Union of Macedonian Women Organizations

Ten years of growth

The Union of Macedonian Women Organizations is celebrating 10 years of its establishing. The celebration is enriched with an exhibition of photographs, a documentary on UMWO and a special edition - a brochure dedicated to this great jubilee.

Women who are members of this largest women network in Macedonia say that they are happy and proud that throughout all these years they managed to realize their goals - empowerment and education of women, equality among genders and the feminism as a philosophy, women political strengthening, spreading the cooperation, trust, peace, humanity, development of democratic processes.

As UMWO initiative, the first SOS-lines for women and children - victims of violence were opened, as well as the first Documentation Centre for Women Issues, the First Women Studies in Macedonia...

UMWO distinguish them because they have promoted and implemented a special model of networking in which the members - women organizations - work independently, but they all share the UMWO vision and mission. The network started as initiative of 13 women organizations, and today, there are 70 from all over Macedonia. The Office for Support operates in Skopje as part of UMWO distributing information and realizing contacts in the network, and a similar role assume the three regional offices in Kumanovo, Veles and Krivogastani. Celebrating their great jubilee, the women announce institutional changes and more activities and projects in future. 
 

M.I.