Gent, Author at Help in Kosovo

26/08/2024

Inclusion and Economic Empowerment in the Western Balkans

Project Region: Regional (Western Balkans)
Duration: 2023 – 2024
Donor: German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) and Partner Municipalities
Budget (Euro): 4,497,324.5 €

Project Details: Overall Objectives:
Enhance living conditions for marginalized groups by creating jobs and promoting inclusion.

Key Components:

Green Growth Grants: Business and vocational training, resocialization programs, start-up support for former convicts, and community initiatives.
Results in Kosovo:

Green Growth Grants: Partnered with seven municipalities; 165 clients selected, 150 received equipment.
Training: 150 clients received business training, 35 completed agricultural training, and one specialized in electrical training. Standardized solar installation technician profession. Trained 150 youth and disadvantaged groups.
Resocialization Programs: IT/Network Administration and Coding training for 15 correctional staff, sewing training for 10 women inmates, and potato processing workshop equipment provided.
Start-Up Support: Equipped 10 former inmates to launch businesses.
Community Initiatives: Improved infrastructure at “Mitrush Kuteli” school and AZURE Learning Center. Installed outdoor staircase holders for persons with disabilities in Prishtina.

26/08/2024

Empowering disadvantaged communities in Kosovo (flooding victims)

Project Region: The Republic of Kosovo
Duration: 2023
Donor: Z Zurich Foundation
Budget (Euro): 10,611 €

Project Details: Overall Objectives

Provide Practical Aid for Flood-Affected Families: Deliver immediate, practical solutions to families in Kosovo impacted by recent floods.
Support Vulnerable Communities: Focus assistance on the Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian communities in Mitrovica South, who were hit hardest by the floods.
Specific Objectives

Drive Fundraising Success: Launch a powerful online fundraising campaign with the ZZurich Foundation to rally support and resources.
Home Appliance Distribution:

Refrigerators: 16 units
Electric Stoves: 11 units
Washing Machines: 20 units
Woodstoves: 8 units

GentCompleted Projects

26/08/2024

EU Award for Roma Integration in the Western Balkans and Turkey

Project Region: The Republic of Kosovo
Duration: 2021 – 2022
Donor: Roma Active Albania Award and EU
Budget (Euro): 7,203.77 €

Project Details: Empower Women: Three Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian women launched an agricultural social enterprise, boosting their socio-economic status.

Promote Social Enterprise: Introduced the concept in agriculture, adding value to locally produced goods.

Enhance Skills: Equipped women with essential skills in agricultural production and business management.

Results:

Greenhouse Success: A new greenhouse was established, yielding crops like peppers and spinach, sold locally.
Comprehensive Training: Women received hands-on training in agriculture, food processing, business management, and PR.
Visibility Boost: An inauguration event with EU and local representatives enhanced networking and spotlighted the project.

GentCompleted Projects

26/08/2024

CIRCLE -Community Inclusion Reached through Competition Leading to Empowerment

Project Region: The Republic of Kosovo
Duration: 2022 – 2023
Donor: German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO)
Budget (Euro): 10,000 €

Project Details: Overall Objective: Empower disadvantaged communities in Kosovo by providing training, resources, and opportunities for economic self-sufficiency and personal growth.

Specific Objectives and Outcomes:

Support Self-Employment: Identify and back promising self-employment projects through a competitive process.
31 women and youth from Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian communities received training; 4 were awarded grants.
Business Development Training: Equip 31 women and youth with business and social media marketing skills.
All 31 trained, certified, and 15 shortlisted for grant competition.
12 individuals competed; 4 received grants.

GentCompleted Projects

26/08/2024

Earthquake Victims Support

Project Region: The Republic of Kosovo
Duration: 2021
Donor: German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO)
Budget (Euro): 5,000 €

Project Details: Rehabilitated Families Affected by the Albania Earthquake Provided crucial aid to the Abazi family from Livoc, Gjilan, who tragically lost two loved ones.
Coordinated Visits: Assessed the family’s social and economic conditions through targeted visits.
Equipment Distribution: Delivered essential equipment to support their business activities.
Ongoing Support: Continued monitoring the family’s progress even after the project ended.

GentCompleted Projects

26/08/2024

Respond to preventing the spread of coronavirus COVID19

Project Region: The Republic of Kosovo
Duration: 2020
Donor: Danish Refugee Council
Budget (Euro): 8,538.75 €

Project Details: Objectives:

Immediate Relief: Deliver essential food and hygiene supplies to crisis-affected vulnerable populations.
Health & Hygiene Boost: Enhance beneficiaries’ health and hygiene through crucial hygienic product distribution.
Support for the Vulnerable: Aid families and individuals facing displacement, economic struggles, or disaster impacts.
Results:

345 Families Supported: Delivered food packages filled with staple items to meet nutritional needs.
Hygiene Essentials Provided: Distributed soap, sanitizers, and cleaning products to maintain personal and household hygiene.

