Gender Responsive Budgeting was launched at an event organized by USAID in partnership with the Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN).  The initiative will institutionalize Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) within the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning.

Gender Responsive Budgeting will help Kosovo’s government to reduce inequalities and address gender gaps in government policies, plans, and budgets.  Apart from planning, GRB interventions will assist better-use of existing funds.

As President Atifete Jahjaga observed, "Gender Responsive Budgeting doesn't require extra budget, it only requires more efficient spending of public money."

Through this initiative, Kosovo’s institutions are building a pathway for engaging men and women as full and equal partners in government planning, programming, and budgeting.

USAID has provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for over 50 years.

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