Kosovo Trust Building

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#	Initiative	Status	Start	End	Actors	Recommendations	Themes
1	Social inclusion and reconciliation - Language Courses	Completed			IOM Office of Language Commissioner Center for Social Initiatives	Implement relevant legislation and policies addressing use of language in rule of law systems, including through a) verification of accuracy and qu... Technical capacities in municipalities have to be improved through projects of international organizations by providing better technical conditions...	#LANGUAGE
2	Social inclusion and reconciliation - Multi perspective history teaching	Completed			New Perspektiva IOM	Introduce curricular and textbook changes, enabling sufficient and more objective cultural and historical representation of all non-majority commun... Increase efforts of informal education initiatives in challenging existing narratives through innovative and creative approaches, such as digital a...
3	Social inclusion and reconciliation - Certification of Language Professionals	In progress			IOM Office of Language Commissioner Center for Social Initiatives	Roster of licensed, qualified interpreters should be created. Additional testing and verification of diplomas should be introduced.	#LANGUAGE
4	Social inclusion and reconciliation - Unbiased Media Reporting	Completed			IOM KoSSev	To strengthen cooperation between the local and central media. Donors should consider media as a priority area, thus enabling joint coverage of issues of mutual concern. To increase collaboration between Albanian and Serbian-language media; For example, to have cross-training or “exchange” programs for journalists, ... To undertake efforts to increase the number of women in media, including in leadership positions; International community to finance workshops and projects aimed at increasing gender awareness.	#LANGUAGE #GENDER EQUALITY
5	Social inclusion and reconciliation - Multimedia stories	Completed			IOM KoSSev Center for Social Initiatives	Culture projects, such as documentaries, enable rising awareness among people and are the best way to promote gender equality and women’s rights. To encourage the public broadcaster to continue having qualitative programs in the languages of the communities, thus increasing the access to info... All media in Kosovo should have joint efforts to increase the presence of non-political topics of mutual concern, such as artistic and cultural eve...	#LANGUAGE
6	Prevent/counter Violent Extremism	Completed	2017-01-01		IOM	To strengthen partnership between youth-led initiatives and media actors in order to amplify the positive role of youth in building sustainable pea... To undertake efforts to provide media coverage and space for youth-led activities at the key public broadcaster and other media in order to raise t... Religious communities should effectively work on sustainable programs that counter violent extremism and nationalist political rhetoric as well as ... Prevent youth-based violence by educating young people on mediation and dialogue as alternative ways of dealing with conflict.	#YOUTH
7	Community Stabilization Program - Fairs	In progress			IOM	Organize a business fair with participants from throughout Kosovo from all communities to collect and share best practices. During the fair formali...	#HUMAN RIGHTS
8	Community Stabilization Program - Grants for Minority Businesses	In progress			IOM	Provide support – mentoring, grants and networking for micro, small and medium enterprises of women entrepreneurs to expand their businesses. Activ...	#HUMAN RIGHTS
9	Social inclusion and reconciliation - Focal point/coordinator for minority businesses	In progress	2018-06-01		IOM	Streamline public institutions to eliminate barriers that hinder competitiveness of Kosovo businesses. Activity: Working group between the private ... Organize a business fair with participants from throughout Kosovo from all communities to collect and share best practices. During the fair formali...
10	Community stabilization program - Market in Kmetovce village	Completed			IOM	Establish inter-ethnic projects in the agricultural sector and increase support to farmers and the food processing industry. Financially support wi...
11	Social inclusion and reconciliation - VOC-UP	In progress			IOM Office of Language Commissioner Center for Social Initiatives	Integrate elective courses for learning regional languages into elementary/secondary school curricula	#LANGUAGE
12	Social inclusion and reconciliation - Development of capacities of IT teachers	In progress			IOM	Offer more opportunities for educational practitioners and students from both systems to come together and discuss education-related matters (scien...
13	Advanced of Youth, Peace and Security agenda in Kosovo - 3rd United Nations Youth Assembly in Kosovo	Completed	2019-04-20	2019-06-24	IOM UNMIK UN Women UNDCO United Youth Task Force UNICEF NGO PEN Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports	To provide incentives for involvement of young people in awareness raising campaigns offline and online on societal issues, including as key actors... Prevent youth-based violence by educating young people on mediation and dialogue as alternative ways of dealing with conflict.	#YOUTH
14	Supporting Comprehensive Language Initiatives	Completed			IOM UNMIK Center for Social Initiatives	Public University should introduce Serbian Language Studies Department. At the central level help from international institutions and organizations is needed for financing engagement of more interpreters. Also, measures...	#LANGUAGE
15	EU Community Stabilisation Programme Phase III (EU-CSP III)	Completed	2015-12-03	2019-03-02	Ministry of Communities and Returns IOM EU	Economic policies should take into consideration local specificity – north of Kosovo, enclaves and Kosovo in general.

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IOM Kosovo Marks 20 Years Of Service

2019-12-19 10:16:48 UTC

IOM: Call for Business Proposals

2020-03-11 11:42:06 UTC

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is continuing implementing the EU-Community Stabilisation Programme IV (EU-CSP IV).

IOM assisted 66 additional vulnerable families with food and non-food items

2020-05-14 13:56:07 UTC

This additional support was approved by the EU Office in Kosovo in the context of emergency assistance to help families in need in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Rečnik-Fjalor: Do we understand each other better?

2019-11-07 11:16:19 UTC

IOM delivers additional assistance to the beneficiaries

2020-04-29 23:38:31 UTC

IOM EU-RRK V phase V delivers additional assistance to the beneficiaries in need

Eight Returnee Families in Gjakovë/Đakovica Municipality Moved into Their New Houses

2019-12-27 18:47:23 UTC

Twelve Houses Handed-Over to its Beneficiaries by the EU-Return and Reintegration in Kosovo Phase V Project

2019-12-24 12:46:37 UTC

The 30-minute Reportage on Mitrovica Gymnasium

2020-02-12 15:23:55 UTC

The 30-minute reportage on Mitrovica Gymnasium was presented in social club in North Mitrovica.

Request for Proposals - Assessment

2020-02-20 13:00:33 UTC

Request for Proposals - Assessment on the needs for language professionals for official languages in Kosovo.

Security and Gender Group Calls for Prevention of Domestic Violence amid the COVID-19 pandemic

2020-03-24 19:53:32 UTC

At this time of the global COVID-19 pandemic, home is supposed to be the safest place for everyone. However, for people experiencing gender-based violence including domestic violence, social distancing can mean being trapped inside with an abuser.

Communication among members of Serbian and Albanian Communities in Kosovo

2020-04-10 16:05:36 UTC

Sports activities in Kamenicë/Kamenica

2019-12-02 14:20:09 UTC

VocUp is offering free assistance to health institutions in Kosovo

2020-03-31 13:14:44 UTC

VocUp is offering free assistance to health institutions in Kosovo for translation to official languages and proofreading of the documents intended inform the masses about measures against this infectious disease.

Additional Income Generation (IG) Grants Delivered to the EU Return and Reintegration in Kosovo phase V Project Beneficiaries

2019-12-17 15:15:54 UTC

Security and Gender Group (SGG) urges the government to adopt measures to address the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

2020-04-20 17:12:56 UTC

Security and Gender Group (SGG) urges the government to adopt measures to address the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls.