Bosanska 4
21000 Split
Croatia
- Research
Dominoes are feminists non-profit and non-governmental organization established 2003 by 7 women, civil activists. Today organization has more than 30 members, 6 employees and 20 volunteers. All employed staff and 2 volunteers who are working in the office are member of Executive Board, and the Management board has three members. Budget for past three years was more then 100.000,00 Euro. For 2009 budget is 150.000,00 Euro. Sources of founding are: National foundation for Civil Society Development EU Commission National and local public bodies Main programs/actions in past three years: political empowerment of women and integration of gender equality policy; Economical empowerment of women (new models for women on labor market); Media visibility of CSOs (more then 40 TV shows about CSO), international conferences and seminars about women in politics and women on labor market, research and exhibition - History of Woman of Split and Dalmatia; sociological research about w omen's role and position in City of Split. Direct legal and physiological support for women. Main partners of project are educational institutions such as Department of Sociology, University of Split, High School of Economy, NGOs and local communites. Dominoes are member of few local, national and international networks: Women's Network of Croatia, Feminists Initiative for Another Europe and European Women's Lobby.
DOMINOES are women's, nongovernmental and nonprofit organization. We promote women's rights and empowering women to take active role in all parts of society and changing patriarchy in modern social system in which both, men and women will have equal rights and opportunites. Objectives: - promotion of women's rights - empowering women to take active role in political and other parts of social life, especially on local level - gender equality policy integration on local level - physiological and legal support to women who suffer violence - media visibility of CSO - research of history of women of Dalmatia - strengthening international cooperation, networking and connections with women's organization in Europe and Regions of Balkan and Mediterranean.
- Creating new models for improving women’s position and integration of gender equality on local government policies in City of Split, Lead manager, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy in Split, partner on project; EU Commission (88.000 EUR)main goal: improving women's position and integration of gender equality policy on local policies in City of Split; main activities: sociological research: women's position in City of Split; pre-election campaign and support group for women politicians - Citizen's Initiatives - media visibility of CSO - program, National Foundation for Civil Society Development; 41.100,00 EUR; main objectives: . to increased knowledge on CSOs in local community by TV CSOs independent production, to raise information and awareness of public, target groups and stakeholders about civil society,to create independent media space on local TV for CSOs transparent and public work; activities: 18 TV shows on local TV about civil society and NGOs activities; Creating new models for employment - partner project; Lead Manager CESI Zagreb, Partner Dominoes; 110.000,00 EUR; EU Commission; main objectives: raising opportunities for unemployed women over age of 40, first employed women and single parents; activities: workshops and ELCD courses for unemployed persons, support group for unemployed women, conference.