YOUTH

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

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

Kosovo-wide

The project aimed at fostering inter-ethnic cooperation among young local leaders and strengthening youth participation in local and central decision-making processes through capacity-building of members of the youth advisory boards - Local Youth Action Councils - in 5 ethnically mixed municipalities. The project led to the launch of the demo-version of the E-Youth Platform – an online governance tool aiming at raising youth voices on the matters of shared concern and providing an innovative solution to the gap between youth from all (and specifically non-majority communities) and decision-makers.

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

Gračanica/Graçanicë Štrpce/Shtërpcë Parteš/Partesh Kamenicë / Kamenica Gjilan/Gnjilane

Kosovo-wide

This youth-led "YouthIN Transparency" project was one of the finalists of the small-grants competition of the 2nd UN Youth Assembly in Kosovo that aimed at increasing transparency between public institutions and young people from different communities in the municipality of Gjilan/Gnjilane in relation to implementation of youth policies. Some 80 youth from K-Albanian, K-Ashkali and K-Serb communities attended the meetings with representatives of MOCR, Gender Equality Officer and Director of Culture, Youth and Sports, where they were able to raise their concerns on issues related to allocation of youth spaces, language rights and development of sportive, educational and cultural activities in the municipality.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/events/royal-lounge-bar/youth-in-transparency-culture-debate/558302174658034/

Gjilan/Gnjilane

USAID through Up to Youth mobilizes youth to be a force for positive change by focusing on identifying, recognizing, and bringing together vulnerable youth who have the potential and will for positive change.

Read more at: https://www.usaid.gov/kosovo/news-information/fact-sheets/youth-activity

Klinë/Klina Istog/Istok Gjakovë/Ðakovica Vushtrri/Vučitrn Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South Viti / Vitina Kaçanik/Kačanik Hani i Elezit/Elez Han

To promote civic engagement among young people and encourage greater youth participation in political processes. The group will conduct a nonpartisan information campaign on youth participation in politics beyond voting, and will train politically active youth in leadership and problem-solving skills. To expand space for democratic dialogue, the group will organize events enabling youth in five municipalities to identify, present, and advocate for issues to their local officials.

Read more at: https://d4d-ks.org/en/activities/three-day-workshop-topic-fostering-youth-participation-political-processes/

Kosovo-wide

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

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

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

Project goal is to contribute prevention of violent extremism among youth in three municipalities, by engaging youth in Social Media Management workshops, which will increase their skill-based employability, improve their capacity for critical thinking and increase their self-confidence, thus enabling them to become active participants in the labor market.

Read more at:https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1189110061272644&id=142401355943525

Podujevë/Podujevo Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South Ferizaj/Uroševac

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

The unique itinerary-based capacity-building project aimed at bridging the gap between young people from diverse communities through exposure of young people to the realities of daily life in the four "angles" of Kosovo. Over a week of activities, a group of 24 new volunteers of the United Nations Youth Task Force network of young peacebuilders visited each of the "angles" where they engaged with local authorities, civil society and youth-led organizations as well as religious leaders, and attended a capacity-building programme on Youth, Peace and Security.

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

Dragash/Dragaš Gjakovë/Ðakovica Deçan/Dečani Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South Novo Brdo/Novobërdë Kamenicë / Kamenica

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

In the framework of the “Young Change- Makers: Localization of UNSCR2250 in Kosovo” a group of 15 youth from diverse communities successfully completed a multi-faceted program for young peacebuilders that included a course on youth mediation, facilitation, conflict transformation through peace and human rights education and A1/A2 levels of Albanian and Serbian languages. Through the peer-to-peer methodology, these young leaders engaged over 550 youth from diverse communities into a broad range of inter-ethnic trust-building activities.

