Project Title: Perspective for the 2021 Local Elections
Duration: 6 months (July - December 2021)
Location: Pejë, Istog
Implementing Organization(s): Syri i Vizionit in partnership with Democracy Plus
Budget: 3,383.18 euros
Donor: Olof Palme International

Project Goal: An initiative of nine civil society organizations in Kosovo operating under the coalition “Alliance for Active Citizenship” to monitor the fulfillment of electoral promises of municipal mayors.
Beneficiaries: Main targeted groups are citizens in municipalities where the project is implemented and addressing their demands or concerns directed at prospective mayoral candidates in the 2021 local elections.

Project Implementation: During the 2021 mayoral election campaign period, thirty gatherings were held with citizens in ten Kosovo municipalities to identify their demands toward mayoral candidates. Three gatherings were held in each municipality. The first gathering discussed general issues of concern to citizens. The second focused on a specific topic per municipality based on what local organizations deemed most necessary. The third had a common theme across all ten municipalities regarding social dialogue.
After meetings, citizen demands were collected in a database and ranked according to votes during discussions, identifying priorities and less urgent requests.
For each municipality, a specific document called the Charter of Promises was drafted, listing citizen demands by priority and area. This Charter was presented to mayoral candidates, all of whom in the ten selected municipalities were invited to sign it as a social contract between them and citizens for the next four years. The Charter also serves as a baseline document for civil society to monitor local governance in these municipalities over the next four years.
After elections, member organizations of the “Alliance for Active Citizenship” met with elected mayors to remind them of election promises and advocate for their fulfillment. Progress is regularly monitored by organizations and presented on the platform “zotimet.forumi.online,” giving citizens opportunities to track fulfillment.

Achievements:
•	Organized six meetings (three in each municipality, Istog and Pejë) focusing on citizen groups to gather their demands and needs.
•	Organized two public debates with mayoral candidates.
•	Drafted the Charter of Promises with citizen demands and priorities and obtained signatures from mayoral candidates.

Project Title: Democracy in Action - Monitoring of the 2021 National Elections
Duration: 2 months (October - December 2021)
Location: Pejë Region (Pejë, Gjakovë, Malishevë, Rahovec, Klinë, Istog, Deçan, and Junik)
Implementing Organization(s): "Syri i Vizionit" as part of the "Democracy in Action" coalition
Budget: 19,855.99 euros through SiV, the rest by DnV
Donors: USAID and German Embassy

Project Goal: "Democracy in Action" was established to monitor parliamentary and local elections held in November 2007, as well as to raise citizen awareness to participate in elections. Besides Syri i Vizionit, the "Democracy in Action - Elections 2021" coalition includes 10 Kosovo non-governmental organizations.
Beneficiaries: The direct beneficiaries are the entire population of Kosovo. In particular, a number of people engaged in the process as monthly and daily observers benefited from training on the election process and system in Kosovo.
Project Implementation: Activities include comprehensive monitoring of the election process: monitoring political party campaigns, election day, voting, vote counting on election day, and publishing preliminary results.

Project Achievements:
Monitoring hundreds of election activities during the campaign period and providing regular daily reports.
•	Holding press conferences reporting problems and irregularities encountered during monitoring.
•	Monitoring election day, voting, and vote counting.
•	Announcing preliminary results a few hours after polls close.
•	Engaging 8 long-term observers (LTO) for a period of two months.
•	Engaging over 125 short-term observers (STO) on election day.
•	Organizing and conducting over 50 training sessions for STOs over a 10-day period.

Project Title: Prevention and Protection from COVID-19 - Working as a Liaison Between the Project and Vulnerable Non-Majority Communities
Duration: 12 months (January 2020 - December 2020)
Location: Pejë, Klinë, Istog
Implementing Organization(s): Syri i Vizionit
Budget: 5,875.20 euros
Donor: International Organization for Migration - IOM

Project Goal: Improvement of living conditions for vulnerable non-majority communities by ensuring access to medicines and medical equipment and functioning as a liaison between the project and these communities.
Beneficiaries: Particularly the Roma, Egyptian, and Ashkali communities in the municipalities of Pejë, Istog, and Klinë. Also, local institutions such as Health Directorates and Offices for Communities and Return.
Project Implementation: The proposed project will raise awareness among citizens, especially in the Roma, Egyptian, and Ashkali communities, about preventing the spread of the pandemic. Moreover, ensuring the health of children, women, and girls is essential for family health and a precondition for medical care. Therefore, specific support measures were introduced particularly for the Roma, Egyptian, and Ashkali communities, alongside awareness-raising efforts for families of these communities in the municipalities of Pejë, Istog, and Klinë.

