Campaign Story

WHO ARE WE?

Together in Progress is a new organization which aims integrating vulnerable groups in Kosovo with a special focus in girls/women; therefore we are working on platforms that will make practical changes.

One of our projects that we want to introduce you is the project “From Mother”.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT “FROM MOTHER”?

The purpose of the project “From Mother” is economic empowerment of farmer women in the Municipality of Gjakova by engaging them in dairy preparation and enabling the product selling in the city.

WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT?

1. Encourage women on being engaged and promoted as female farmers outside family economy in order to be economically independent.
   1. There will be engaged 25 female farmers from urban and rural areas from the Municipality of Gjakova in preparation and selling dairy products
   2. Advocating on increasing the number of women beneficiaries from public institution.
2. Activate “Namasgjah” by offering fresh dairy products in a space that was used for the same purpose also in the past.

WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS PROJECT?

Direct beneficiaries: Farmer women from the Municipality of Gjakova  will be encouraged to participate. The project aims to support especially women that are unemployed, women that work just in common economic family, are mothers, widow or single mothers therefore this target group will be the priority of this project.

Indirect beneficiaries: are a) women family members, by increasing the family incomes and b) the community because in the Municipality of Gjakova lacks for a market space in the center of the city  that offers all products in one space.

PROJECT TIMELINE

The project will be implemented in one year time-frame.

WHAT DO WE NEED

With your financial support we will help and empower farmer women through:

• Entrepreneurship trainings
• Preparation of dairy products training
• Tools and equipment for dairy preparation
• Branded package for their products
• The first dairy products fair in Gjakova
• Transportation of women farmers for 12 months period

That in total costs around 10,000.00EUR 

ACTIVITIES

1. Research, notice, media promotion, women registration and coordination
2. Training for entrepreneurship
3. Training for dairy preparation, work monitoring and product testing
4. The fair
5. Selling the dairy products weekly in Namagjah and trade centers
6. Farmer women participation in the fair “Women in Business”
7. Report preparation
8. Advocate

PARTNERS AND SUPPORT SO FAR

• Municipality of Gjakova, respectively the Directory of Urban Planification will support the project with around 20% of the total budget, and will offer the use for free of the space in Namasgjah.
• The project From Mother, has the support from She-era organization for entrepreneurship training, monitoring, evaluation and target group coordination.
• Golaj Company will support the project with training, supervision and dairy product testing.
• Kosova Women’s Network (KWN) has confirmed the financial support of advocation part of the project.

YOUR SUPPORT WILL HELP US IN: 

• Market entry for women farmers from rural areas of the Municipality of Gjakova.
• Professional development of farmer women from the Municipality of Gajkova.
• Offering services in the heart of the city.
• Activate the Dairy Bazaar in Gjakova.