Project partners gathered in Niksic, to jointly discuss implemented activities and agree on the following. It was third meeting which was an opportunity to talk about: creation of joint info leaflet, consultant engagement for creating Study on potentials of recycled textile market, organization of joint trainings for management of the two association in order to increase their capacities for market approach.
Initial project conference was an opportunity for realization of second Project team meeting, to gather and discuss some of the most important project activities.
On 10th June, initial conference of the project “Textile Recycling to Sustainable Solutions”, implemented by the association of the “Women Center of Uzice” and the “SOS Hotline for Women and Children Victim of Violence” from Niksic, two National Employment Services – department of Uzice and Employment Labour Bureau in Niksic, together with the Zlatibor Regional Development Agency from Uzice.
National Employment Service - section in Uzice, continuously conduct set of activities like: pre-selection of candidates for one month training on production of objects from recycled textile. Within these activities, analysis of unemployment was carried out, with special emphasis on several important criteria: women as target group, a lower level of education, longer period as unemployed persons, belonging to majorities, disability, single mothers, social assistance users, violence victims etc.
A month after project`s start, Project team held their first meeting on 15th May 2014, on premises of “SOS Hotline for Women and Children Victims of Violence” association in Niksic. Meeting was attendede by representatives of partners organizations which are involved in project, with the aim of discussing the various aspects of project activities, from financial-administrative to technical and professional.
