During its many years of existence, the Mitrovica Social Club in northern Kosovo and beyond has profiled itself as a concept that fosters a culture of open and free dialogue in the community, among communities and among different social structures, guaranteeing everyone the freedom to express, exchange views, opinions and views on political and social context in Kosovo.

Read more at: http://ngoaktiv.org/project/mitrovica-social-club-2019-20

Kosovo-wide

The Council of Europe is supporting the implementation of the “Law on the Use of Languages”, which requires all public institutions and service providers to ensure equal status and access to both official languages, Albanian and Serbian, and other official languages at the municipal level.

Read more at: https://rm.coe.int/09000016808e8be1

Kosovo-wide

Facilitated the re-establishment of informal inter-ethnic contacts among the intellectual, artistic and academic leadership all over Kosovo with a slogan "let the difference in artistic creativity impulse with harmony". The inter-ethnic Art project worked across different sectors on art, cultural, environmental and inter-community/inter-ethnic activities aimed at increasing inter-ethnic cooperation through organization of art exhibitions focusing on human rights and environmental protection related issues.

Read more at: https://unmik.unmissions.org/

Pejë/Peć

IOM has been focusing on multi-perspective history teaching and development of new website for history teachers and students. This activity is implemented by NGO New perspective.

Read more at: https://kosovo.iom.int/

Kosovo-wide

The project carried out research on old songs from the Turkish, Albanian, Bosniac and Roma communities in Prizren/ Prizren municipality. The old songs were reprinted/published in a book and promoted them at a festival. The publication was done in the respective languages of the four communities. A documentary film about the old songs of these four communities living in Prizren/ Prizren municipality was also produced. The project aimed to end existing negative narratives by referring back to pre-conflict times.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/durmishaslano69

Prizren

The project aimed to bring children from different communities together to learn some practical musical and acting skills, and later show their talents. The activities included: Children Theater Shows, Music, Mask and Costume Day in Prishtinë/ Priština; and Evening Show Day in Gračanica/ Graçanicë with solo performers and folklore; and a Video presentation of a recording of some interesting parts of the project. The project brought Serbian and Albanian speaking children together to learn skills thus facilitating reconciliation, integration and cooperation among communities through children.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/UNMIK/

Prishtinë/Priština Gračanica/Graçanicë

Let’s do it Peja decided to work with 80 students from the local high school and technical vocational school with the focus on SDG#6 – Clean Water & Sanitation and SDG#7 – Affordable & Clean Energy. Students will receive eight weeks of educational presentations on the basic principles of SDGs from including indicators and achievement of the targets by 2030. They will also participate in study visits to provide hands-on experiences in sustainable development issues.

Read more at: http://unkt.org/2018/05/18/re-advertisement-trainer-welding-vocational-training-center-pejepec/ 

Pejë/Peć

The Youth Forum Academy, gathered more than 90 students of law and other faculties and young activists from different ethnic and religious communities. It aimed to promote youth leadership and activism on human rights issues in Kosovo and expand awareness on issues facing youth, including barriers to their political participation.

Read more at: https://www.osce.org/mission-in-kosovo/434006

Kosovo-wide

The aim of the project is to work through the activities related to urban culture to re-enact the communication of young people on both sides of the Ibar River and to rebuild peace. Through the activities, we supported the initiatives of young people who were tasked to draw attention to the existing problems in the city through the prism of culture and art.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/LinkNKosovo/posts/1190430954498308

Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South

Results of the five-month project:

Published analysis of the status of youth policies and the position, needs and interests of young people in northern Kosovo after the signing / implementation of the Brussels Agreements; A Youth Policy Forum composed of young people, decision makers and other actors has been established; Publicly published, publicly presented and publicized youth policy proposals and summaries aimed at decision makers and other relevant actors; Recorded, edited and published 2 television shows featuring representatives of the Youth Policy Forum, local youth action councils, youth departments, including socially engaged youth, decision makers and other relevant actors; Conducted a minimum of 2 creative campaigns on the ground and on social networks to animate citizens; Minimum of 8,000 citizens covered when broadcasting television and organizing public campaigns and campaigns.

Read more at: https://oek-sinergija.org/

Zvečan/Zveçan Zubin Potok Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Leposavić/Leposaviq

Junior Geeks, funded by the U.S. Department of State, through the US Embassy in Prishtina and Innovation Centre Kosovo, is an inclusive platform for high school students to discuss, explore and learn about technology, entrepreneurship, science & innovation. The goal is to kickstart a wave of interest in research, science, technology and entrepreneurship among youth in Kosovo.

