USAID partnering with civil society organizations

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Pristina, September 30 – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Advancing Kosovo Together – Local Solutions (AKT-LS) finalized the agreements with eleven (11) civil society organizations (CSO). These Kosovo based organization will conduct activities to improve the communication and cooperation between majority and non-majority communities and to increase the efficiency of target municipalities, including organization of multiethnic cultural events, supporting of majority and non-majority businesses through direct technical assistance, increase of communication, cooperation and participation of youth and women in various initiatives.

The activities will directly cover 16 partner municipalities of AKT-LS: Gračanica/Graçanicë, Klokot/Kllokot, Parteš/Partesh, Ranilug/Ranillug, Novo Brdo/Novobërdë, and Štrpce/Shtërpcë, Obiliq/Obilić, Gjilan/Gnjilane, Istog/Istok, Klinë/Klina, Pejë/Peć and Vushtrri/Vučitrn, North Mitrovica/ë, Leposavić/Leposaviq, Zubin Potok and Zvečan/Zveçan.

The benefiting  CSO’s  are

  • Tourism Organization Gracanica (TOG) – Gračanica/Graçanicë
  • European Center for Minority Issues (ECMI) – Prishtinë/Pristina
  • TV Network (TV Mreza), Gračanica/Graçanicë
  • Advocacy Center for Democratic Culture (ACDC), North Mitrovica/ë
  • Business Support Center Kosovo (BSCK), Prishtinë/Pristina
  • Network of Peace Movement (NOPM), Kamenicë/Kamenica
  • NGO Çohu, Prishtinë/Pristina
  • Regional Environmental Center (REC), Prishtinë/Pristina
  • Riinvest, Prishtinë/Pristina
  • Prishtina Institute for Political Studies (PIPS), Prishtinë/Pristina and
  • The Centre for Social Affirmation of Youth (CSAY) Ranilug/Ranillug