Achievements:
•	Agreements with businesses for accepting youth in internships.
•	Employment of two youth interns within businesses.
•	Conducting surveys with families and identifying their needs.
•	Cooperation with institutions in identifying beneficiaries.
•	Good cooperation and communication with businesses and interns during monitoring.
•	Collaboration with health workers and families in need.
•	Confirmation of medications for families selected from the beneficiary list.

Project Name: Kosovo Integration Initiative 2020 (KOSINT 2020
Duration: April 1, 2020 – December 31, 2021
Location: Kosovo
Implementing Organization(s): SiV with partners VoRAE, BSFK, RADC
Donor: Open Society Foundations (OSF)
Budget: $150,025.0

Project Objective: Empower the Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian communities to raise their voices, actively work to meet their needs, maintain unity among themselves, and be treated equally across all sectors by local and central authorities, as well as by the entire population of Kosovo. This is supported by key documents obliging the Government of Kosovo to achieve this objective, including laws, strategies, and internationally signed documents on the empowerment of Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian communities.

Beneficiaries: The primary beneficiaries are the Roma, Egyptian, and Ashkali communities, as well as state institutions and civil society organizations that work with these communities, including the Government of Kosovo and, more broadly, all of Kosovar society.
Project Implementation: The project has nine interconnected components aligned with the expected results, which will be achieved through the following:
Results and Activities:
•	COVID-19 emergency response
•	Community dialogue / Informative sessions on registration and political empowerment
•	Community dialogue / Informative sessions on housing
•	Door-to-door campaigns
•	Communication strategy
•	Media campaign (digital)
•	Media campaign (traditional)
•	Gaining support from non-Roma communities
•	Advocacy strategy
KOSINT will launch several advocacy campaigns for the community, local and central authorities to achieve the project objectives. Advocacy topics will be based on current developments and contributions from community dialogues, public discussions, various reports, and EU integration policies. Some advocacy suggestions include:
•	Advocacy on post-COVID-19 issues
•	Advocacy on registration
•	Advocacy on employment
•	Advocacy on housing

Project Title: AQH – Accessible and Quality Healthcare
During 2021, Syri i Vizionit, within the framework of the AQH – Accessible and Quality Healthcare project, conducted a series of awareness sessions on hypertension, diabetes, and asthma. This project is supported by AQH and funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), and is implemented in collaboration with Swiss TPH.

The project was carried out in four municipalities of Kosovo: Peja, Deçan, Istog, and Klina. The main objective of this project is to increase health awareness and promote healthier behaviors, particularly in communities that need quality healthcare. This includes rural populations, unemployed youth, and marginalized groups such as Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian communities.

During this period, Syri i Vizionit organized 13 awareness sessions on hypertension, diabetes, and asthma, engaging a wide range of participants, divided by gender and different age groups. The sessions were held in various locations, such as private homes, conference rooms, schools, and municipal assembly halls, which were previously approved by the respective local authorities.

The activities were received with great interest by the participants. Specifically, 7 sessions were held in Peja, 2 in Deçan, 2 in Klina, and 2 in Istog, with a total of 325 participants.

This project has significantly contributed to achieving its objectives by improving public knowledge on hypertension, asthma, and diabetes. This, in turn, has helped improve the health of the targeted communities.

Project Title: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Agriculture (Year Two)
Project Duration: February 1 – December 31, 2021
Project Implementation Location: Peja, Istog, Klina
Implementing Organization: Syri i Vizionit
Budget: €20,000
Donor: Diakonie Austria / Waldensian Church

Project Objective: Improve governance and female entrepreneurship by building capacities and empowering women and young women, enhancing their positions in businesses in the municipalities of Peja, Klina, and Istog. The project aims to increase women’s entrepreneurship, strengthen self-initiative, and promote employment through the development of family agricultural businesses. It seeks to provide support to selected women and young female farmers in the Peja region to develop their economic activities.

