Women in rural areas Women in Jászfényszaru Kovács Béláné PETŐ Magdolna Bedekovich Lőrinc Association of People's Academy (Bedekovich Lőrinc Université Pour Tous) Jászfényszaru, Hungary European University for Rural Development 2006 Workshop N o 3 Jászfényszaru; 30 June 2006

2 Contents  Jászfényszaru – Situation of women in the town  Introduction of our Association Foundation Activities  Women-related programs and projects

3 Jászfényszaru - location

4 Jászfényszaru – demography Population in age able to work:3684 Registered unemployed people:153 Rate of unemployment:4,15%

5 Jászfényszaru – demography

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7 Jászfényszaru – employment Samsung Rt.1350 Hungarian Post Services * 13 Fózer Hungary KKT * 33Apothekes * 12 Jászfény Ltd.9Bali & Ézsiás Ltd’s370 Hirsch Porozell Ltd.34Magtápker Ltd.35 Alfa industrial co-operative * 53 Public employees * 142 Coop Star * 20 Public servants * 30 Savings co-operative * 6 Total number of employees2107 Number of employees employed by local employers (Jan. 2006) * Significant rate of women-employment

8 Introduction of our Association  The Association was founded on the 20 th of December 1993 by 20 founder members and 9 supporting members, the number of its members has been growing to 134.  The majority of the founder members are teachers and women, mostly women take part in the organisation of programs.  The aims of the Association are to help the organization of the local community and to be the forum of forming skills needed by individual and communal social initiatives and the civic knowledge essential to form the local government.  The Association has 3 associated workshops: the Dramapedagogic, the Handicraft Workshop and the Duflex Photographic Studio

9 Introduction of our Association We realised programs in various fields in the past 13 years, for example:  Professional programs: Rural development and LEADER conferences (our Association is a LEADER+ leading organisation) Public education conferences  Cultural events, tradition-preservation: Concerts Photo exhibitions Handicraft activities (for Advent & Easter, weaving, etc.)  Vocational trainings: Trainings for farmers (4 courses) Courses for people working in NGO’s and public administration Courses for women (e-NIVO project, business development) Our activities in the past few years are shifted towards vocational trainings (however, absolutely clear distinction cannot be made)

10 Training for women  Courses, projects: e-NIVO: supporting women entrepreneurs with customised consultations (in special consideration of using IT-based services) Business development: trainings for women entrepreneurs and NGO’s in order to expand the business knowledge and improve the competitiveness  Partners: Association of Hungarian Internet-user Women (MINŐK, Foundation for Small Enterprise Economic Development (SEED Foundation,

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