In 2024, the Refugee Women Advocacy Group significantly strengthened its advocacy impact, conducting 42 meetings and 10 targeted mentorship sessions to enhance members' legal and strategic advocacy skills. The group actively contributed to national policy discussions, submitting recommendations for key legislative reforms: The group expanded its outreach and engagement through 27 workshops in asylum centers and Atina’s Reintegration Center, reaching 180 refugee and migrant women from eight countries, including Burundi, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Syria, Cuba, Ukraine, and Russia. The group engaged over 150 students in structured legal and advocacy discussions at Belgrade's Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, strengthening awareness among future legal and policy professionals. Internationally, Group members served as trainers in European advocacy programs, sharing their expertise on cultural mediation and migrant women’s rights. Groups' participation in roundtable discussions in Bujanovac and Sombor with local institutions, civil society organizations, and state representatives strengthened multisectoral collaboration on trafficking and migration policies.

A significant advocacy tool was promoting the Group’s documentary film “Women on the Move,” which over 70,000 people viewed through social media, screenings, and policy forums. The film played a key role in shaping public perception and informing stakeholders about migrant women’s experiences. In response to the film’s impact, the Group produced a sequel featuring “Voices for Justice” testimonials from institutional partners and highlighting key advocacy achievements. Beyond film advocacy, the Group engaged in over 8 public speaking engagements and 2 panel discussions at international events, ensuring that refugee women’s voices were heard in European policy spaces.

The group's advocacy has had an impact, as one of its members was awarded a complete master’s scholarship at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Law, marking an essential step in integrating refugee women into academic and professional fields. The group aims to expand legal advocacy, increase its membership, and deepen its engagement with national and international policymakers, ensuring the continued advancement of refugee and migrant women’s rights in Serbia and beyond.

The work of the Advocacy Group was presented as a model of positive practice at an international conference in Italy in June. Oxfam Italy organized the conference as part of a project with the Intesa San Paolo Foundation. As part of the same project, members of the Migrant Women's Advocacy Group participated as lecturers in an online training organized in September. Members of the Advocacy Group also gave a lecture at the Faculty of Political Sciences in July as part of the Summer School dedicated to the topic of Forced Migration. A total of 24 regular meetings of the Advocacy Group were held, and work continued to develop recommendations for improving the support system.

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