Within the Gender inclusive communities Project, LARA Organization from Bijeljina and TPO Foundation from Sarajevo organized a Training seminar titled Leadership in the local community that took place in the hotel Drina Bijeljina on December 4th and 5th 2012. Trainers at the seminar were: Emina Abrahamsdotter, Radmila Žigić and Maja Stanković.
The total of 23 people took part in the seminar training (56% women and 44% men), out of which 83% are NGO activists (EKO Leonardo, Svetosavska zajednica, United Women Janja). The participants came from the areas of Bijeljina, Ugljevik, Zvornik and Lopara. The goal of the training was to increase knowledge and capacities of young female politicians in order to become leaders in their local communities with the particular focus on the understanding of the gender equality concepts. Elaborated were the topics on leadership, with a particular emphasis on the leadership ethics and communication skills, and also what it means to introduce gender politics in the work of local communities and at the leadership positions. A particular focus was given to the issue of gender budgeting, because that is a rather new topic in the region and young people wanted to know more about it so they can discuss other options for

budgeting in their communities, the options that take into account the gender perspective.
All Training participants are now developing a small local initiative on the topic of gender inclusive local communities. The best two will be chosen and financially awarded, so they can be implemented.
The atmosphere at the seminar was dynamic and interactive, and all the expectations from participants were realized in full. The seminar was covered by three TV stations (TV SLOBOMIR, TV HIT, TV ARENA) and by SRNA Newspaper Agency.
Training leaders were: Emina Abrahamsdotter, Radmila Žigić and Maja Stanković. 
All participants of the seminar have a chance to deliver projects' proposals for local actions no later than December 12 2012 by 12.00 pm. The application is to be sent on the following email address: ngo.lara1@teol.net 
The participants at the training were: Filip Tolić, Milenko Tolić, Lea Marić, Zdravka Vukašinović, Gordana Rkić, Milivoje Lujić, Ružica Ilić, Draga Ristić, Ivona Aleksić, Aleksandar Krsmanović, Zoran Stevanović, Ruža Jerkić, Mirza Junuzović, Budimir Ignjatov, Željana Berović, Vukica Mičić, Angelina Mičić, Mladen Mijić, Dana Šakotić, Stana Janjić, Mediha Kovač, Hajro Jašarević