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.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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26/08/2024

Respond to preventing the spread of coronavirus COVID19

  • Project Region: The Republic of Kosovo
  • Duration: 2020
  • Donor: Medicor Foundation
  • Budget (Euro): 48,600 €

Project Details: Supporting Healthcare & Vulnerable Groups during COVID-19:

Essential Supplies for Prishtina: Donated disinfectants, medical supplies, and protective gear worth €13,870 to the Emergency Operations Center.
Aid for Kosovo Correctional Services: Provided disinfectants and sterile sets worth €4,730 to support COVID-19 management in correctional centers.
Face Shields for Healthcare Workers: Produced 2,000 reusable face shields with a €10,000 grant, enhancing local production with eco-friendly materials.
Helping Families in Need: Delivered food and hygiene packages to 274 families in Mitrovica South.
Empowering Women Farmers: Equipped 7 women farmers in Kishinice village with greenhouses, benefiting 53 people.
Protecting UCCK Healthcare Workers: Donated 50,000 surgical masks worth €20,000 to the University Clinical Center of Kosovo.
Boosting Local Production: Strengthened BONEVET’s capacity to produce 700 face shields weekly, driving local economic growth.

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26/08/2024

Vibrant ICT-BPO sector for better economic opportunities

  • Project Region: Regional (Western Balkans)
  • Duration: 2020 – 2023
  • Donor: Helvetas/SIDA
  • Budget (Euro): 233,984.63 €

Project Details: The project aims to replicate and enhance successful ICT and BPO models from Albania and Bosnia & Herzegovina across Serbia, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Montenegro. In Kosovo, the focus is on empowering youth and women (ages 18-35) with essential digital skills for the global economy, driving employability and sustainable development. Key goals include promoting gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) and supporting better business services and a skilled workforce.

Key Partnerships:
Melita & Partners: Developing the freelance digital accounting industry.

Results: 187 trained (53 young men, 132 women) in the “Becoming a Freelance Digital Accountant” initiative.
BONEVET: Organizing the Climate Launchpad competition for green business ideas.

Results: 102 participants trained, 34 startup ideas generated.ƒ
INDUSTRIA FILM LLC: Offering online photography training classes.

Results: 95 participants trained.
These partnerships highlight the project’s commitment to creating real opportunities for sustainable development and gender equality in Kosovo.

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26/08/2024

Support to socio-economic stability in Western Balkans Region 2019-2020

  • Project Region: The Republic of Kosovo
  • Duration: 2019 – 2020
  • Donor: German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO), Ministry of Work and Social Welfare, Kosovo Government and Partner Municipalities
  • Budget (Euro): 969,400 €

Project Details: Objectives:

Enhance socio-economic stability and reduce poverty among vulnerable groups by:
Providing 200 grants for micro businesses.
Offering business and vocational training to 430+ individuals.
Supporting the rehabilitation and re-socialization of convicts.
Results:

Grants: 262 clients received grants, totaling €399,966.13.
Training: 365 clients completed business and vocational training, valued at €35,595.79.
Correctional Services: Supplied €169,874.92 in equipment and training to aid convict rehabilitation.

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26/08/2024

Support to socio-economic stability in Kosovo

  • Project Region: The Republic of Kosovo
  • Duration: 2020 – 2021
  • Donor: Medicor Foundation and Partner Municipalities
  • Budget (Euro): 199,000 €

Project Details: Empower Youth for Self-Employment:
Provide essential training and resources to youth aged 18-35, empowering them to launch their own businesses.

Boost Entrepreneurial Skills:
Equip young people with the know-how to start and manage successful businesses through hands-on training.

Prioritize Vulnerable Youth:
Ensure marginalized and vulnerable youth receive top priority in accessing program benefits.

Raise Awareness through Information Campaigns:
Conduct information sessions across four municipalities to inform and engage potential participants.

Training Success:
194 participants from four municipalities successfully completed a dynamic five-day business training course.

Grant Support for New Ventures:
79 grantees received in-kind grants, providing vital equipment and materials to kickstart their businesses.

Quick Business Start-Up:
New businesses were created and fully operational within just three months of receiving support.

Strong Partnerships:
Collaborated closely with municipal authorities and USAID Empower to ensure smooth implementation and ongoing support.

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