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DonatorsKvinna till Kvinna Sweden The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation supports women in regions affected by war and conflict, and work in partnership with women's organizations in the Balkans, in the Middle East and in the Caucasus.Kvinna till Kvinna supports projects to strengthen women psychologically and physically, and want to empower these women and support them in building a democratic society. Kvinna till Kvinna mission: To empower women in areas affected by war and conflict by enhancing their self-esteem, their psychological and physical health and their participation in the construction of a democratic society. To promote study and research into how war and armed conflict affect women. To provide information about the effects of war and to generate opinion about how conflicts can be handled using civil methods. Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation supports United Women Banja Luka since 1997 in implementation of two projects: "Woman and Law," and "Woman Today," in partnership with Helsinki Citizens Assembly Banja Luka. http://www.iktk.se/english/ Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst - EED Church Development Service (Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst - EED) is an organization of the Protestant Churches in Germany. By means of financial contributions, personnel involvement, scholarships and consultancy services EED supports the development work of churches, Christian organizations and the private sector. In this worldwide partnership, EED is participating in establishing a fair society. It takes and promotes action to arouse and enhance people's willingness to stand up to overcome need, poverty, persecution and violence. EED is an association of the Protestant Churches in Germany (EKD). It was established in 1999. EED is legally registered in Bonn as a non-profit organization. EED is a member of the Association of World Council of Churches related Development Organizations in Europe. United Women Banja Luka received financial support of EED for implementation of two projects: "Strengthening Public Awareness about Discrimination of Women and Gender Related Violations of Human Rights" (2003-2004), and "Gender Equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Informed Public Opinion and Gender Sensitive Media." (2005-2007) http://www.eed.de/en/en.eed/en.eed.eed/ European Union - EU European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR). The EIDHR is a European Union program that aims to promote and support human rights and democracy in third countries. United Women Banja Luka received financial support for implementation of two projects: "Protect Yourself! - Action Against Trafficking of Children and Youth People in B&H" (2004-2005), and "From the Law to Real (Gender) Equality (Phase II)" (2005-2006). http://www.europa.ba Westminster Foundation for Democracy, United Kingdom WFD was founded in 1992 to provide flexible and imaginative funding assistance to countries managing the difficult transition to democracy in Central and Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. Throughout the 1990s WFD's work expanded to support countries emerging from conflict and authoritarian rule and to support the consolidation and effectiveness of existing democratic regimes. United Women Banja Luka received financial support of WFD for following three projects: "How to Live Together Again" (1998), Democracy What Is That?" (2001), and "From the Law to Real (Gender) Equality (Phase I)" (2003-2004). http://www.wfd.org Global Fund for Women, United States of America The Global Fund for Women is a nonprofit grant making foundation that seeds, strengthens, and links women's rights organizations in every part of the world. Global Fund for Women recognizes that the challenges women face vary widely across communities, cultures, religions, and countries. It envisions a just and democratic world where women and men participate equally in all aspects of society. Global Fund for Women mission is to advance women's human rights by making grants to women's groups that work to gain freedom from poverty, violence and discrimination. United Women Banja Luka received support from Global Fund for Women to implement Campaign 16 Days of Activism Against Violence Against Women in 2006. http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/ Mama Cash, The Netherlands Mama Cash is a women's fund which finances projects conceived by women; strong women who set an example for others, who know first-hand experience that it is possible to turn the tide if women know their rights and claim them. Mama Cash is convinced that social change starts with women. Mama Cash is constantly on the lookout for women with vision and courage who fight for justice in their communities despite great risk to themselves. Mama Cash works from the conviction that women have a right to self-determination, freedom of speech, full participation in the labor process and a role in ending and preventing conflicts. By supporting initiatives that work to advance these rights, Mama Cash helps to build a more just world. Mama Cash supports initiatives that fall under the following priority themes: bodily integrity, economic justice, peace and security, agency and participation, and art, culture, and media. United Women Banja Luka received financial assistance of Mama Cash Foundation aimed for strengthening capacities and coordination of the NGO RING Anti-Trafficking Network in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003-2004). http://www.mamacash.nl/site/en/index.php Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Catholic Relief Services reaches out to people in more than 99 countries and territories around the world to alleviate human suffering and promote peace for poor and