GentCompleted Projects

26/08/2024

Support socio-economic stability in Kosovo

Project Region: The Republic of Kosovo
Duration: 2021 – 2022
Donor: MFK/GFA, Partner Municipalities
Budget (Euro): 672,005 €

Project Details: Objective: Reduce energy demand and costs in the residential sector while boosting the competitiveness of Kosovo’s energy service market.

Focus: Empower women entrepreneurs by helping them grow their businesses through efficient energy use. Special attention is given to women-owned businesses that need support in registering, are vulnerable, or are just starting out.

Impact:

Empowered 209 women entrepreneurs across partner municipalities.
Trained and certified 217 individuals in business skills and workplace environmental health and safety.
Provided vocational training for 32 people in fashion and tailoring, enhancing their professional skills.
Created 320 jobs for grant beneficiaries.
Collaborated with 8 partner municipalities, strengthening their capacity to implement employment policies and measures.

GentCompleted Projects

26/08/2024

Support to socio-economic stability in Western Balkans Region 2021-2022 – “Socio-Economic Empowerment in Western Balkans”

Project Region: The Republic of Kosovo
Duration: 2021 – 2022
Donor: German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) and Partner Municipalities
Budget (Euro): 859,247.93 €

Project Details: Overall Objective:

Promote socio-economic stability by directly creating 160 registered jobs.
Specific Goals:

Grants: Provide 160 grants to micro businesses across partner municipalities.
Training: Ensure 320 individuals complete business and vocational training.
Correctional Support: Strengthen Kosovo Correctional and Probation Services.
Education: Assist four kindergartens in Kosovo.
Community Cleanliness: Produce and install outdoor trash bins.
Key Achievements:

Grants: Supported 221 micro businesses.
Training: Delivered 376 business and vocational training sessions.
Correctional Support: Conducted 28 vocational trainings for inmates and staff.
Kindergarten Support: Assisted 6 kindergartens in Prishtina, benefiting 1,409 children and 250 staff.
Trash Bins: Installed 225 outdoor bins across targeted areas.

GentCompleted Projects

26/08/2024

Respond to preventing the spread of coronavirus COVID19

Project Region: The Republic of Kosovo
Duration: 2020
Donor: 11 Local Companies in Kosovo
Budget (Euro): 4,290 €

Project Details: Supporting E-Learning in Safe Houses:
We equipped 10 safe houses across key municipalities in Kosovo with 20 laptops, ensuring children in domestic violence shelters can continue their education through e-learning. This initiative, valued at €3,980.00, provided essential technology to support their studies and other activities.

Assisting the Elderly Care House in Prishtina:
In response to COVID-19, we provided the Elderly Care House in Prishtina with €294.75 worth of disposable containers. These items helped maintain safety and hygiene by isolating affected residents, preventing the virus’s spread within the facility.

GentCompleted Projects

26/08/2024

Respond to preventing the spread of coronavirus COVID19

Project Region: The Republic of Kosovo
Duration: 2020
Donor: Embassy of Luxembourg in Kosovo
Budget (Euro): 10,000 €

Project Details: Help Kosovo’s Mission to ease COVID-19’s economic blow focused on vulnerable groups, especially women and children in shelters, and the poorest families in northern Kosovo. The project provided essential items to curb virus spread and improve living conditions, aiding economic recovery and reducing poverty.

Key achievements:

Supplied electronic appliances and IT equipment to 10 Safe Houses.
Distributed food and hygiene packages to 110 families in North Mitrovica.
Beneficiaries included 649 individuals: 52 staff members, 22 children, 25 women in shelters, and 550 individuals from needy families.
Results:
The project effectively softened COVID-19’s economic impact, directly benefiting women, children, and impoverished families in northern Kosovo. This initiative boosted resilience and improved lives during the pandemic.

GentCompleted Projects

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Inclusion and Economic Empowerment in the Western Balkans

Empowering disadvantaged communities in Kosovo (flooding victims)

EU Award for Roma Integration in the Western Balkans and Turkey

CIRCLE -Community Inclusion Reached through Competition Leading to Empowerment

Earthquake Victims Support

Respond to preventing the spread of coronavirus COVID19

Support socio-economic stability in Kosovo

Support to socio-economic stability in Western Balkans Region 2021-2022 – “Socio-Economic Empowerment in Western Balkans”

Respond to preventing the spread of coronavirus COVID19

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