Eastern Norway Research Institute at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences acts as a project partner in the Approach for Enhancing Work-Life Balance of Professional and Private Life in Rural Areas, Based on the Establishment of Multi-Stakeholder Regional Systems and Local Partnerships (acronym: TERA) project, financed by the Norway grants 2014 – 2021 and Republic of Slovenia, Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy (national contribution). The total budget of the project sums up to 499.750,00 EUR.
You find the TERA-projects international website here
Work-life balance in rural areas
The project entitled TERA addresses the work-life balance in rural areas. The multifaceted burden of women, accompanied by non-recognition of their role and contribution to the household(s), agriculture and wider community on the one hand, and the deep-rooted gender stereotypes of men in rural areas on the other, contribute to the high absence of women in rural socio-economic environment.
In this context, the project addresses the challenges of work-life balance in rural areas, namely: ow awareness of the possibilities for work-life balance in rural areas, markedly deteriorating economic independence of women in rural areas, fragmentation of stakeholders in the region in addressing the challenges of work-life balance, physical remoteness and thus difficult access to (public) services.
Based on this, the main goal of the project is to empower men and women in rural areas to effectively address the challenges of work-life balance, with which the project establishes local systems and partnerships in Posavje and Pomurje for achieving work-life balance. The specific objectives of the project are: (1) to involve 100 stakeholders in two established multi-stakeholder local partnerships in Pomurje and Posavje region to foster work-life balance in rural areas; (2) to include 500 people living rural areas in educational and awareness-raising program to facilitate work-life balance in rural areas; (3) to include 40 mentors in an active mentoring scheme for the implementation of workshops of the educational and awareness program for men and women from rural areas.
Read more about the projects' status by June 2023 (in Norwegian)
Project partners:
- Development Centre Murska Sobota (lead partner)
- Regional Development Agency Posavje
- Gender Equality Research Institute
- Slovenian Rural Youth Association
- Center for the Development of a Sustainable Society
- ENRI: Høgskolen i Innlandet: Inland University of Applied Sciences (Norwegian partner)
Norway Grants
The Norway Grants and the EEA Grants represent Norway’s contribution towards a green, competitive and inclusive Europe.
Through the Norway Grants and the EEA Grants, Norway contributes to reducing social and economic disparities and to strengthening bilateral relations with beneficiary countries in Central and Southern Europe and the Baltics. Norway cooperates closely with the EU through the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). Together with the other donors, Norway has provided €3.3 billion through consecutive grant schemes between 1994 and 2014.
Norway Grants are financed solely by Norway and are available in the countries that joined the EU after 2003. For the period 2014-2021, the Norway Grants amount to €1.25 billion.
The priorities for this period are:
#1 Innovation, Research, Education, Competitiveness and Decent Work
#2 Social Inclusion, Youth Employment and Poverty Reduction
#3 Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Low Carbon Economy
#4 Culture, Civil Society, Good Governance and Fundamental Rights
#5 Justice and Home Affairs
For more information on the Norway Grants, please visit the following web page:
https://www.norwaygrants.si (in Slovenian)
https://www.gov.si/drzavni-organi/vladne-sluzbe/sluzba-vlade-za-razvoj-in-evropsko-kohezijsko-politiko/ (in Slovenian)
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