TPO Foundation Sarajevo, within the framework of the project “The Economic Stability of Women As a Contribution to Peace Building in the Community”, held its first two-day training on entrepreneurship for women in Northern Bosnia on October 9 and 10, 2015 in Orasje. The training was done so as to educate women to prepare their own business plan and to financially support the best business ideas of women from three municipalities: Orasje, Domaljevac-Samac and Donji Zabari. The added value of this project is that women from these three municipalities will work together on entrepreneurial ideas and thus deepen personal cooperation as well as the development of their local communities.
The training was conducted by dr. Zilka Spahic-Siljak, a program director of TPO Foundation and Aida Zubcevic, a director of “Faveda” Bosnia and Herzegovina and president of the entrepreneurs in BiH, “One”. With the support of the local coordinators of the project for this area, Eldina Kukuljević and Mandica Zivkovic, the women with different ideas, motivation, desire and willingness to

learn and improve were identified. On this two-day training, participants had the opportunity to go through the basic elements of a business plan and learn from the positive experience from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Women are encouraged to take advantage of both their experiences in the work, and the potential of the project to realize the benefits of the cooperation provided to them in the creation of new business ideas. TPO Foundation will, in cooperation with entrepreneurs from Bosnia and Herzegovina, provide mentoring during the preparation and implementation of business plans, which is very important support in the first steps of business development. What is particularly emphasized is the connection of women from three ethnic communities through economic cooperation and peace building in the community, because of these women is expected that in the coming months actively participate in peacekeeping activities in their local communities and municipalities.