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Engage, inspire, empower - Women in Business


Switzerland will make core contributions to four local actors working on women's economic empowerment in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The aim is to provide more substantial and diversified support for women’s increased participation in the country's economic development. These partners will also jointly advocate for the adoption of gender-responsive and evidence-based policies and the allocation of adequate resources for women's economic empowerment by governments at all levels.

Land/Region Thema Periode Budget
Bosnien und Herzegowina
Beschäftigung & Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Gender
Gewerbeunterstützung & Wirtschaftszugang
Organisationen für die Gleichstellung der Frau
01.05.2023 - 30.11.2027
 CHF  2’850’000
Das Projekt in Kürze
Hintergrund Gender inequality is strongly influenced by the stereotypes typical of a traditional society and shows significant disparities in women's economic activity and life in many areas. The WEF Global Gender Gap Index 2023 ranks Bosnia and Herzegovina 86th overall, and even worse in terms of economic participation and opportunity (112th out of 146 countries). Only one fourth of businesses are owned by women, while women make up 38.8% of the active labour force. A woman entrepreneur is usually a small business owner, usually in low-growth sectors. There are 77% companies with no women in management boards, while only 23% have a woman as a managing director. A specific supportive system for economic empowerment does not exist, while fragmented and short-term support exists through various projects, which are usually neither synchronised nor reinforcing each other. At the same time, fostering economic participation of women represents an enormous potential for stronger and more inclusive economic development in the country, including addressing the acute shortage of skilled labour.
Ziele More inspired, engaged and empowered women proactively participate in and increasingly contribute to economic development of BiH.
Zielgruppen
  • Women/girls aged 16 and over, who want to develop their skills and start a career or run a business, and women who want to advance in their career or change careers
  • Young and adult women who are interested in starting or running businesses in potential growth sectors such as ICT, tourism, energy production, industrial food processing, services, trade and creative industries
  • Mid-career women interested in taking a leadership role in the family business or the legal entity that employs them
Mittelfristige Wirkungen

Outcome 1: More women become self-confident to start or to advance their businesses in growth-oriented sectors.

Outcome 2: More women aspire to advance their careers and to assume managerial positions in the private sector.

Outcome 3: Gender-responsive and evidence-based policies establish a conducive institutional framework along with the necessary budgetary support for promoting women in business.  
Resultate

Erwartete Resultate:  

  • Partners use synergies and contribute to build an adequate ecosystem
  • Tailored trainings build capacities of women to start or grow their business
  • Networking enables female entrepreneurs to establish effective access to markets
  • Improved access to finance for female entrepreneurs
  • Adequate research ensures knowledge base for program monitoring and informed policy process
  • Series of policy briefs developed and policy dialogue established to improve regulatory framework and ecosystem components run by state authorities


Resultate von früheren Phasen:  

  • Four selected partners are already supporting women entrepreneurs
  • Four partners developed already various training programs for women
  • Five regional councils for women entrepreneurs established in Republika Srpska with 43 members
  • Four partners have defined their strategic interventions
  • Strong capacities for research exist
Verantwortliche Direktion/Bundesamt DEZA
Kreditbereich Ostzusammenarbeit
Projektpartner Vertragspartner
Ausländische Hochschul- und Forschungsinstitution
Internationale oder ausländische NGO
Privatsektor
  • Ausländischer Privatsektor Norden
  • Ausländischer Privatsektor Süden/Osten
  • Research Organisation of South East
  • Foundation for Socioeconomic Development 787, Sarajevo; Centre for Education and Research Nahla, Sarajevo; Economic Institute, Sarajevo; Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Republika Srpska; Other potential partners identified through grant mechanism (civil society, media, public institutions)


Koordination mit anderen Projekten und Akteuren

Youth for Change – Mozaik, Swiss Entrepreneurship Programme (SECO), Local Economic Development in BiH, Civil Society Support in BiH - PRAGG

With other actors supporting women entrepreneurship (UN Women, EU, Sweden, Germany). 
Budget Laufende Phase Schweizer Beitrag CHF    2’850’000 Bereits ausgegebenes Schweizer Budget CHF    552’355 Projekttotal seit Anfangsphase Schweizer Beitrag CHF   30’000 Budget inklusive Projektpartner CHF   7’585’000
Projektphasen Phase 1 01.05.2023 - 30.11.2027   (Laufende Phase)
  • Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD BUSINESS & OTHER SERVICES
    REGIERUNG UND ZIVILGESELLSCHAFT
    Sub-Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD
    Services et institutions de soutien commerciaux
    Gleichstellungsorganisationen und -institutionen
    Querschnittsthemen Projekt unterstützt auch Verbesserungen in der Partnerorganisation
    Unterstützungsform Auftrag mit treuhänderischer Mittelverwaltung
    Projekt- und Programmbeitrag
    Projektnummer

    7F10933

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Letzte Aktualisierung 30.07.2024