Read more at: https://ickosovo.com/juniorgeeks

Kosovo-wide

Ponder: Critical Media Literacy Workshop is a workshop organized by UNICEF Innovations Lab Kosovo, in partnership with NGO PEN, with the aim to improve critical thinking skills, focusing on Critical Media Literacy.

Read more at: http://kosovoinnovations.org/ponde

Kosovo-wide

Podium supports the right of all Kosovo’s youth and adolescents to be heard. It gives youngsters vital skills on conducting community needs assessment, managing campaigns, lobbying and influencing decision-making processes, and using media for raising awareness on social issues. It is a bridge that engages youth, institutions and media.

Read more at: http://kosovoinnovations.org/youth-empowerment-pillar/

Kosovo-wide

Techstitution is a technology related program of the Lab that engages youth in learning practical software engineering skills by developing technologies to digitize institutional platforms. Techstitution empowers youth and adolescents to understand the technology that shapes our lives, become active citizens, hand-craft a portfolio of their own technological solutions, and to become part of the greater local tech community.

Read more at: http://kosovoinnovations.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Techstitution-2-pager.pdf

Kosovo-wide

StartUP: Social Venture Workshop is a second phase of engagement for previous youth-led projects that went through UPSHIFT: Social Impact Workshop. The workshop’s main goals are fostering entrepreneurial culture and employment for adolescents and youth.

Read more at: http://kosovoinnovations.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/StartUP-Social-Venture.pdf

Kosovo-wide

Child led group “UM za decu” increased knowledge and skills in understanding the role of participation in decision making and monitoring. “UM za decu” contributes to well-informed child participation in decision making processes in different settings.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/NGODomovik/

Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North

The goals of this project are to strengthen the capacity of chilrend living in the Mitrovica Region as a strategy for peacebuilding and prevention of conflict, including inter-ethnic cooperation and increased civic engagement of young people.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/NGODomovik/

Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North

The project aims to help advance the trust-building agenda, as well as United Nations human rights priorities by partnering with the Danish Refugee Council to support processes for improving the social inclusion of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities in the Mitrovica Region. It seeks to promote the full exercise of social, economic and cultural rights, with a special focus on the wellbeing of women and children. In response to the impact of CoVID-19, DRC delivered food packages to 375 vulnerable Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian families in South Mitrovicë/a who have been particularly affected in their ability to generate income. Distributions also entailed supporting 320 children to stay in school with items that will contribute to relieving their families from a financial burden they could not otherwise bear, as well as supporting nine extremely vulnerable individuals with personal care items.

Read more at: http://drc-kosovo.org/news/2020/5/18/aoyiv2dn17zuzquusygwa4juskcse3

Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South

The project aims to facilitate trust-building and promote youth economic empowerment and entrepreneurship by partnering with NGO “Local Initiative LINK” to sustain and enhance the training, mentoring, and technical assistance activities of LINK’s Mitrovica Innovation Centre (established in January 2019 with UNMIK support) and mini-grants. In the long term, the project aims to contribute to reducing youth unemployment and address the trend of increasing migration by empowering youth to harness their creativity and leverage new technologies into viable livelihoods that enable them to build fulfilling, challenging and prosperous careers in Kosovo. The Project directly advances the implementation of TBF recommendations. As part of the COVID-19-response, NGO LINK with support from UNMIK produced and distributed over 300 3D-printed face shields to medical workers in need across 10 municipalities.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/LinkNKosovo/

Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South

The project is developing an innovation and training park in Prizren on the site of a former camp for the NATO peacekeeping force Kosovo Force (KFOR). The plan is for the park to house companies in ICT, the processing of agricultural products and foodstuffs, and from the cultural and creative industries.

Read more at: https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/79841.html

Prizren

In addition to the planned education of young people, NGO Synergy marked important international and world dates, conducted theater performances, organized the #Supertata Conference and held numerous other activities for the benefit of the entire society, both young people and other fellow citizens to whom their activities are already well known.