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

Kosovo-wide

The “Under One Sky” is the first multi-ethnic youth-led astronomy project in Kosovo. Over the period of September 2019-February 2020 the project benefitted some 630 young people from diverse communities (370 young women, 260 young men; 46% coming from non-majority communities) through astronomy info-sessions and sky observation workshops in 12 municipalities across Kosovo and the final multi-ethnic Astronomy Peace Camp. The project team was mentored by UNMIK Youth Focal Point and peer mentors from "United Youth Task Force" network of young peacebuilders and "Peer Educators Network".

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/Weareallunderonesky/?pageid=1049331108610115&ftentidentifier=1117769011766324&padding=0

Kosovo-wide

The project entitled “Youth BRE! Eco-Camp on Environmental Peacebuilding and Climate Change” was designed as a follow-up to the “EverGreen Kosovo Forum” that took place on 27 June 2019, as well as the recommendations of the Kosovo Trust-building Forum and UN Youth Assemblies in Kosovo. The project aimed at supporting environmental trust-building in Kosovo through increasing awareness of young people from different communities about environmental protection and sustainable living, as well as fostering public-private sector partnerships through discussions with representatives of the relevant Kosovo institutions, Corporate Social Responsibility network and environmentalists.

Read more at: https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/climate-action-peace-young-environmentalists-kosovo-unite-better-future

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 overall objective of the project is to strengthen the partnership between youth CSOs and local authorities through the development of a sustainable communication channel and cooperation strategy. This will increase the capacities of local youth CSOs in the municipality of Zveçan/Zvečan and strengthen the formal link between local self-government and youth through their participation in the decision-making process.

Read more at: https://www.eulocaldemocracy4wb.org/sr/regional-reach/kosovo/Projektovanje-buducnosti

Zvečan/Zveçan

The project contributes to the creation of a strong and vibrant society, by building the leadership skills and motivation of youth from all communities, to lead changes in their communities through volunteering

Read more at: http://www.toka-ks.org/?fbclid=IwAR1VQR_bZvtB44fsMNS84kPoqmBJG3TaiVx7s_gTSZPQLaP2zfQnWWOk8z4

Kosovo-wide

Kosovo-wide

To promote youth participation in strengthening democratic institutions. By continuing its unique fellowship program, the organization will support the work of parliamentary committees in Kosovo. The program pairs skilled young students with MPs to provide them with a research support. Through the program, the organization will publish analyses and monitoring reports, and facilitate meetings between legislators and young students to inspire greater youth involvement in political processes

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

Kosovo-wide

With funding from UNMIK, NGO LINK is implementing a project to empower youth from the Mitrovica region by providing training in tech and entrepreneurial skills for almost 60 young people (40% women). The project, which includes participants from K-Albanian, K-Serbian and K-Gorani communities, is helping foster inter-ethnic educational and business cooperation by providing new opportunities for youth through establishing the first tech business incubator in northern Kosovo.

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

Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South

This project aims to create space for constructive and substantive youth involvement on demanding more effective, transparent and accountable local and national governance.

Read more at:https://www.facebook.com/anibarfestival/posts/10157368666957217

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

The Workforce Partnership in the Apparel Sector is an initiative led by the Kosovo Apparel Marketing Association (KAMA) in partnership with USAID/Kosovo. This four-year activity works closely with private apparel producers, Universities of Design, Employment Centers, and Kosova - Women 4 Women (KW4W) to improve the workforce skills of school youth, and increase employability and employment in the apparel sector. The objective of the activity is to improve the workforce skills of out of school youth, and increase employability and employment in the apparel sector.

Read more at: https://www.usaid.gov/kosovo/news-information/fact-sheets/workforce-partnership-apparel

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

Project YES, aims to improve the employability of Kosovar youth in the labour market, by adapting and implementing the labour market measures to address the needs of young people, including vulnerable groups (especially minorities, returnees) and meet the needs of employers, and improve the quality of vocational education and training for young people whereas the selected young people in the project regions can have a professional qualification recognized in Germany.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/pg/YESforKosovo/about/?ref=page_internal

Kosovo-wide

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 "NO means NO" project was one of the finalists of the small-grants competition of the 2nd UN Youth Assembly in Kosovo that aimed at empowering young women and girls in the municipalities of Leposavić, Fushe Kosova/Kosovo Polje and Pristina to withstand and counter psychological and physical violence through a course on self-defense, professional counselling and art therapy. Through the three activities in each of the target areas, over 60 young women from diverse communities developed some basic self-defense skills and gained confidence and peer support in facing the issue. In order to strengthen the trust-building effect, self-defense sessions were delivered by the professional martial arts trainers in ethnically diverse teams.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/UNMIK/posts/no-means-nono-means-no-project-is-an-initiative-of-three-young-women-aida-redzep/10156575856857798/

Prishtinë/Priština Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje Leposavić/Leposaviq

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

This youth-led "Empowering Women in Business" project was one of the finalists of the small-grants competition of the 3rd UN Youth Assembly in Kosovo that aimed at raising awareness and improving access to the labor market among young women and girls with specific focus to those residing in the rural areas of Pristina and North Mitrovica. The activities under this project include organization of info-sessions and 2 networking events linking young women with successful businesswomen in North Mitrovica and Pristina and production of a documentary that promotes women-led start-ups and enterprises as well as raises awareness about challenges and success stories. Thus, the project also aims at increasing collaboration between communities and strengthening employability skills of young women.

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

Prishtinë/Priština Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North

On 22-24 February 2020, in response to the UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech, UNMIK partnered with “United Youth Task Force” network of young peacebuilders to organize a training course “Vaccine Against Hate Speech on Media” for a multi-ethnic team of 30 young bloggers and youth activists (17 young women and 13 young men attended). The participants learned about the scope and forms of online hate speech and the usage of counter-narratives and met with representatives of the Resource Center for Missing Persons and Kosovo Documentation Center managed by the Kosovo Humanitarian Law Center to discuss about the impact of media on transitional justice issues.

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

Kosovo-wide

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 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

Increasing youth employment in Ashkali, Egyptian and Roma communities through advocacy, capacity building, internships and direct support for self-employment.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/OJQNGOBRAN/posts/2476517135777182

Shtime/Štimlje Ferizaj/Uroševac

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

Prizren

The aim of this project is to prevent the negative phenomena through education and to include youths on “Critical Thinking Platform”. Other activities will engage Council of Parents, Directors of high schools and teachers to facilitate better coordination between youth – parents – teachers as other practices have shown that through this coordination, better work can be done in countering violent extremism.

Read more at: http://www.qkss.org/en/Current-projects/Youth-and-Community-in-Action-Preventing-and-Countering-Violent-Extremism-in-Kosovo-1048

Prishtinë/Priština Lipjan/Lipljan Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South

This project initially aims to create an opportunity for young people to develop their skills in innovation and information technology. These ideas and inventions can easily transform into start-up businesses and new opportunities for local development and beyond, as well as for youth employment and self-employment.

Read more at: https://www.eulocaldemocracy4wb.org/sr/regional-reach/kosovo/Youth-Innovators-for-Development

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 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

Throught this Peace Building Fund-supported project, UNDP will be working in 15 municipalitites in Prishtinë/Priština and Mitrovicë/a regions.

Read more at: https://www.ks.undp.org/

Prishtinë/Priština Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South

The goals of this project are to raise capacities of relevant CSOs and stakeholders in the work with children and youth at risk and to advocate changes of policies and practices for decentralised services in local community.

Read more at: http://www.domovik.org/en

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

UNMIK-sponsored CBP, the Youth Cultural Center (YCC) from Leposavic is shedding new light on attitudes among young Serbs and Albanians and is contributing to increased cultural cooperation through organizing trainings, excursions and cultural events to break stereotypes, build confidence, overcome fears and increase participation.

Read more at: http://ycc-leposavic.com/%d0%bd%d0%b5%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b5%d0%b3%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%b7%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%be/respecting-diversity-living-peacefully/

Leposavić/Leposaviq

By the end of the two human rights education projects, a manual on human rights education was produced, which, among other topics, includes recommendations on how to better address discrimination and bullying at schools. During the preparation of the manual, the implementing partners consulted with high school students, teachers and professors, who are the main target audience for this document.

