The KLGI Institute continues to address issues concerning women 
and people with special needs 
in municipalities through thematic groups.
Through the project “Civil Society as a Promoter of Public Contribution,” supported by SMART Balkans 
, local organizations and social activists in the Municipality of Podujeva 
, through thematic groups, have ensured full inclusion with the participation of directly affected citizens 
, professionals 
, and contributors in this field.
Thematic groups, through joint meetings with these social categories, have identified problems 
and drafted specific requests that will be addressed to local authorities 
, aiming to include them in local policies 
, with a particular focus on the municipal budget for 2025 
.
The identified issues have gone through an analysis process 
, where the extracted data, with professional support, have been integrated with legislation 
, strategies, policies, and municipal funding 
.
KLGI will continue to monitor the addressing and implementation 
, and the achieved results 
will be evaluated and promoted as models of engagement 
. From the practices developed in the targeted municipalities, there is greater readiness for co-creating policies between municipalities and representative groups 
.
This meeting was organized with the support of the regional project ” SMART Balkans – Civil Society for Common Values in the Western Balkans”, run by Centar za Promociju Civilnog Doštva (CPCD) in partnership with the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM Albania) and the Center for Research and Politics (CRPM), and funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA).