disadvantaged people. As the official relief and development agency of the Catholic Church, CRS works through an extensive network of partners around the globe, providing humanitarian relief and development assistance in the fields of health and HIV/AIDS, peace and justice, education, agriculture, microfinance and emergency response. The Catholic Relief Services/Bosnia-Herzegovina country program is currently focused on the social reconstruction and development of this war torn country. Programs are designed to reduce the underlying social tensions that created the inter-ethnic mistrust. By approaching these issues from the community perspective, CRS is able to strengthen social cohesions and build a true culture of peace based on tolerance and mutual respect for the beliefs of others. CRS continues to address both the symptoms and causes of problems related to post-war/post-socialist transition in Bosnia-Herzegovina by building an open, trusting civil society and a just economic future through partnership with all peoples. United Women Banja Luka received support from CRS Country Program in Bosnia and Herzegovina for implementation of the projects "Prevention of Trafficking of Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina" (2005), Training for Project of Cross Border Cooperation (2005), and "Prevention of Trafficking among High School Students in North Western B&H" (2006. http://www.crs.org/ World Learning STAR Network-BATCOM Project STAR, an acronym for Strategies, Training, Advocacy and Resources, was created as a network of integrated programs that provided sustained support to a new generation of women leaders who had a vision for inter-ethnic cooperation and peace in the region. STAR Network operated on the premise that local women know what is best for their communities and can be the best organizers for positive social change. Victims became survivors, and then leaders of new civil society initiatives to stop violence in war and at home. They advocated for women's health and human rights, and they empowered women through skill-development in NGO management, democratic political leadership, micro-enterprise management and peacebuilding. Exploiting the world's growing openness and interconnectedness, human trafficking is one of the most pernicious and elusive facets of organized crime in the Balkans. In response to the trafficking crisis, STAR Network of World Learning has launched two related projects: the Bosnia-Herzegovina Anti-Trafficking Community Mobilization (BATCOM) Project, started in October 2002 and the Croatia Trafficking Prevention Activity (CTPA), started in September 2004. BATCOM is funded by Zonta International Foundation, and CTPA is funded by USAID. United Women Banja Luka received support from World Learning STAR Newtwork BATCOM Project to implement the project "Think Before You Act!" (2005) aimed for prevention of trafficking of people among high school students in Republika Srpska. http://www.worldlearning.org/wlid/star/country/bosnia.html Government of Republika Srpska In 2003, United Women Banja Luka received financial assistance from the Government of Republika Srpska to buy the house for the purpose of opening shelter for women and children victims of domestic violence in wide region of Banja Luka. http://www.vladars.net City Administration Banja Luka City Administration Banja Luka provided assistance to United Women Banja Luka for final reconstruction works on the shelter for women and children victims of domestic violence, and buying necessary furniture and appliances for the house through the project "Help for Victims of Family Violence - Reconstruction of the Shelter for Women and Children in Banja Luka", financed through Governance Accountability Program (GAP) - USAID & SIDA Sweden (2005/2006). http://www.banjaluka.rs.ba/ Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management, Berlin, Germany The Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management, Berlin, Germany was established by the Berghof Foundation for Conflict Research. The work of the Center is aimed at identifying constructive procedures and models for dealing with ethno political conflicts. This includes coordinated activity in the areas of action oriented research, innovative conceptual work, support for local peace initiatives and policy advice. The Center's key concerns are: to promote peace constituencies in ethno political or identity-related conflicts, fostering and enhancing horizontal and vertical networks of agents and institutions with the potential for peace building and conflict transformation to generate strategies for changing structures which sustain violence, and for improving processes which build peace to contribute to the understanding of long-term peace building after violence to increase knowledge and promote joint learning processes in the field of peace work, development, human rights and humanitarian assistance. United Women Banja Luka received support from the Berghof Center to implement the project " Support for Sustainable Return in Bosnia and Herzegovina through Conflict Resolution Workshops with Women in Rural Communities" (2004). We also received support for the implementation of this project from our long term partners NGO Amica e.V. from Freiburgh, Germany. http://www.berghof-center.org/ The World Day of Prayer The World Day of Prayer is a worldwide movement of Christian women of many traditions who come together to observe common day of prayer each year, and who, in many countries, have a continuing relationship in prayer and service. It is a movement initiated and carried out by women in more than 170 countries and regions, symbolized by an annual day of celebration - the first Friday of March, which brings together women of various races, cultures, and traditions in closer fellowship, understanding, and action throughout the year.