Read more at: https://oek-sinergija.org/projekti-koje-sprovodimo/muskarci-i-decaci-kao-partneri-u-promociji-rodne-ravnopravnosti-i-prevenciji-ekstremizma-i-nasilja-medju-mladima-na-balkanu/

Zvečan/Zveçan Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North

The projects main purpose was to build competencies of University of Prishtina to further enhance knowledge on transitional justice processes and peace building based on the values of human rights, justice, rule of law and multiculturalism. This was to be achieved through the implementation of a new subject/program on transitional justice at the Faculty of Law/University of Prishtina.

Read more at: http://www.cbmitrovica.org/program/news/cbm-and-university-of-prishtina-organized-exchange-seminar-on-transitional-justice

Kosovo-wide

Support for music classes for underprivileged children of different communities in Plementin/Plemetina Village, Obiliq/Obilić Municipality to enhance the community members' social insertion in Kosovo Society.

Read more at: https://romapresskosovo.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/29/

Obiliq/Obilić

Creation of 4 theatre groups (1 for each of the 4 target municipalities) to explore social issues in a theatrical setting and promote inter-ethnic approach in solving youth issues. The troupe called the Grassroots Theatre Troupe (GTT) expands and strengthens the current Kosovo theater community and open an opportunity to cooperate, share and learn different experiences during the training, preparation of performances and during actual performances in five locations (premiere in Pristina). Activities include a 3-day training in Peje/Pec for 50 RAE and Albanian artists (and other communities "if possible") to perform theater plays and workshops and engagement with other youths. Of the 50, 25 are selected, from four municipalities, to perform in 5 theatre performances; 4 more performances after the premiere performance in Pristina.

Read more at: http://www.balkansunflowers.org/

Shtime/Štimlje Prishtinë/Priština Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje Pejë/Peć Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South Ferizaj/Uroševac

The theatre and arts festival brings together different communities and enables facilitating integration and cooperation among young Kosovo Albanians, Serbs, Bosniaks, Turkish, Roma, Egyptian, Ashkali and Gorani through the presentation of their cultures and arts. The chain of cultural activities which includes diverse performances, workshops on artisan art techniques and games, increase and strengthen the (currently still limited) interaction between the youth in the municipality. The project also aims to scale up public outreach and foster public awareness of multiculturalism.

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Prizren

The project brings together 60 youth from different communities to participate in workshops in three locations where they will share ideas, their culture, tradition and religion. The participants will be trained on peacebuilding and on the importance of social media and creating a connection between communities. They will be asked to come up with ideas (in photo or video) as materials for promoting peace and tolerance. From these 60, a select group of 20 from Albanian, Serbian and Roma communities will become the voice of youth, transmitting messages of peace and working for the improvement of inter-ethnic and inter-cultural cooperation and communication, through social media and organized field visits, to further expand their learning of each other's cultures.

Read more at: https://unmik.unmissions.org/

Prishtinë/Priština Gračanica/Graçanicë

Strengthening inter-ethnic trust among the communities in Kosovo through increase media coverage of non-political topics of mutual concern, such as artistic and cultural events. Also aims to reinforce inter-ethnic trust and its promotion by promoting culture on a local level. Six (6) 3-min. videos on cultural heritage - Serb (3) and Alb (3) - each to be shown to the other community. Publish 4 non-inflammatory song playlists/month on internet portal. Six (6) one-month Art exhibitions in North Mitrovica.

Read more at: https://unmik.unmissions.org/

Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North

The project gathers Serb artists from Serbia, Bosniaks from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegrin from Montenegro to join Serb and Albanian painters in strengthening common interests and promote cooperation through arts for a 3-day art colony - painting, exchange of experiences and plans. The art colony will enhance inter-ethnic cooperation and establish contacts among artists. A total of 25 paintings will be produced and exhibited. The art pieces will be catalogued and shared on social media sites. The funds from UNMIK will be used for painting activities and supplies, exhibition, travel costs, IT supply and services of a photographer.

Read more at: https://unmik.unmissions.org/

Prizren Dragash/Dragaš

Refurbishment and equipping the Youth Centre provided for free by the municipality. The youth Centre serves as space for youth socialization and peer-to-peer learning platform. This will support to empower 75 youth and 25 women (Serbs and Albanians) in the 2 target areas through capacity building and training on income-generating activities (IT and web Design skills, other self-employment opportunities) to address unemployment issue. The project engages 50 young men and women in cross-community cooperation through training on peace education, combatting hate speech; language (Serbian and Albanian) training for 15 youth; and, cultural and art acitvities for 100 young people as performers.

