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Exhibition Highlights Illegal Building, Urban Degradation in Pristina
Overcrowding, pollution, illegal building, and urban decay are serious problems facing Pristina, the capital of the newly independent country of Kosovo. These problems stem from decades of neglect when Kosovo was part of Yugoslavia followed by several years of rapid, poorly planned growth. Although the Kosovo government has done little to address these problems, the local NGO Citizens Initiative for Protection of Prishtina (IQMQP) has taken notice and is addressing the situation.
Ramp Connects Kosovars with Limited Abilities to Local Authorities and Municipal Services
Until last summer, disabled residents of Podujeva Municipality in northeastern Kosovo had difficulty reaching the entrance to the municipal building without family or friends to help them up the stairs because there was no ramp. This lack of handicap-accessible infrastructure limited the ability of disabled citizens to interact with their elected representatives and obtain municipal services. Now disabled people are able to reach the entrance through a ramp installed in August 2007, and they look forward to further improvements in infrastructure accessibility thanks to the efforts of the local NGO Handicap Kosova.
NGO Coalition Ensures Accountability and Transparency of Kosovo Election
On November 17, 2007, as the citizens of Kosovo voted in parliamentary and local elections organized for the first time by Kosovars rather than by the international community, a coalition of local NGOs played a key role in ensuring the transparency and accountability of the electoral process. The coalition of 10 NGOs, known as “Democracy in Action – Election 2007,” was led by the Kosovo Institute for Policy Research and Development (KIPRED) and supported by a grant from IREX as part of the USAID-funded Kosovo Civil Society Project (KCSP).
New Youth Development Center Educates and Engages
Young Serbs and Romas in Gracanica find trainings and discussions on employment and life skills
Challenges abound for the young people of Gracanica, Kosovo. A lack of adequate education, employment and social activities in their community continue to affect both Serb and Roma youth. Such issues threaten to cause a cycle of poverty and hardship as the underserved youth of today may become the underemployed and undereducated adults of tomorrow.
NGOs Fight Corruption and Promote Transparency in Kosovo Public Sector and NGO Sector
Fighting corruption is one of the biggest challenges facing the newly independent country of Kosovo following its declaration of independence on February 17, 2008. Corrupt practices such as bribery, extortion, and nepotism are undermining public confidence in Kosovo’s nascent government and NGO sectors at a time when Kosovar institutions must establish their legitimacy and competence after decades of control by the international community.