Read more at: https://oek-sinergija.org/mladi-kao-branioci-ljudskih-prava-ka-pozitivnim-promenama-2018-19/

http://ngo-pen.com/

Shtime/Štimlje Malishevë/Mališevo Obiliq/Obilić Gračanica/Graçanicë Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje Gjakovë/Ðakovica Zvečan/Zveçan Zubin Potok Podujevë/Podujevo Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South Leposavić/Leposaviq Ferizaj/Uroševac

UNMIK support enabled NGO Synergy to implement 8 educational trainings for more than 80 young people from mostly rural areas in North Kosovo. As part of this initiative, UNMIK also provided support to the Peer Educators Network (PEN) to conduct 7 one-day trainings for youth trainers who then established informal “Peer Clubs” in their high schools; 150 high school students, 72 young boys and 78 young girls, from municipalities of Podujevë/Podujevo, Obiliq/Obilić, Mitrovicë/Mitrovica, Fushë Kosovë/ Kosovo Polje, Shtime/Štimlje, Ferizaj/Uroševac and Gjakovë/Djakovica participated in the training sessions. PEN also organized three flashmob campaigns about prevention of bullying in schools.

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

Podujevë/Podujevo Obiliq/Obilić Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South Shtime/Štimlje Ferizaj/Uroševac Gjakovë/Ðakovica Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje

This project is implemented by Community Building Mitrovica in consortium with Mundesia and Open Data Kosovo and funded by GCERF. Open Data Kosovo is in charge of building a stronger and resilient community in Mitrovica through the advancement of digital skills among youth.

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

Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South

The overall objective of the project is to develop awareness amoung young people about the importance of the participation in decision-making processes through creation of the instruments for continuous participation of youth with the aim of reaching more effective participation in decision-making processes on the local level.

Read more at: http://radiomitrovicasever.com/2019/06/19/zavrsna-konferencija-projekta-deluj-lokalno-da-se-tvoj-glas-cuje/

Zvečan/Zveçan

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

Project focuses on reducing cases of domestic violence of women from Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, education of women, mobilization of youth in addressing issues of domestic violence, as well as sharing information with the main stakeholders on prevention of violence against women.

Read more at: http://rrograek.org/index.php/resources/puntoria-me-temen-dhuna-ne-baza-gjinore-dhe-dhuna-ne-familje/

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

After School Support for Teens Program is a five-year program to develop employability and entrepreneurial skills in Kosovo’s youth and a positive attitude for their future.

Read more at: https://www.usaid.gov/kosovo/news-information/fact-sheets/after-school-support-teens

Kosovo-wide

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

Ombudsperson Institution in Kosovo which helps Kosovo’s young people understand their rights and entitlements by providing easily-navigable, easily-understood youth-friendly descriptions of their rights under applicable legislation.

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

Kosovo-wide

Through partnership with Domovik, UNICEF Kosovo Programme’s U-Report Kosovo aims to achieve the following objective: U-Report as an ideal tool for feedback and for informing programmatic interventions, becomes a permanent introductory component in all Domovik’s core activities with youth.

Read more at: http://www.domovik.org/en

Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Leposavić/Leposaviq

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

Mechanisms to identify, report and refer cases of violence against children are reinforced, and opportunities for the development of innovation services and solutions to realize the rights of all concerned children are created. Provision of advisory and counselling services to children and youth in need provided by both JMC professionals and trained peer mediators.

Read more at: http://www.domovik.org/en

Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North

Young women and men use acquired skills and increase their employability through a more market- oriented training system.Under this intervention the project addresses the problem of the skills mismatch in the labor market. Despite a steady supply of educated workforce, employers complain that they cannot find people with the right skills. In order to facilitate the transition from education to employment, EYE project works with non -formal training providers and formal education institutions to offer demand oriented skills.