Read more at: https://unmik.unmissions.org/

Klokot/Kllokot

Strives to create interaction between communities by presenting events of daily life of a marginalized ethnic community to the rest of the population. Attacks ethnically motivated stereotypes. Supports social inclusion of Roma community. Trains participants on techniques of producing short movies that are later presented to the rest of population.

Read more at: https://unmik.unmissions.org/

Zvečan/Zveçan Zubin Potok Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South Leposavić/Leposaviq

The project involves the youth aged between 14 and 19 from Albanian, Serbian, and RAE communities in 5 municipalities to create culture-based human rights, gender equality, and non-violent behaviours. Activities include workshops on violence, conflict, and healthy lifestyles; capacity development to local NGO partners (working on gender, violence prevention, health) and local authorities; a national camp on leadership, communication, conflict resolution, tolerance, and critical thinking; and, create a "Be a Man Club" in schools (25 participants (10 - 12 grade) per school. Funds mainly for events and workshop activities, travel and accommodation costs and supplies. This is part of the project "Men and Boys as Partners in Promoting Gender Equality & Preventing Violence & Extremism among Youth in the Balkans" implemented by CARE Int. Balkans in partnership with SIT and YMCA in Kos. -supported by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) & Oak Foundation.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/SITccss

Prishtinë/Priština Gjakovë/Ðakovica Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South Kamenicë / Kamenica

Provides supplementary learning of new skills and talents to improve their creativity, problem solving, team work, critical thinking abilities - for children, youth from primary and secondary schools from all communities, including participants from nearby villages and other municipalities (Laplje Selo, Susica, Ugljare, Fushe Kosve/Kosovo Polje, Obiliq/Obilic, Plemetina, Vushtri/Vucitrn, Priluzje, Pristina and Strpce). Activities include a 3-hour ‘session’, twice per week – to include workshops on drawing, robotics, singing, acting - leading to an art exhibition, theater show, concert and robotics competition - open for the public. For the sustainability, the activities “will be offered” to continue after the project, subject to “small fees” for participants.

Read more at: https://unmik.unmissions.org/

Gračanica/Graçanicë

The project aims to support a social enterprise within Lipjan/Lipljan prison to facilitate skills training for juveniles ahead of social re-integration, among other benefits.

Read more at: https://www.unops.org/kosovo

Lipjan/Lipljan

The youth-led "E.E.E." (Equal Ethinicties Empowerment) project was one of the finalists of the small-grants competition of the 2nd UN Youth Assembly in Kosovo that aimed at promoting intergenerational learning and transfer of skills and knowledge of artisanal arts of different communities among young people in the area of Gjakova/Đakovica. Some 60 young people from K-Albanian, K-Roma, K-Bosnian and K-Ashkali communities attended the monthly courses of pottery, traditional clothing and knitting and learned about artisan traditions of different communities living in the area.

Read more at: https://unmik.unmissions.org/working-young-people

Gjakovë/Ðakovica

This youth-led "Kosovo Youth Festival" project was one of the finalists of the small-grants competition of the 2nd UN Youth Assembly in Kosovo that aimed at breaking the community divides and promoting cultural diversity in Kosovo by providing an apolitical space for youth from all Kosovo communities to exchange traditional music, food, games and dances at the first youth-led multi-ethnic cultural festival. The 1st Kosovo Youth Fest was organized in Kukaj Ethno Village and brought together over 80 youth from K-Albanian, K-Serb, K-Bosnian, K-Turkish, K-Roma, K-Ashkali and K-Egyptian communities.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/events/kukaj-ethno-village/kosovo-youth-fest-2018/452054551930634/

Kosovo-wide

This youth-led "My Kosovo in One Shot" project was one of the finalists of the small-grants competition of the 2nd UN Youth Assembly in Kosovo that aimed at connecting young people from diverse ethnicities around Kosovo though a workshop on photography and film-making in relation to the topic of cultural diversity. "My Kosovo in One Shot" camp was organized in Rugova mountains and gathered 25 youth passionate about photography and film-making, who deepened their knowledge and skills trhough a training with professional photographers and media specialists and engaged in the production of a series of creative photographs promoting cultural diversity of Kosovo. The final exhibition took place in the end of September 2018 in Pristina and attracted over 120 visitors.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/UNMIK/posts/my-kosovo-in-one-shot/10156561360247798/

