Weekend Session for the Empowerment of Migrant Women for Human Rights
The Centre for Peace Studies organised a weekend session to strengthen migrant women's capacity to self-advocate and self-organise to advance the human rights of all migrant women in Croatia.
The session brought together participants from different migration backgrounds through a series of presentations, interactive workshops, and open dialogues designed to foster shared learning, mutual support, and practical skill-building.
The introductory segment focused on mapping personal experiences of discrimination and identifying the roots of oppression — including gender-based, racial, ethnic, and other forms of discrimination. Participants explored how these experiences relate to existing national and local integration and anti-discrimination policies, enabling a deeper understanding of the broader policy framework that shapes everyday realities.
Building on this foundation, the program focused on developing concrete skills for effective self-advocacy and collective organising.
Key topics included:
Advocacy
- Understanding what advocacy is and exploring different advocacy models for achieving specific goals
- Designing advocacy campaigns through practical examples and situational exercises
- Using storytelling and building collaborations as powerful advocacy tools
Communication
- Developing public speaking skills
- Engaging effectively with the media
- Practical exercises on preparing for media appearances
- Drafting press releases and organising press conferences
Self-Organizing and Collaboration
- Planning and organising advocacy events
- Strengthening partnerships and collaborative approaches to ensure impactful and sustainable initiatives
We thank all participants for their openness, engagement, and invaluable contributions to a meaningful space of shared learning and empowerment.
These activities are part of the project "Empowering Migrant Voices for Local Integration and Inclusion" (EMV-LII) funded by the European Union Fund for Asylum, Migration and Integration and Voices that Lead: Communication Empowerment of Migrant Women for Human Rights.
The content of these activities represents the views of the authors and is their sole responsibility. The European Commission accepts no responsibility for the use that may be made of the information shared in these activities. The project is also co-financed by the Office for Cooperation with NGOs of the Government of the Republic of Croatia. The views expressed in the activities are the sole responsibility of the Centre for Peace Studies and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Office for Cooperation with NGOs of the Government of the Republic of Croatia.
