Womens Initiative of Novi Sad

Women's Initiative of Novi Sad (hereinafter: WINS) was first established in May 2010 as an informal group. At that time it gathered a students who were socially active and work through various youth, civic and student organizations, as well as the student and youth representative bodies. Founders and members gathered in the framework of WINS in order to initiate and actively participate in cultural, social, civil and political transformation of Serbian society. WINS has been legally enshrined in 2014 as an association of citizens, in accordance with the positive law in the relevant Agency.

Members of the association, once students of today are successful lawyers, engineers, sports workers, pedagogues.
WINS is voluntary, non-profit association, freely and voluntarily organized citizens, in which citizens come together to achieve common goals in the area of improving the position of women and children, raising civic awareness, propagating and preserving traditional European values and improve the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable social groups, in accordance with the Constitution and applicable law and regulations governing this area. Fully accepting the European orientation that is modern, democratic and prosperous society, free from any form of discrimination, WINS pays great importance of gender equality through initiatives for institutional strengthening mechanisms for achieving gender equality, educational programs, promotion of gender equality and equal opportunities policy, and also through concrete actions that contribute to the elimination of violence against women and creating opportunities for employment and self-employment of women.

The ultimate goal of these activities is to make gender equality not viewed as an obligation, but that it becomes standard and value that are considered.

The aims of the Association are:
- Active work in raising the level of civic awareness
- Encouraging women to participate actively in society
- Developing cooperation between women and ensuring the conditions for participation in decision-making through a sustainable institutional framework, based on the needs of women and in partnership with women
- Providing healthy living and social conditions for the upbringing and education of children
- Building Information System of women at all levels and in all areas
- Ensuring the realization of the right to equal opportunities for all women in society, especially women who live in difficult conditions and particularly vulnerable women
- Improving the living conditions of disadvantaged and vulnerable social groups
- Encouraging and evaluation of extraordinary results and achievements of women and children in different areas
- Improving opportunities for quality leisure time of women and children
- The preservation of traditional values, old crafts, homemade and handmade
- The development, promotion, encouragement and stimulation of employment, self-employment of women and women's entrepreneurship
- Improving conditions for safe life of women and children
- Preserving and improving the health of women and children, reduce risks and leading health disorders and to develop customized health care to women and children
- Women's empowerment initiatives and activities that are in line with the basic objectives of sustainable development and healthy environment
- commitment to the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms in order to improve the standard of living and quality of life
- commitment to the protection of nature and healthy environment
activities aimed at fostering, development and protection of the family as the basic unit of society