Through World Day of Prayer, women are encouraged to become aware of the whole
world and no longer live in isolation, to be enriched by the faith experience of
Christians of other countries and cultures, to take up the burdens of other
people and pray with and for them, and to become aware of their talents and use
them in the service of society. German Committee of the World Day of Prayer supports United Women Banja Luka through our partner organization Amica E.v. Freiburg, Germany in activities related to increasing gender equality in media of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
UNIFEM UNIFEM is the women's fund at the United Nations, established in 1976. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative approaches aimed at fostering women's empowerment and gender equality. Today the organization's work touches the lives of women and girls in more than 100 countries. UNIFEM also helps make the voices of women heard at the United Nations — to highlight critical issues and advocate for the implementation of existing commitments made to women.
Placing the realization of women's human rights and security at the centre of all of its efforts, UNIFEM focuses its activities on four strategic goals: reducing women's poverty and exclusion, ending violence against women, reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS among women and girls, supporting women's leadership in governance and post-conflict reconstruction. UNIFEM CEE supports United Women Banja Luka to work on programs aimed to introduce gender responsible budgeting in the area of fighting violence against women in BiH, and fighting gender stereotypes and prejudices among boys and girls.
World Vision World Vision is a Christian humanitarian charity organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. It was founded in 1950, and started with activities and programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina during 1994. World Vision BiH is committed to work in partnership with communities in their struggle to establish right relationships, diminish poverty, and have society embrace those that are disenfranchised. Zonal Office of World Vision Banja Luka supported United Women Banja Luka to design and implement educational workshops for boys and girls aimed to raise awareness and combat trafficking of people.
The Australian Embassy in Vienna The Australian Embassy in Vienna (Austria) supported United Women Banja Luka activities on fighting domestic violence against women through one-time support to the Safe House for Women and Children Victims of Violence in Banja Luka.
http://www.australian-embassy.at/vien/home.html
Rosa Luxemburg Foundation/Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation is actively involved in political education throughout the Federal Republic of Germany. It considers itself part of the political movement for democratic socialism. The international activities of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation aim to provide political education by means of social analysis, programs, and projects for democratic and social emancipation and developing capabilities for political action. The most important areas of international cooperation are social and democratic participation, empowering politically and socially disadvantaged groups, alternatives for social development, conflict prevention and peaceful conflict resolution as well as the future of the European Union. To these ends, the Foundation cooperates with different organizations, left and democratic socialist parties, trade unions, women's organizations and the new social movements. It is active in more than 25 countries and participates in the process of the World Social Forum. Projects and events in the eastern and central European region concentrate on the following issues: the European vision and social justice, economic and social transformation, participation in democratic processes, globalization, and regional development, possibilities of developing left democratic parties, social Europe from below, dialogue and understanding.
Rosa Luxembourg Foundation supports United Women Banja Luka in 2009-2010 to work on strengthening networking and advocacy of women’s organizations, female journalists, and female politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina aimed to fight against violence against women and promotion of gender equality.
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