Stories

Trust is a key link that has brought together those who can help and those who face challenges. "Trust is understanding each other."

The most affected during the pandemic are endangered groups, especially those in rural and inaccessible areas.

"Through the languages, I meet the background, the soul of every person... It is freedom to be yourself and to know yourself, your identity, and then the identities of others."

"Everything is based on the relationship of an individual to an individual, not society to society, and the moment when people as individual beings respect diversity in others, then there will be reconciliation, and everything else is artificial."

For strong generations of young people: To create in their city and cope with challenges

“Primarily, about a man, it should be its deeds and achievements that speak of; about his character and personality, it should be the people with whom he spends his time that speak of.”

It is the end of the year, we are summing up the impressions. With our interlocutors, we did so through messages of confidence building and those for the end of 2020.

The European House organized a competition on the topic "COVID-19: Women and Their Stories" aimed at recognizing the challenges women face during the pandemic.

"There are more than forty stores here. We live together, we drink coffee together, we respect each other ... It is better, since we are neighbors, to live together. It is important that the neighbor is good.”

Every single of them has a different way of playing music, but it is clear that there is no lack of harmony. Together they find and share ideas. Apart from ideas, they are connected by music also.

Regardless of the nation, religion, it is important that we respect each other and everything will be fine.

,,Gjilan/Gnjilane is the best example in Kosovo of respecting cultural, religious and ethnic diversity and fostering dialogue in several layers."

Introductions to majority of personal stories usually begin with some nicely articulated words or paragraphs. However, I cannot share my story that way.

It is necessary to start the trust-building process not only because of us but for the sake of future generations.

For the future we want, let us build together the trust we need.

Throughout the entire existence of humanity, trust has continuously proven to be the cornerstone of all successful human interactions in all fields of life.

…Let it be what it is, so that what it is may get better

By producing and broadcasting eight debates BIRN managed to build and create a good example of open debates, which were followed by all citizens of Kosovo.

Why? Why we shouldn’t be represented by ourselves.

We work towards a society in which Kosovo’s communities meet each other, listen to each other, and try to understand each other.