The Ministry of Social Policy, Demography and Youth in cooperation with the OSCE Mission continued with the Mentoring Program "Women for Women" to encourage the professional development and leadership of women in the public sector, intended for women in full-time employment in the ministry.
The mentoring program aims to increase the opportunities for personal and professional development of women employed in the public sector by creating a concept of mutual support and strengthening, sharing knowledge and experiences, as well as strengthening solidarity and networking between women.
The first training cycle began to be implemented from September to December 2024 and it was held a two-day training on September 4-5 for female mentors, and then on September 25-26 a two-day training for mentors and building the mentor-mentee relationship.
On September 26, in the premises of the Resource Center for Gender Responsive Policymaking and Budgeting, the first meeting of the mentors with the mentees took place, and thus the first meeting with the aim of getting to know each other and setting goals and a plan for joint work for this cycle, which will last three months. .
This is the first cycle of the Mentoring Program which will continue from January 2025 through the implementation of 2 training cycles, and its taking will further be an integral part of the training modules in the Resource Center of the ministry in order to sustain the program.