- 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.