Read more at: http://helvetas-ks.org/eye/en/home/

Kosovo-wide

The Overall objective of the project is to increase employability and sustainable employment prospects for disadvantaged groups, particularity youth and women in Kosovo.

Read more at: https://mpms.rks-gov.net/eu4k/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nwesletter-January-2020.pdf

Kosovo-wide

The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network with the support of UNMIK produced a series of eight televised town hall debates to enable local communities to discuss critical topics, including the participation of women in political decision-making, religious tolerance and youth priorities.

Read more at: https://birn.eu.com/network/birn-kosovo/

Kosovo-wide

Project "Together for the Future financed by Slovak Aid in Kosovo aimed to raise awareness among citizens in Zvecan Municipality by young people on preserving environment". Youth from Zvecan had many activities like afforestation, street actions, cleaning actions.

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

Zvečan/Zveçan

Overall goal of this project is integration of youth into the active labour market.

Read more at: http://www.iadk.org/en-us/home.aspx

Rahovec/Orahovac Pejë/Peć Istog/Istok Zubin Potok Podujevë/Podujevo Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South Viti / Vitina Kamenicë / Kamenica Gjilan/Gnjilane

The overall goal of the project is to encourage and empower youth of all genders and underrepresented groups in Kosovo to engage in public life and bring attention to human rights and social issues through use of art and culture tools.

Read more at: https://www.foundation17.org/

Kosovo-wide

Empowering young people to have equal roles, responsibilities, access and opportunities in local decision-making and policy-making processes.

Read more at: https://www.kcsfoundation.org/

Prishtinë/Priština

Kosovo-wide

The aim of the project is to increase the capacities of the youth in the field of information technology, as an increasingly promising field.

Read more at: https://www.eulocaldemocracy4wb.org/sr/regional-reach/kosovo/Qendra-Inovative-e-Teknologjise-Informative-QITI

Lipjan/Lipljan

Through the Civil Society Catalytic Fund – under which one of the eligibility criteria for project co-financing is advancement of women’s equality and empowerment, UN Habitat has awarded grants to the NGO Santa Marija for empowering female citizens within the requirements of the new regulatory Kosovo framework (ongoing in four northern municipalities); and the NGO FODEM & YCC for women and youth engagement in decision-making processes in the municipalities of Vushtrri/Vučitrn and Leposavić/q.

Read more at: www.facebook.com/InclusiveDevelopmentProgramme

Leposavić/Leposaviq Vushtrri/Vučitrn

UNHCR through its regular programme and projects encourages voluntarism and directly engages community advocates and provides for internship opportunities.

Read more at: https://www.unhcr.org/see/where-we-work/kosovo

Kosovo-wide

IOM has delivered several media literacy trainings, dialogues and MovieIQ workshops.

Read more at: https://kosovo.iom.int/community-based-approach-support-youth-targeted-communities-kosovo

Dragash/Dragaš Prishtinë/Priština Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South Ferizaj/Uroševac

The Integrated Territorial Development 2 project builds on the successes of the ADC-UNDP “Local-level Response for Employment Generation and Integrated Territorial Development (InTerDev)” project that has been implemented in southern Kosovo’s municipalities of Dragash/Dragaš and Shtërpcë/Štrpce since 2014. This project has proven to address some of the paramount challenges citizens of not only the partner areas, but of Kosovo in general, face: high rate and long spells of unemployment, lack of decent income generation, poor public services, as well as socioeconomic exclusion of women, youth, and other vulnerable groups.

Read more at: https://bit.ly/2sinK67

Dragash/Dragaš Štrpce/Shtërpcë Viti / Vitina

The ALMP2 project builds on long-standing UNDP achievements in supporting Kosovo citizens, with particular focus on vulnerable young men and women, and readmitted persons, to find a job or establish a new venture through supporting Kosovo institutions in designing strategic, evidence-based policies and programmes, and providing on-the-job training, wage subsidy, as well as grants and consultancy to foster self-employment opportunities.