Beneficiaries: This project continues the capacity-building activities for women farmers initiated with funding from Otto per Mille in 2020 in the three municipalities of Peja, Klina, and Istog. In 2021, a total of 20 women and young women will be direct beneficiaries, including 15 women farmers who participated in 2020. At least five additional women farmers will be invited to apply for support during 2021. Direct counseling will be provided based on the products and services they currently offer or aim to offer in the future.
In 2020, several women participants in the Syri i Vizionit project initiated the establishment of the “Peja Bees” Women Beekeepers Association. In 2021, the project will support not only individual women but also strengthen this association by assisting its institutional and strategic development.

Project Implementation:
•	During the first three months, training sessions will be organized for the Beekeepers Association.
•	In the second quarter, training and practical advice will be provided to all 2020 beneficiaries.
•	Throughout the year, Syri i Vizionit will meet with municipal representatives to better define criteria for empowering women in agriculture and discuss opportunities for co-financing or additional support to complement this project.
•	Informative sessions for women farmers will then be organized.
Specific Objectives:
1.	Provide counseling/practical training for new beekeepers in various areas of beekeeping, including bee rearing, honey production, and marketing.
2.	Provide counseling/practical training for women who dry small plants (tea and kitchen herbs, wild herbs, medicinal plants) or cultivate vegetables (peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, etc.).
3.	Support at least five additional (yet-to-be-selected) women farmers with training, goods, and/or equipment to develop their products.
4.	Institutionally strengthen the “Peja Bees” association.
5.	Empower women to apply for grants offered by the Municipal Directorate of Agriculture or other potential donors.
Activities and Expected Results:
•	15 women farmers will gain practical knowledge related to their fields. Eleven will focus on beekeeping and honey production, three on drying and planting small plants, and one on dairy goat farming. They will also learn about entering local markets and networking.
•	Two one-day training workshops for groups of women in two areas: beekeeping and drying/planting small plants.
•	Four-day mentorship with field visits to provide practical guidance to previous-year beneficiaries.
•	Training and field visits to ensure practical advice for last year’s beneficiaries.
•	Mentorship conducted by experts in relevant fields.
•	The “Peja Bees” Women Beekeepers Association will define its action strategy and learn about branding and promoting honey.
•	Two-day training on honey branding and promotion for association members.
•	Two-day workshop for developing the action strategy of the “Peja Bees” association.
•	All participating farmers will be informed and gain access to the “Call for Grants based on Government Administrative Instruction No. 02/2020 on Support Measures and Criteria in Agriculture and Rural Development.”
•	Assistance for individuals applying for grants.
Direct Beneficiaries: In 2021, a total of 20 women and young women will be direct beneficiaries, including 15 women farmers who participated in 2020. At least five additional women farmers will be invited to apply for support during 2021.

Project Title: Active Citizenship Alliance and Responsible Municipalities
Duration: 12 months (January - December 2021)
Locations: Pejë, Klinë, Istog, Junik, Deçan, Gjakovë, Rahovec, Prizren, Prishtinë, Suharekë, Lipjan, Mitrovicë, Vushtrri, Obiliq, Fushë Kosovë, Graçanicë, Kllokot, Ranillug, Partesh, Novobërdë, and Shtërpcë
Implementing Organization(s): Syri i Vizionit, Ec Ma Ndryshe, CSD-Communication For Social Development, and Democracy Plus
Budget: 146,265.85 euros
Donor: Olof Palme International

Project Aim: The goal of this alliance is to activate citizens and express their concerns in their municipalities. In turn, municipalities activate their response mechanisms, ensuring a process of democratic cooperation. A single citizen is needed to identify problems, but a group behind that citizen is necessary to empower them. When the group is organized towards actions that benefit, community participation increases. When two or more of these core organizations exist and collaborate, networking and the decision-making process can be directed towards them and their interests.
Beneficiaries: The main targeted groups of the project are local councils, neighborhood citizens in municipalities where the project operates, women’s groups, civil society organizations, informal groups, municipalities, and citizens aiming to be active for the community’s well-being where they live. Additionally, local government including mayors, public service directors, municipal council members, central government authorities, the Ministry of Local Government Administration, which plans to continue cooperation for the organization and structuring of local councils, is also a stakeholder in the project.