Kosovo-wide

This youth-led "Cross-Community Visual Arts" project was one of the finalists of the small-grants competition of the 3rd UN Youth Assembly in Kosovo that aimed at developing cultural awareness and inter-ethnic trust among youth from diverse communities through an artistic summer camp and a series of workshops on art techniques, graffiti and using ARTivism to counter ethnic divides. The team aspires to organize a camp as an annual event with the support of the Directorate of Culture, Youth and Sports of Ranillug/Ranilug.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/UNYouthTaskForce/posts/394308307891734

Kosovo-wide

This youth-led "Together We Can" project was one of the finalists of the small-grants competition of the 3rd UN Youth Assembly in Kosovo that aimed at equipping an ethnically diverse team of young people with skills to identify, deconstruct and counter ethnically or religiously related prejudices and expressions of intolerance through organization of a thematic workshop.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/UNYouthTaskForce/

Rahovec/Orahovac Prizren Dragash/Dragaš

Urgent support to enable K. Serb and K. Albanian communities to tackle current difficulties together. Final long-lasting outcome of the project is promotion of trust, care for fellow human beings and confidence building across different ethnic communities. This is achieved by providing essential goods and hygienic items, to mostly elderly persons, social categories and single parents throughout Zubin Potok municipality, including pre-dominant K. Albanian village of Cabra. Zubin Potok municipality consists of 64 villages and it is settled between Mokra Gora and Rogozna mountains.

This initiative was modified from the originally planned Multiethnic Sport Tournaments, which could not be implemented as originally envisioned due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As a result, the funds were adapted to better serve the needs of the community at this time.

Read more at: https://unmik.unmissions.org/

Zubin Potok

Project "Breaking Down Communication Barriers Between Kosovo Serbs and Kosovo Albanians" was supported by US Embassy in Kosovo. The aim of the project was to contribute to the reconciliation process. Through the project 100 young people from Serbian and Albanian communities have participated in different activities, such as seminars, workshops, study visits and non-formal dialogues.

Read more at: https://nvo-crljp.com/

Kosovo-wide

Project "Connecting the North and the South-Strengthening Our Ties" supported by Municipality of North Mitrovica aimed to contributing to the trust building among two communities in Kosovo through open dialogues about problems these communities are facing with.

Read more at: https://nvo-crljp.com/

Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South

Increasing capacities of young women and men in critical thinking, advocacy, soft skills, designing and leading social innovations aimed at social inclusion in Kosovo, with emphasis on gender equality and minority inclusion.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/nowconf/videos/2039158786387899/

Prizren Lipjan/Lipljan Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje Pejë/Peć Istog/Istok Gjakovë/Ðakovica Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South Ferizaj/Uroševac

The project aims to engage in the individual and collective public sphere the youngsters who are considered change agents in the communities where they live, by stimulating the critical thinking. The project aims to identify these agents and to strengthen their critical and practical capabilities based on liberal democratic values.

Read more at: https://sbunker.net/truaktiv/sq-al/truaktiv/

Prizren Prishtinë/Priština Pejë/Peć Gjakovë/Ðakovica Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South Gjilan/Gnjilane Ferizaj/Uroševac

Overall objective: Mitigating the levels of social exclusion of youth in rural areas by increasing their engagement in activism, volunteering and non-curricular activities.

Read more at: https://www.ecmandryshe.org/?page=2,24#.Xm52SahKi00

Kosovo-wide

The overall goal of this project is the training of 200 unemployed or underemployed youth, aged 18-29, from different ethnic backgrounds, with pre-university level education, with the aim to equip them with the necessary soft and technical skills to partake in the local job market and compete in the global digital economy through online work. The training will increase the opportunities for youth to partake in the labour market: domestically by easing their transition through internships and internationally through online jobs.