Read more at: https://bit.ly/1QKDrct

Kosovo-wide

The overall goal is to improve the quality of education by fostering a democratic culture in the formal education system through applying anti-discriminatory approaches based on the Council of Europe standards and practices.

Read more at: https://www.coe.int/en/web/pristina/fostering-a-democratic-school-culture-and-diversity-in-schools

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: http://www.domovik.org/en

Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North

Kosovo-wide

In May 2018, with the support of UNKT, UNMIK gathered 120 participants representing a broad cross-section of Kosovo society, including grassroots actors, media, youth leaders and municipal leadership from both majority and non-majority communities, to exchange perspectives on building trust. The main outcome of this Trust-Building Forum (TBF) is a list of 135 recommendations.

Read more at: https://unmik.unmissions.org/united-nations-kosovo-trust-building-forum-moving-forward

Kosovo-wide

,,The Case Backlog" project involved hiring of legal interns from both K-Serb and K-Albanian communities, and a joint seminar at which they met to discuss common challenges and share experiences. It also had a component where final year law students from northern Mitrovica, schooled in the Serbian legal system, were introduced to the Kosovo legal system.

Read more at: https://unmik.unmissions.org/srsg-tanin-pristina-basic-court-president-meet-legal-interns-helping-reduce-backlog-cases

http://acdc-kosovo.org/index.php?proj=unapredjenje_rada_pravosudja_i_pristupa_pravdi_na_kosovu

Prishtinë/Priština Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South

Through trainings, cultural events and visits, peers from different ethnic communities have been given the opportunity to meet, discuss and exchange views on reconciliation processes. The participants, mostly young K-Serbs and K-Albanians, worked on understanding the concepts of diversity, identity and how these are shaped by different interpretations of history and politics. Most importantly, the participants were trained to identify the narratives contrary to the reconcilliation processes, and bear the message of peace in their communities.

Read more at:http://ycc-leposavic.com/

Prishtinë/Priština Leposavić/Leposaviq

The project directly supported social dialogue and economic reintegration of women from minority communities through training and provision of equipment and supplies to operate a joint inter-ethnic bakery project that provided employment for young women as direct project beneficiaries. The IP organized women inter-ethnic dialogue groups and conducted capacity building for these young women to enhance their business skills and knowledge for receipt and utilization of subsequent financial grants.

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

Istog/Istok

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

More than 40 activities organised during the three first days of the Global Enterpreneurship Week in Kosovo, marked in 180 countries worldwide. Activities are being organised in different cities in Kosovo, aiming at networking enterpreneurs, developing ecosystem in Kosovo, trainings for young enterpreneurs, inclussinveness, sharing success stories, social enterpreneurship, ISO Standards, digital marketing, promoting women enterpreneurship, challenges of enterpreneurs, access to finances and green economy.

Read more at:https://ickosovo.com/images/uploads/files/GEW_Kosovo_2019_Calendar.pdf

Kosovo-wide

The aim of the project is to improve the skills of graduates from Serbian and other non-majority communities, enabling them to function as public officials professionally and effectively in local government units and / or central government institutions.

Read more at:www.ngocpt.org

Gračanica/Graçanicë Zvečan/Zveçan Zubin Potok Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Leposavić/Leposaviq Štrpce/Shtërpcë Ranilug/Ranillug Parteš/Partesh Novo Brdo/Novobërdë Klokot/Kllokot

Implemented by IPKO Foundation with the support of Unicef Kosovo Programme and Kosovo CSR Network as an Implementing Partner, the workshop gathered 50 young girls and boys, who went through an intensive yet fun 3-day workshop which helped increase their professional skills and capacities to solve social challenges in their community.

Read more at: http://www.csrkosovo.org/en-us/news-and-events/UPShift-Social-Impact-workshop-453

Kosovo-wide

This programme will support young women to get involved in political life, by giving them professional advice and better understanding of political culture. Concrete workshops and debate sessions will be organized on topics of leadership, effective decision making, critical thinking, political culture etc.

