From May 31 to June 2 representatives of governments and government institutions from the Western Balkans gathered in Podgorica Montenegro for a workshop on how to implement a Pan-Balkan Generations and Gender Survey (GGS). This workshop, which was co-organized by the GGP and the UNFPA, is part of the GGP-5D project.
To kick-off the workshop GGP Director Anne Gauthier's lecture gave participants the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the history of the Generations and Gender Programme. GGP's research infrastructure manager Vytenis Deimantas showed how GGS data can be of value in national and international contexts.
The following days focused on sharing hands-on expertise. GGP Central Hub member Wojciech Jablonki spoke about the methodology and implementation procedures for the Generations and Gender Survey. His presentation was complemented by national team coordinators Ivan Čipin (Croatia), Ignacio Pardo (Uruguay) and Aliona Cretu (Moldova) who shared their experiences and lessons learned from having implemented one or more rounds of GGS.
To round up, the workshop enabled smaller group discussions between delegations from Western Balkan.These discussions were aimed at developing a joint plan of action and a detailed budget for the implementation of a pan-Balkan GGS.
