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WCDI BaH presentation of the results

• Organization of women LARA and Zene zenama
• Bosnia and Herzegovina

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ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN LARA

• LARA was established in 1998 by a group of
  women who already had experience in work of
  NGOs, and also had professional experience on
  the fields of journalism, law, medicine and
  education, and by a group of young girls who are
  bringing new ideas in the organization and
  learning at the same time from their older
  colleagues.
• LARA is non-governmental organization whose
  main activity is focused on helping and improving
  the position of women in society.

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Zene zenama

• Zene zenama have very important role in
  development of civil society in BiH. They are
  enough other things working with empowerment and
  capacity building of womens organizations
  trough the country.
• In 2006/2007 organized 6 seminars for woman in
  politics (Tomislavgrad, Kladanj, Tuzla, Gorazde,
  Bosansko Grahovo and Bosanska Krupa).
• On those seminars participated 100 women, who
  were active in politics and belong to different
  political parties.

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SEMINARS Lara

• BASIC SEMINAR WOMEN CAN DO IT -
• (We organized two basic seminars in Orasje and
  Simin Han)
• On those seminars participated 50 women
• WOMEN POLITICANS CAN DO IT
• (We organized 5 political seminars in Trebinje,
  Zvornik, Brcko, Doboj and Teslic)
• On those seminars participated 145 women , who
  were active in politics and belong to different
  political parties
• WOMEN CAN DO IT FOR WOMEN IN MEDIA - (We
  organized one seminars for journalists in
  Bijeljina. In this seminar participated 21
  journalistis, 18 women and 3 man )

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LOCAL ACTIONS

• We organized 5 local actions
• Three local action before election in Trebinje
  (public discussion on local radio, with
  participation of female candidates from their
  region)
• Zvornik (round table Women in politics)
• Brcko -Bijeljina- Donji Zabari (round table
  Women in politics and two press-conference)
• Two local actions we organized after elections
  (Doboj-public discussion about importance of
  women participation in politics, Teslic-workshop
  for parents on topic of drug-addiction)

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BiH political scene

• In the 2006 elections, the number of female
  candidates surpassed the 30 quota, and the
  number of women elected has risen dramatically
  the 18.28 21.43, and 14.29 to the Republika
  Srpska National Assembly, Federation BiH
  Parliament, and BiH Parliament, respectively.
  Overall, the numbers of certified candidates
  under 30-years old, among whom 56.68 were women
  and 43.32 were men.

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• Institutional mechanisms for gender mainstreaming
  at state level
• Council of Ministers of BIH
• Parliamentary assembly of BiH -Commision for
  gender equality
• Minstry for Human rights and refuges of BiH
  -Gender Agency of BiH
• Institutional mechanisms for gender
  mainstreaming at entity level
• House of representatives parliament of federation
  of BiH-Commission for gender equality
• House of peoples parliament of federation of
  BiH-Commission for gender equality
• Federation of BiH government and RS
  gouverment-local point persons in each ministry
• RS National Assembly
• -Commission for social status of men and women
  and gender equality
• Gender centre of Federation of BiH and Gender
  centre of Republika Srpska
• Institutional mechanisms for gender
  mainstreaming at cantonal level (FBiH)CANTONAL
  ASSEMBLIES-Commissins for gender
  equalityCANTONAL GOVERMENTS IN FEDERATION OF BiH
  (10 cantons)CANTONAL COORDINATION BOARDS FOR
  GENDER ISSUES
• Institutional mechanisms for gender
  mainstreaming at municipal level (FBiH)
  MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLIES/COUNCILS -Commissions for
  gender equalityOFFICE OF MAYORS -Commissions for
  gender equality in municipalitiesCommissions for
  gender equality in local communitites