BG WoRD e националната българска мрежа от активни жени, които подпомагат развитието на селските райони.
В проекта, който създава SEE WoRD през 2012 г. участват неправителствени организации /НПО/ от Хърватска, България, Македония, Косово, Черна гора, Босна и Херцеговина и Сърбия. Водеща организация: Gender Task Force – Загреб
Български партньор: фондация „Джендър проект в България” (ДПБ)
In Septe
mber 2013 Gender Project for Bulgaria Foundation in partnership with "Open Door Centre" from the town of Pleven, started a one year project “Support for Empowerment of Women from Northwestern Rural Region of Bulgaria”. It is supported by the NGO Programme in Bulgaria under the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area. Women in rural areas work mainly in informal sector, accepting precarious, seasonal work. Oral arrangements deprives them of access to fundamental rights - safe working conditions, fair wages, access to social security systems - health and pension benefits, and raises the problem of poverty. Painful issues are migration and its impact on family and society, lack of social services, education and information on programs supporting women entrepreneurship and initiatives. Active women from the rural areas of the poorest region in Bulgaria – Northwestern will be empowered through training and consulting in leadership and practical business skills for setting up and management of social enterprises, incl. cooperative and online shop, and in gender equality and non-discrimination concept. The profit from the social enterprises will support social inclusion and employment of men and women from local vulnerable groups. Through wide information campaign, conference with stakeholders, mobile exhibition of rural women entrepreneurs photos and web platform, project results will reach over 400 women of National network of women supporting rural development BG WoRD.