Read more at: https://zh-cn.facebook.com/gizpristina/posts/40-young-women-from-all-over-kosovo-are-going-to-be-part-of-the-new-programme-ca/2465145930365542/

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

Dual education, as an actual way of systematically changing the way of education, is successfully implemented in cooperation with the high school in Zvečan-Zveçan. The aim is that in addition to the theoretical part, students are given a chance to spend their intended practice time in companies where they can develop practical knowledge that will help them get to work more easily after graduation.

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

Zvečan/Zveçan

Improve the access of students with disabilities in the field of vocational education, thus contributing to increasing employment opportunities in the labor market.

Read more at:https://www.facebook.com/dskosova/posts/10156920699568253

Kosovo-wide

The Citizens Corps component of the Transformational Leadership Program promotes civic participation and a volunteer culture through the placement of the Masters graduates in volunteer positions with relevant organizations.

Read more at: https://www.usaid.gov/kosovo/fact-sheets/transformational-leadership-program-citizens-corps

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/ponder/

Kosovo-wide

Generation Unlimited is a dynamic global partnership that draws on the expertise of young people, representatives from governments, multilateral organizations, the private sector and civil society to inspire urgent investment in education, skills, training, and empowerment for the rapidly growing global population of adolescents and young people aged 10 to 24 years old. Generation Unlimited aims to get every young person into school, learning, training or employment by 2030.

Read more at: https://www.unicef.org/kosovoprogramme/generation-unlimited

Kosovo-wide

Kosovo Volunteers is first-of-its-kind volunteer match platform in Kosovo. It is a free platform where the non-profit organizations can post volunteer opportunities and where passionate, skilled volunteers can find the right opportunity to lend their talent and time.

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

Kosovo-wide

The objective of this project is to effectively and sustainably improve the higher education and research system in Kosovo, enhance the quality of higher education and the employability of graduates, and improve human capacities and increase internationalisation of research.

Read more at: https://www.heraskosovo.org/

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 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

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

The overall objective of the action is to empower local communities to improve child protection measures in schools through awareness raising, mediation and peaceful conflict resolution.

Read more at: http://www.childrights-ks.org/en/about-us/project-aim/

Kosovo-wide

Educating and raising awareness of pupils in 28 schools in Gračanica/Graçanicë Municipality and selected schoiols in Lipjan/Lipljan and Obiliq/Obilic municipalities on the importance of preserving the environment through the introduction of practical and theoretical examples of waste management and environment protection trends. Lectures and roundtable discussions are conducted in schools with the support of the school directors and the teaching staff. Activities for the 3.2-month project also include the production of promotional materials on the importance of environmental protection and the purchase of trash bins for the schools.

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

Obiliq/Obilić Lipjan/Lipljan Gračanica/Graçanicë

The aim of this call, is to contribute in supporting job creation, for youngsters and women age 18-30 years old, through small grants scheme in the municipality of Prishtina, Gjakova and Ferizaj.

Read more at: https://epic-eu.org/2019/11/21/open-call/

Prishtinë/Priština Gjakovë/Ðakovica Ferizaj/Uroševac

Over the last years, Caritas Kosova successfully conducted several projects linked to self-employment and job creation, with support to start-ups and existing businesses in several fields, thanks to the provision of training and tailor made grants.

Read more at: http://www.caritaskosova.org/women-in-business/

Kosovo-wide

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

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

Improve the employability of 240 high school students, through involvement in targeted extracurricular activities, as well as provision of transferable skills required in the current labor market, such as IT and foreign language skills.

Read more at: https://ipkofoundation.org/activities/ron-krasniqi-education-for-employability-success-story/

Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje Gjakovë/Ðakovica Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South

Overall objective of the project was to teach young people soft skills for their successful and business careers, that through volunteer work, they recognize their interests and potentials and have greater opportunities to enter the labor market.

