- 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.