CALL FOR TRAINING AND GRANTS IN AGRICULTURE
MUNICIPALITY OF MITROVICA
The organization "Initiative for Development" of Agriculture of Kosovo" (IADK]), is implementing the project "Empowering Youth and women from rural areas through involvement in agriculture and food processing" three-year project (2021-2023]), supported by the Swiss donor CFD. The project will include municipalities: Vushtrri, Mitrovica, Shime and Lipjan, which are partners in the project.
The project aims the three main components of support, such as: Building and capacities through Education and Vocational Training, Support with grants for creating conditions for income generation and self-employment, and Promoting the inclusion of youth, women, and men from rural areas in agriculture.
Support for women and men with training and grants: Within the framework of activities The project for the municipality of Mitrovica has planned the formation of a group of 15 participants, for whom initially five-day trainings will be organized for capacity building on topics related to business management and record-keeping, human rights, decision-making, and advocacy and lobbying methods towards public institutions.
At upon completion of the training, women and men will be invited to apply to the scheme grants with support packages in the agricultural subsectors (livestock, beekeeping, vegetable grower, orchard, etc.) in the amount starting from €2,500.
The criteria that WOMEN and MEN must meet for training are:
a) To are over 35 years old;
b) To are from the rural area of the municipality of Mitrovica;
c) To interested in conducting trainings;
d) To are unemployed and active in agricultural activities;
e) To have resources to engage in agriculture (land, water, workforce);
f) To are interested in starting a business or becoming self-employed;
g) Women heads of households will have priority in selection.
Applications to support women and men with training and grants must be submitted by the date 21.02.2022, at 16:00.
Supporting women with professional training and grants in the processing sector: In Within the project activities, the formation of a group of 12 a participant from the municipality involved in the project, for which 20 days of professional training in the processing sector (fruits, vegetables, or milk) accredited by the National Qualifications Authority (AKK). After upon completion of the trainings, women will be awarded certificates issued by IADK and verified by the AKK. After certification, a more successful candidate from the Municipality of Mitrovica will be supported with processing equipment valued at €7,000.00.
The criteria that WOMEN for training in processing must be completed:
a) They must be between 18 and 55 years old;
b) They must be from the rural areas of the municipality of Mitrovica;
c) To be unemployed and active in food processing;
d) Have the potential to expand the capacities of processing;
e) To be interested in starting a business or in self-employed;
f) Female heads of households will have priority in selection.
Applications for supporting women with training Professional and grants in the processing sector must be delivered by date 25.02.2022, time 16:00.
Therefore, Women and men are invited to apply to continue agricultural training and in the processing sector women who, after completing the trainings, will apply for the the above-mentioned grants.
The application can are collected at the offices of IADK and the office for agriculture in the municipality of Mitrovica, or you can request them by email: hafize.veseli@iadk.org or hajraegzona@gmail.com. The application must be submitted at the offices of IADK or the agricultural office in the respective municipality, as well as in the email of Above.
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