powder coating technologies. Today, Smart Signal Signs produces between 7,000 and 10,000 traffic signs per […]
Open Call: Business Branding Support for Women from Rural Areas of Podujeva and Obiliq
CARE Balkans and the Austrian Land Vorarlberg, within the project “Advancing Kosovo Women’s Agrobusiness Inclusion (AKWA)”, invite women from rural areas of the municipalities Podujeva and Obiliq to apply for project support in design of business visuality and branding. The project will support up to 28 women with grants in design of business visuality and […]
EWI – Economic Inclusion and Justice for Women of the Western Balkans
The Economic Inclusion and Justice for Women of the Western Balkans (EWI) project is a regional initiative implemented from December 2024 to November 2027 across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia. The project addresses the structural barriers that prevent women from fully participating in economic life by strengthening entrepreneurship, improving employability, promoting gender-transformative […]
EnInGeP – Enabling Income Generation for the Poor
The project impact is to contribute to a sustainable, resilient, and inclusive private sector development that enables inclusive job creation and income generation for the poor and vulnerable with several specific outcomes: a) development and modernization of the support system for MSME and future entrepreneurs in a gender-sensitive and socially inclusive manner; b) access to […]
BISI – Brčko Inclusive Socioeconomic Initiative
The Brčko Inclusive Socioeconomic Initiative (BISI) supports citizens of Brčko District by strengthening socio-economic inclusion and expanding access to employment and entrepreneurship opportunities, with a particular focus on youth, women, long-term unemployed individuals, persons with disabilities, and members of the Roma community. Central to the initiative is the SEI Centre, operating in a facility provided […]
AKWA- Advancing Kosovo Women’s Agrobusiness Inclusion
The project “Advancing Kosovo Women’s Agribusiness Inclusion (AKWA)” addresses challenges faced by rural women in Kosovo, including low acknowledgment of their rights and roles in traditional communities, their insufficient participation in agribusiness activities, lack of awareness of local and national authorities about specific needs of rural women, limited public knowledge about women in agribusiness and […]
Green Horizons – Youth and community led green transition initative in Western Kosovo
The Green Horizons project aims to tackle youth and civil society actors and engage them in environmental protection, circular economy, and green transition programming and activism, by raising citizen awareness of environmental preservation and effective strategies, and cooperate with local policymakers to increasingly priorities green transition in local development, with a heightened focus on amplifying […]