Read more at: https://telegrafi.com/instituti-trajnimeve-per-zhvillim-tdi-ne-rit-kosova-u-k-fillon-implementimin-e-projektit-te-ri-youthcareer-pathway-ycip/

Prishtinë/Priština Pejë/Peć Ferizaj/Uroševac

The project addresses the topic of expanding youth participation in the daily life of the community, through non-formal education and inter-ethnic cooperation.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/nvo.crmc/posts/952381541791300

Kosovo-wide

The overall objective of "Youth Workers for Young People" is to improve the quality of youth work and non-formal education through capacity building of 25 youth NGO staff in Kosovo focusing on building their core competencies and competencies with a focus on in developing four dimensions: attitudes, knowledge, skills, and behaviours.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/SITccssr/

Kosovo-wide

The goal of the project is to realize a civil-society driven framework for a National Strategy on Dealing with the Past in Kosovo, designed with citizen input in order for it to address actual societal needs in Kosovo, and cognizant of current Transitional Justice mechanisms, to be adopted by the Kosovo Government to strengthen guarantees of non-recurrence (GNR) and prospects for reconciliation between communities in Kosovo.

Read more at: http://newsocialinitiative.org/

Kosovo-wide

The project will address the history of families that lived in both parts of the divided city of Mitrovica, with a historical overview of this conflictual area in a peaceful and reconciliatory manner.

Read more at: http://ngoaktiv.org/srb/

Zvečan/Zveçan Zubin Potok Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Leposavić/Leposaviq

The Access Program provides an opportunity for students in Kosovo to deepen their knowledge of the English language, take an active part in the development of their communities and learn about U.S. culture and values.

Read more at: http://www.cbmitrovica.org/

Gračanica/Graçanicë

The goal of this project is breaking down barriers between Kosovo Serbs and Albanians in Mitrovica, restoring relations between separated sides in one peaceful, well-functioning and prosperous society through building youth capacities in advocacy and lobbing their personal interest during European Integration processes.

Read more at: http://acdc-kosovo.org/eng/index.php?str=O_Nama

Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North

YIHR series of discussions throughout the year. Topics address local and global human rights issues.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/YIHRKS/posts/1010686512428982/

Prishtinë/Priština

The Youth for Justice project aims to support young people to seek justice and become active participants in the justice sector in Kosovo.

Read more at: http://yihr-ks.org/

Prishtinë/Priština

Kosovo-wide

HLC Kosovo is working since 2011 throughout Kosovo to reach out to high school and university students in order to provide them with information about Transitional Justice mechanisms. The overall goal of the project is to include TJ education as a part of the official high school curricula.

Read more at: https://www.hlc-kosovo.org/projects/non-formal-education-on-dealing-with-the-past/

Kosovo-wide

Project goal is to support children and young people from marginalized groups and minority communities to be included with equal rights in practical education, classes and activities in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics).

Read more at: https://www.bonevet.org/en/

Gjakovë/Ðakovica Kaçanik/Kačanik

Creative Kosovo is a project that aims to develop European and Regional Cultural Partnership Network and Capacity Building of Cultural and Creative Sector in Kosovo in preparation for accession to Creative Europe Programme Applications.

Read more at: https://dokufest.com/2017/dokulab/creative-kosovo/about/

Kosovo-wide

The initiative is based on the idea that a culturally diverse society is a goal to be pursued, that inter-community reconciliation, return and reintegration, dialogue, and mutual respect are crucial to a stable and democratic Kosovo where there is no place for any form of discrimination or social exclusion.

Read more at: https://www.osce.org/mission-in-kosovo/425774

Pejë/Peć Klinë/Klina Istog/Istok Deçan/Dečani

Kosovo-wide

To promote democratic values and debate among youth on important political, economic, and social topics related to the country’s democratic transition. The organization will maintain and expand its popular online magazine. Building on its strong reputation for media production, the organization will continue to facilitate and promote participatory debate and inclusive dialogue by developing an offline space for critical thought, advocacy journalism, innovative informal education, and public discussion.

Read more at: https://kosovotwopointzero.com/

Kosovo-wide

To promote historical understanding and reconciliation. The initiative will expand its interactive website of personal stories and experiences chronicling Kosovo’s recent history from multiple perspectives. Employing an oral history methodology to preserve and highlight stories about individuals and events that have otherwise been marginalized by ideological interpretations of history, the initiative will expand its database and further develop it as an educational tool that can be used to counter political manipulation of ethnic divisions.

Read more at: https://oralhistorykosovo.org/

Kosovo-wide

To foster civic engagement and raise human rights awareness among youth. The organization will promote the use of its civic education program, which integrates human rights documentary films into high school curricula, and will continue to support youth cinema clubs in diverse communities. It will also train students in documentary production, mentoring them as they make socially-engaged films to be screened later at festivals and in the cinema clubs.

