The Skilled Women's Workforce for Better Future project was funded under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) II Cross-Border Cooperation Program Serbia-Montenegro 2014-2020. The project aimed to enhance the employability of unemployed women through targeted training and work practice. It was implemented from June 8, 2019, to January 7, 2021 in the Raški district of the City of Novi Pazar, Serbia, and the Municipality of Bijelo Polje in northern Montenegro.
The target group comprised 80 unemployed women, first-time job seekers, and long-term unemployed, registered with the Employment Agency of Montenegro and the National Employment Agency of Serbia. 40 women completed training as geriatric caregivers, with 20 from Bijelo and 20 from Raški.