Read more at: https://www.kcsfoundation.org/

Prizren

ACDC, with the support of the Balkan Green Foundation - BGF, is implementing a project that will address the protection of our living environment in North Mitrovica; through citizen awareness raising activities, youth education, cleanup activities and outdoor activities.

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

Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North

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

Mock trials are activities in which 30 high school students will be able to receive information about justice system actors for three days in a row and prepare to have a trial session in a courtroom on the last day of training.

Read more at: https://yihr-ks.org/call-for-applications-mock-trials-for-the-prishtina-region/

Kosovo-wide

The project intents to provide thorough understanding of the importance of inclusivity in the security sector to its audience, with focus on women and youth minority in North Mitrovica region, Gracanica and Shterpca municipalities.

Read more at: http://www.qkss.org/en/Current-projects/Fostering-an-Inclusive-and-Resilient-Security-Sector-in-Kosovo-1281

Gračanica/Graçanicë Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Štrpce/Shtërpcë

The project aims to raise awareness on issues of air pollution and enable citizen to measure air quality, and take direct action towards improving it.

Read more at: http://ngo-pen.com/

Kosovo-wide

The aim of the project is to improve the skills of graduates from Serbian and other non-majority communities, enabling them to function as public officials professionally and effectively in local government units and / or central government institutions.

Read more at:www.ngocpt.org

Gračanica/Graçanicë Zvečan/Zveçan Zubin Potok Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Leposavić/Leposaviq Štrpce/Shtërpcë Ranilug/Ranillug Parteš/Partesh Novo Brdo/Novobërdë Klokot/Kllokot

The project will contribute to strengthening the joint spirit among girls to play together. Another objective of the project is to ensure municipal commitment, namely through the department for culture and sport in supporting engagement of girls in sport activities.

Read more at: https://www.eulocaldemocracy4wb.org/sr/regional-reach/kosovo/Osnazivanje-grupe-devojka-kroz-sportske-aktivnosti

Zvečan/Zveçan

Project objective is to provide education to school children through workshops on ecology and environment protection. This means, raising awareness among school children on the environment issues that are not covered by school curricula.

Read more at: https://www.eulocaldemocracy4wb.org/sr/regional-reach/kosovo/Negativan-uticaj-coveka-na-zivotnu-sredinu

Zvečan/Zveçan

Viti / Vitina

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

Project goal: Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian children and youth from Gracanica and Plemetina village are participating equally in the educational system and society.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/balkansunflowers/posts/2682867071750644

Obiliq/Obilić Gračanica/Graçanicë

Girls in ICT is organized by IPKO Foundation in cooperation with AUK - Training and Development Institute for the sixth (6) year in a row, directly contributing to the education of young girls in the field of technology, information and communication, through inspiring speakers, interactive workshops and career fair.

Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/girls-in-ict-2020/227817941749483/

Kosovo-wide

The activity, through direct assistance to farmers with microgrants and technical support, aims to enhance relations with other regions in Kosovo; and provides opportunities for the younger generation to engage in the sector by applying their learning through practice in internship programs.

Read more at: https://www.usaid.gov/kosovo/news-information/fact-sheets/new-economic-opportunities-north

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

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

The project is intended to provide support to girls between the age of 16-18 by offering them guidance and advice.. It will focus on gender equality, leadership and promoting dialogue, and it will strengthen participants’ practical skills agreed between the mentors and the mentees.

Read more at: https://www.osce.org/mission-in-kosovo/428969

Kosovo-wide

The project contributes to innovations and credible visible changes in the Food and Natural Ingredients and Tourism sectors respectively. Building upon the objectives, achievements, and lessons learned of Phase I, in this current phase 2017 – 2021 the project will tackle private sector development and job creation with more emphasis on youth, women and minorities.

Read more at: https://ppse-kosovo.org/

Kosovo-wide

The overall goal of S4RE phase II has improved income and employment opportunities for youth, in particular women and minorities, and rural households in the municipalities of Sharr Mountains and the Southeast of Kosovo.

Read more at: http://helvetas-ks.org/s4re/

Kosovo-wide