Read more at: https://dokufest.com/2017/

Kosovo-wide

Art and Community Center – Artpolis joined the initiative to contribute to the mini-library located at the “Heroines” Memorial with books and reports dedicated to women’s well-being and gender issues.

Read more at: https://artpolis-ks.com/eng/mini-biblioteka-sill-nje-liber-merr-nje-tjeter/

Prishtinë/Priština

The CDF (Community Development Fund) and the BRICK Program in Kosovo aim to provide grants to Kosovar civil society organizations (CSOs) that work alone or in partnership with other CSOs to organize cultural and sporting events in the Kaçanik / Kačanik region.

Read more at: http://kcdf.org/brick/

Kaçanik/Kačanik

Prejudices created towards both Albanian and Serbian communities are worrisome, and there are little mechanisms presented on bringing Albanian and Serbian youth together. The project based on #UPSHIFTks called 4B – Building Bridges Breaking Barriers connects youth from two communities in the form of arranging educational language courses, aiming to reduce gaps between communities.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/PeerEducatorsNetwork/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARA83zUTv_7LbmjZecBpuzo3X5ErhHmG0xNJqtdnzTGxQYAhO3y8tzx41N4T6nmeAVQZI1xencXhXKGT&fref=mentions

Kosovo-wide

“Theater-Based Education” for children with special needs helps them in many ways, and this includes: building excellent motor skills and problem solving, improving communication and expression, promoting self-esteem and motivation to succeed.

Read more at: https://artpolis-ks.com/eng/children-with-special-needs-are-not-anything-unusual-they-just-want-to-be-like-others-to-be-accepted/

Kosovo-wide

Through this project RYCO with the assistance of UN agencies aims to build capacities of its partner organizations and young people such as:

high schools in the region - to equip them with a toolkit and a manual for training and workshops in intercultural exchange, peacebuilding and dealing with the past, as well as to train a regional group of teachers as trainers on these topics. A fundraising guide and a “digital classroom” for teachers and schools will be prepared including several study visits and numerous networking initiatives among teachers young people, especially hard to reach youth (with a special focus on girls and vulnerable youth) - by creating a regional manual on youth peer education on peacebuilding, establishing a group of youth peer trainers in the field of peacebuilding, training 300 youth and supporting 12 innovative ideas of and for youth in the region, as well as promoting their success stories from the Western Balkans.

Read more at: https://www.rycowb.org/?page_id=7704

Kosovo-wide

Through the Enhancing Youth Cooperation and Youth Exchange in the WB6 project, the European Union is supporting RYCO to create a more enabling environment and new opportunities for young people to travel and explore the WB6, get to know their peers, and cooperate on shared projects in the field of community activism, culture, sports, environment, and many more.

Read more at:  https://www.rycowb.org/?page_id=7810

Kosovo-wide

Contributing to shared prosperity and development through projects which support young people's education, skills and employability and which strengthen English language teaching and learning.

Read more at: https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-GOV-3-BC-XK-11

Kosovo-wide

The Political Academy of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung combines political education and practical training in a variety of disciplines. Its purpose is to educate and train individuals with progressive ideas and a progressive vision based on values such as freedom, social justice and solidarity, equality and antidiscrimination.

Read more at: https://www.fes-kosovo.org/e/call-for-applications-for-the-political-academy-of-the-friedrich-ebert-stiftung-2020/?fbclid=IwAR3ikFTU6fZtXtT8S401zjqjqGrkPU2mb5Z5zfh-vLtm_OYfGyioxpy_qv4

Kosovo-wide

The Academy of Language and Culture, created with the help of the OSCE, brought together young people to provide them with basic knowledge of Albanian and Serbian languages and inter- and intra-cultural exchange.

Read more at: https://www.osce.org/mission-in-kosovo/430526

Kosovo-wide

Every year brings new films by and about Roma from around the world, as well as produced close to home. Films are selected to demonstrate the diversity, richness, and common humanity of Roma stories. The RFF integrates the films in a diverse program:A five-day long film festival in Prishtina.

Read more at: http://www.romaversitas.org/services/rolling-film-festival-5th-edicion/

Prishtinë/Priština

Even though there is Covid19 pandemic and all the measures is important to give youth an opportunity to strengthen their capacities by organizing online non-formal educative trainings, seminars, workshops.

Read more at: http://csdkosovo.org/

Kosovo-wide