26 June-26 July 2010 By Natasha Dokovska Balkan caravan WWM 26 June-26 July 2010 By Natasha Dokovska

OUR MOTO ALL THE WOMEN ARE THE SAME, THEY ARE FACING WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, CHALLENGES AND NEEDS. LET’S GO TO HELP THEM

OUR AIM TO MEET AND COLLECT ALL THE TESTEMONIES FROM WOMEN WITHIN BALKAN

ACTIVITIES In every city from which the caravan passes, there will be meetings and events, organized by local women’s organizations, -there will be camera coverage with testimonies on women’s issues, a film will be made as a result of this tour. Also, a book will be composed with the experiences and events of these actions and happenings that will be published soon afterwards..

ROUTE Destination Date Host organization Event Skopje 25 June JCWE ( National coordination body of WMW Macedonia) Press conference, meeting with women NGO and visiting of one shelter and NGO Zivotna Iskra (women with breast cancer) Athens 26-27 June National coordination body of WMW Greece Press conference, meeting with women NGO and recording interview with Ms. Kouneva) Thessaloniki 28-29 Press conference, meeting with women NGO and collecting testimonies

ROUTE Destination Date Host organization Event Istanbul 29 June – 4 July ??? Participate in ESF Ruse (Bulgaria) 4 July Neglected children Press conference, meeting with women NGO and collecting testimonies Sofia 5 July

ROUTE Destination Date Host organization Event Bucharest 6 -7 July ??? Press conference, meeting with women NGO and collecting testimonies Timisoara 8 July Leskovac 8-9 July Recourse center Leskovac

ROUTE Destination Date Host organization Event Beograd 10 July ??? Participate in ESF Sarajevo 11 -12 July Press conference, meeting with women NGO and collecting testimonies Mostar 12 July

ROUTE Destination Date Host organization Event Podgorica 13 July ??? Participate in ESF Budva 14 - 15 July Neglected children Press conference, meeting with women NGO and collecting testimonies Pristina 16 July

ROUTE Destination Date Host organization Event Tirana 17 July ??? Press conference, meeting with women NGO and collecting testimonies Durres 18-19 Press conference, meeting with women NGO and collecting testimonies and end of the Caravan

METODOLOGY BALKAN CARAVAN WILL BE CONTENT FROM 6 WOMEN WHO WILL TRAVEL IN MOBIL MINI BUS AND WILL FOLLOW THE BUSES WHICH WILL START FROM THESSALONIKI TO ISTANBUL

ORGANIZATOR NATIONAL BODY OD WWM MACEDONIA, WHICH IS COMPOSED BY JOURNALISTS FOR CHILDREN AND WOMEN RIGHTS, FEW OTHERS WOMEN NGO AND INDIVIDUALS ALL THE NATIONAL BODIES OF WWM IN THE COUNTRIES WHICH WILL BE VISITED, IF DOESN’T EXIST WWM, THAN WE INVITE LOCAL WOMEN NGO

PRODUCTS BOOK WITH ALL TESTEMONIES FROM THE WOMEN TRANSLATED ON ALL LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN THE COUNTRIES WHICH WILL BE VISITED AND ON ENGLISH SHORT DOCUMENTARY MOVIES

BUDGET BUDGET FOR REALIZATION OF THIS CARAVAN IS APPROX’ 90.000 EUROS THE MONEY WILL BE SPEND ON TRANSPORT, ACCOMMODATION AND BOARD, EQUIOMENT, PRINTING AND TRANSLATING THE BOOK AND RECORDIN AND POST PRODUCTION OF THE MOVIE

The whole caravan is in the framework of the international activity of the WMW that will end up in Africa in November 17 of 2010.

NATASHA DOKOVSKA ndokovska@gmail.com +38970277619 CONTACT NATASHA DOKOVSKA ndokovska@gmail.com +38970277619