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Kosovo youth receive self-employment support!

Help Kosovo has supported the Correctional Center in Dubrava with welding equipment. Through this project, it is aimed at influencing the rehabilitation and re-socialization of prisoners in the framework of the project “Supporting Socio-Economic Stability in the Western Balkan Region 2019-2020”. Also 12 prisoners have received professional training for welding with ISO certification.

Help Kosovo ka mbështetur me pajisje për saldim Qendrën Korrektuese në Dubravë. Përmes këtij projekti synohet të ndikohet në rehabilitimin dhe ri-socializimin e personave të burgosur, në kuadër të projektit “Mbështetje stabilitetit socio-ekonomik në rajonin e Ballkanit Perëndimor 2019-2020”. Poashtu 12 të burgosur kanë përfituar trajnim profesional për saldim me ISO certifikim.

On 02.05.2019 training for Mitrovica Detention Center staff and Information Technology Seminar (Basic Computer Science Training) started to be implemented.

Help Kosovo implemented the first phase of the monitoring for the Correctional Service Institutions within the project “Support to socio-economic stability in the western Balkans region 2019-2020”.

Help supported High Security Prison in Dyz, Detention Center in Minitrovica North, Correctional Educational Center in Lipjan and Correctional Center in Smrekonica with equipment and training.

The overall objective of the program is to empower economically and socially vulnerable groups and enable social inclusion. Help and Kosovo Correctional Service will co-operate in supporting to correctional centres in the rehabilitation and re-socialization of convicts as well provide trainings for personnel as well as convicts.

On March 27^th the implementing team consisted of Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe Deputy Managing Director Timo Stegelmann, Masa Bubanj – Programme Manager, Adem Sylejmani – Senior Field Officer and Gent Saraçi – Grant Officer visited clients in Graçanica and Prishtina to monitor their activities.

Marko Mirkovic
Grant value: 1,500.00 €

Born on 10.06.1992, he is a client from Gracanica who benefited photocopy machine for his existing business where he can offer printing and photocopying services for citizens in Gracanica. His shop is located in the Center of the Municipality.

Milica Dimitrijevic

Grant value: 2,150.00 €

Born on 23.10.1993, she is a client from Gracanica who benefited cleaning and drying machines for their existing Car Wash business. Her husband and other employees are more engaged in the business whereas she is more engaged in the managing part.

Their business is also located in the Center of the Municipality.

Dragisa Stankovic

Grant value: 2,170.00 €

Born on 06.10.1975, he is a client from Gracanica who benefited gastronomy equipment and fridges for their existing Fast Food business. His wife and other employees are more engaged in the business whereas he is more engaged in the Pizzeria.

Their business is also located in the Center of the Municipality.

Naim Bytyçi

Grant value: 2,000.00 €

Born on 02.04.1990, he is a client from Village Shashkoc in Prishtina who benefited agriculture equipment for his existing Farm. They have about 10 cows and cultivate maize and wheat. Their family has more than 10 members and most of them are engaged in the agriculture activities especially his father Jakup born in 1957. The equipment delivered by Help are roto tiller, mower, manure spreader machine.

Ylber Breca

Grant value: 2,000.00 €

Born on 14.04.1975, he is a client Prishtina who received mechanic equipment (lift) for his existing Service for vehicles. He has employed 2 youngsters in the company. Clients are mostly from Prishtina and Podujeva as regular clients but also, he fixes cars for different companies and NGO’s in Kosovo.

Leutrim Krasniqi

Grant value: 3,345.69 €

Born on 12.05.1993, he is a client from Village Bardhosh in Prishtina who benefited heating equipment for his existing Farm/Greenhouse. They cultivate tomatoes, peppers, salad and also possess about 100 bee hives.

Their family has more than 10 members and most of them are engaged in the agriculture activities.

Figure 6. Leutrim Krasniqi – Farmer from Village Bardhosh in Prishtina

This will increase the income of the family because they can offer vegetables in the market when the others that do not have this equipment couldn’t.With the equipment received from Help this greenhouse will be functional during the whole year with different cultures of Agriculture due to the heating system installed for it.

Clients extra payment was 1,645.69 €.

Photos from the visits in Graçanica and Prishtina (March 2019)

On March 27th The Deputy Managing Director of Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe, Timo Stegelmann had a meeting with Chief of Mission at UNHCR, Erol Arduç to discuss about the future projects in Kosovo.

Help clients open market organized in Deçan (22.03.2019)

Help clients open market organized in Graçanica (22.03.2019)

Help clients open market organized in Vushtrri (15.03.2019)

Fantastic weekend in the first “Start-up Competition” in Prizren!

For two consecutive days, 12 final ideas differing from about 20 participants were dealt with and changed into business models to be presented at the end before the professional evaluation jury, which determined the winners of big prizes with € 2,000 and € 4,000.

The winners were:
– Agnesa Gashi – Individual project, 2000 €
– Endrit Gërmizaj, Sazan Krasniqi and Ibrahim Gërbiqi – Joint project 4000 €.

This unique opportunity for the youth of Prizren will continue to be organized further, while we encourage you to follow us in the next activities!

Help Kosovo and the Municipality of Prizren supported the first edition of “Start-up Competition” organized by Makerspace Prizren during 23-24 March 2019.