PROSLAVA DANA EVROPE U TREBINJU

NVO Ženski centar Trebinje, već tradicionalno, uz podršku Komisije Evropske Unije u BiH  i Ministarstva prosvjete i kulture u Vladi RS organizovao je dvodnevnu manifestaciju u Trebinju. Centralni događaj desio se prvog dana, 10.05.2007. koju je otvorio Zamjenik šefa Delegacije Evropske komisije u BiH-G-din Marc Van Brabant, a nakon toga su se pozdravnim govorima obratili Njegovo preosveštenstvo Vladika Zahumsko Hercegovački i Primorski, g-din Grigorje, potpresjednik Vlade RS i Ministar prosvjete i kulture u Vladi RS, g-din Anton Kasipović, Načelnik Opštine Trebinje, g-din dr Dobroslav Ćuk i direktorica NVO „Ženski centar" Trebinje, g-đa Ljiljana Čičković. 

• Recognition of our organization from three East Herzegovina municipalities including Ljubinje, Nevesinje and Bileca, as an organization beneficial to the society, commitment for charge-free use of their office premises and inclusion in next year's budget;

• Opening a subsidiary office of Women's center in Bileca;

• Participation in working groups for development of:
  o       Program for protection of children from violence at state level;
  o       Establishment of minimal standards at clerk desks for victims of trafficking at state level;
  o       Law on gender equality (while in the working version phase);
  o       Law on protection of domestic violence and
  o       Documents from the Conference "Beijing +10+ held in Sarajevo;

• We were the only NGO to gather 18 different governmental and non-governmental bodies and sign with them an Agreement on cooperation aimed at fighting domestic violence in an organized manner and a more adequate support to the victim. The signatories of the Agreement were Trebinje municipality, Center of Public safety Trebinje, Welfare center Trebinje, Out-patient clinic Trebinje, Public Prosecutor's office which covers the entire region of east Herzegovina including Foca, media (including the TV unit in trebinje), all primary and high schools, four children's kindergartens and the Red Cross.

• Upon our initiative, with support from the RS Gender center, a unique number: 1264, was established for all SOS lines in the RS for victims of violence. Also, a Memorandum on cooperation was signed with the Gender center and organization "Lara" from Bijeljina, "Associated women" Banja Luka and "Future" Modrica.

• Youth center in the Local community Petrovo Polje was equipped;

• An ultrasound apparatus with a vaginal probe was provided for the Out-patient clinic in Trebinje;

• Celebration of Europe Day was organized and supported by high ranking officials from international institutions and organizations as well as the EU Ambassador in BiH, Mr. Michael Humphreys, who inaugurated the manifestation.

• We were one of 20 NGOs from the entire BiH state to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with the Steering board of the Gender project in BiH (Steering board is comprised of: BiH Ministry for human rights and refugees, BiH Agency for gender equality, RS Gender center, FBiH Gender center and UNDP BiH Gender project);

• We are one of four organizations, signatories of the Memorandum on cooperation with the RS Gender center ;

• As a partner organization we participated in the implementation of the project for education of police, Welfare center, judiciary, media, the health sector and NGOs in the region of East Herzegovina;

• Victims of domestic violence were provided with charge-free legal aid and court representation in the region of East Herzegovina;

• Women from the region of East Herzegovina were provided with psychological and social support;

• Charge-free medical counseling was provided;

• Charge-free kindergarten care was provided for eight children from families affected by domestic violence;

• Gynecological and ultrasound examinations were provided for our beneficiaries;

• Several internationals conferences were organized by us and we were invited to many international conferences (EDA days in Zagreb, for example);

• Media visibility of our work was achieved and we enjoy continuous media attention towards our activities, which contributes to building our credibility (we don't refer here to paid media space);

• A bilingual promotional multimedia CD was produced for Trebinje municipality entitled "Trebinje, a Mediterranean town" (In Serb and English), as well as promotional catalogues for all 6 East Herzegovina municipalities;

• Organization of a Cross-border Conference on tourist cooperation in Trebinje, between municipalities from the Boka-Kotor bay, County of Dubrovnik and Neretva and east Herzegovina. Representatives from the Dubrovnik-Neretva County participated in the Conference and this was the first official visit of a representative from an official institution following the war. The Conference was inaugurated by the EU Ambassador in BiH. Work of representatives from Municipalities, tourist organizations/associations and NGOs was supported by attendance of high ranking guests from embassies of Serbia and Montenegro, republic of Croatia as well as from the Consulate of the Republic of Croatia.

• We were recognized by the BiH Council of Europe and proposed for a member of the Council and

• We were invited on behalf of the Association of the Society of inter-Balkan female cooperation, an international NGO established in 1992, which cooperates with UNESCO, ECOSOC, Council of Europe and FAO since 1998, to join in the Association.

 During this year, a total of 308 different communications were issued towards various institutions and organizations.