Terms of Reference for the Mentoring Expert

Published on August 1^st, 2019            

Project title: Social entrepreneurship as a tool for the economic empowerment of women and girls victims of trafficking

Ilustration by: Marija Matić Dobre brlje

Women are more likely to be social entrepreneurs and they often do so for much more than just financial reasons. Often, women also decide to create social enterprises in order to support other women. So, how can social entrepreneurship economically empower women and girls across the world?

Social enterprises are by women for women

Photograph: UNFPA archive from the campaign #LetsTalkAboutPeriods

Photograph: from NGO Atina's archive, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Ms Brankica Janković and Oluwakemi Oyewole Kimi from NGO Atina

World Population Day 2019 marked in Belgrade​

Terms of Reference for the Evaluation Expert

Published on July 1^st, 2019         

Project title: Social entrepreneurship as a tool for the economic empowerment of women and girls victims of trafficking

Trafficking and Femicide: ultimate forms of violence against women

Lately, NGO Atina has been increasingly asked about the connection between femicide and trafficking. However, before the issue was raised at a conference organized in order to mark Women Violence Victims’ National Remembrance Day in May 2019, this very connection wasn’t considered as a specific topic in Serbia. 

Photo: Marija Piroski

Social enterprises, women entrepreneurship and female leadership are intrinsically linked

Ilustration made by Marija Matic Dobre brlje

Where do we draw inspiration from?

Despite numerous campaigns aimed at its suppression, human trafficking still represents one of the greatest issues of not only Serbia, but the whole world. Speaking of her experience in dealing with women who survived human trafficking, Sanja Kandic from “Atina” points out that they had previously been victims of violence, and that they were not recognized by the system at all. “Consequently, this leads to the fact that, as victims, they are invisible which means that the femicide itself is invisible.

Specific support measures to combat all forms of violence against women