"Make A Wish" programme to provide jobs for 3,000 women

A job creation programme for women, called "Make A Wish", aimed at employing approximately 3,000 women throughout Croatia who would care for senior citizens, was presented in the eastern Croatian town of Pozega on Monday. 

The project will be carried out in remote rural and island areas and in areas in which the unemployment rate is higher than the national average.

Local and regional self-government units can apply for the tender, which is open until 2020.

The project, worth HRK 400.9 million, will be financed within the framework of the Efficient Human Resources 2014-2020 operational programme by the European Social Fund. The programme is in line with European and national recommendations for the promotion of the position of women on the labour market and the protection of women's rights, said Katarina Ivankovic Knezevic, a state secretary at the Labour and Pension System Ministry.

The minimum non-refundable amount per project is HRK 900,000 and the maximum is HRK 10 million, Ivankovic-Knezevic said.

Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic expressed hope the project would reduce unemployment among women who account for 58% of the people out of work. Plenkovic said his government wanted to raise the employment rate to 68% during its term in office.

Text: Hina

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