By supporting social entrepreneurship in cultural tourism in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, the project will contribute to resolving the problem of women’s economic inequality and thus attempt to improve gender equality in the region through providing training and creating a supportive environment for increasing the income of women in tourism.
DURATION: 1. 1. 2017–15. 10. 2019
DEVELOPERS OR PARTNERS OF THE PROJECT: PiNA
PARTNERS: Zavičajni muzej Travnik (BiH), Centar za edukaciju mladih Travnik (BiH), Udruženje za promociju i razvoj kreativnog izražavanja “Kreativni svijet!” Travnik (BiH), Udruženje žena “Viktorija 99” Jajce (BiH), Asocijacija mladih Vinac Jajce (BiH), JU Agencija za kulturno povijesnu i prirodnu baštinu i razvoj turističkih potencijala grada Jajca (BiH), Uduženje poslovnih žena u Bosni i Hercegovini (BiH)
THE PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Government of Slovenia, International development cooperation program
REFERENCE NUMBER: C1811-17-000027
KEYWORDS: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, TOURISM, WOMEN, EMPOWERMENT
CONTACT: Borut Jerman
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
By supporting social entrepreneurship in cultural tourism in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, the project will contribute to resolving the problem of women’s economic inequality, understanding the integration of women and the development of cultural tourism as a development potential. In cooperation with partners from the fields of women’s rights, tourism development and entrepreneurship, we will implement practical trainings to strengthen managerial and personal competences of women and upgrade the business incubator CEM Travnik with the program Women’s incubator for social entrepreneurship and tourism, for women who will develop and introduce socially impactful products and services on the market. To enable a continuous support for women entrepreneurs we will organize trainings for the strengthening of partnerships and other NGOs as supportive environments for social entrepreneurship for women and awareness-raising activities (conferences, promotion of women entrepreneurs) about the issues of women and social entrepreneurship in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the entrepreneurs themselves, and best practices. We will establish an intersectoral network to strengthen gender equality and increase women’s employment.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES:
Training program of social entrepreneurship for women in the field of cultural heritage conservation and tourism
Educational mentoring program for NGOs to strengthen the supportive environment for social entrepreneurship for women in the field of cultural heritage and tourism
Women’s incubator for social entrepreneurship and tourism
Network for the promotion of social entrepreneurship for women and gender equality in tourism
An awareness media campaign on the importance of gender equality and women’s involvement in social entrepreneurship in the field of cultural heritage and tourism
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