Project Implementation: Organizations will work directly with citizens, formal and informal groups, NGOs, women and youth groups, and other marginalized groups. They will also work together with local institutions to develop practical and functional mechanisms enabling citizen participation in decision-making and jointly advocate at local and central levels to initiate, review, and implement policies that will have a nationwide impact.
The alliance will work to empower women in decision-making. To achieve this, each organization will continue working with women’s groups, municipal councillors, women in politics to jointly improve women’s position and motivate other women to become active. The alliance will organize awareness-raising activities in villages to encourage women's participation and increased representation in councils.

Achievements:
•	Collective achievements
•	Support and advocacy for the implementation of regulations on the election and functioning of local councils in 19 municipalities.
•	Exchange of experiences
•	Study visit
•	Design and launch of the Alliance Platform (forum.online – expanded).
•	Promises for good governance
•	Capacity-building meetings with local NGOs
•	Sharing of public space platforms among partner municipalities
Syri I Vizionit:
•	Supportive and advocacy meetings for the opening of the Citizen Help Office in the municipality of Istog.
•	Meetings with local councils and Citizen Help Offices in Klinë.
•	Training of local councils on monitoring public contracts in Rahovec and Gjakovë.
•	The help and advisory office for citizens.
•	Training for councils in Klinë, drafting official documents.
•	Advocacy meeting to increase the representation of women in local councils in Klinë.
•	Regular update of the Active Citizenship page.
Communication For Social Development- CSD:
•	Capacity development programs for Community Forums and the establishment of quality communication mechanisms between Community Forums, NGOs, and municipalities.
•	Creation of innovative and modern mechanisms for public consultation with citizens.
•	Network activities aimed at influencing the central government agenda.
•	Regular activities of the CSD Network.
•	Promotion of community-initiated projects.
D+ Democracy Plus:
•	Creating citizen forums in three new communities
•	Engaging previous citizen forums in budget hearing sessions
•	Maintaining and expanding the online portal ndreqe.com
•	Monitoring municipal accountability and performance evaluation.
•	Three seminars with local mediators and regional coordinators for community mobilization.
EC Ma Ndryshe:
•	Local actions / public displays.
•	Creating political dialogue with new municipalities.
•	The internship program / Youth activation in neighborhoods and schools.
•	Research on national legislation for planning.
•	Public discussion events on national planning legislation.
•	Maintenance of the Mahalla.info web platform and publishing information about activism.
•	Neighborhood activism campaign.
•	Final conference.

Project Title: Our Obligation 4 the Future - Child Protection and Governance with Children's Rights
Duration: 12 months (January - December 2021)
Location: Pejë, Gjakovë, Klinë, Gjilan, Prizren, Prishtinë, Ferizaj, and Mitrovicë
Implementing Organization(s): Syri i Vizionit
Budget: 119,548.48 euros
Donors: Save the Children Kosovo and SIDA

Project Goal: Within this program, Syri i Vizionit will work on two thematic areas in child protection and governance with children's rights. In child protection, it will influence the creation of a legal infrastructure that protects children and prohibits violence and corporal punishment toward children in any environment. It will also enhance the professional capacity of institutions mandated to protect children to provide fast and professional services. In the governance of children's rights, the program will work with children from monitoring groups RoR and Children’s Assemblies to empower their role in policy-making and participation in decision-making at local and national levels.
Beneficiaries: All children in Kosovo regardless of ethnic, religious, racial, gender differences or disabilities. Institutions at local and national levels mandated to protect children and govern children’s rights, Children’s Assemblies, schools, parents, teachers, and CSOs working with children.

Project Implementation: Syri i Vizionit will work in two areas - child protection and governance of children’s rights. In child protection, it will work in five municipalities (in 10 schools in Pejë, Gjakovë, Prizren, Klinë, and Gjilan) to develop the legal infrastructure protecting children and prohibiting violence against children. The project will collaborate closely with local and national institutions to promote the Law on Child Protection and assist institutions in drafting administrative guidelines, especially for prohibiting corporal punishment.
Syri i Vizionit will also organize simultaneous trainings on positive discipline in everyday parenting with parents as an alternative to raising and educating children without violence or corporal punishment. The program will support capacity building of mechanisms/institutions mandated to protect children to provide professional services, strengthening social dialogue between schools, Social Work Centers (QPS), and child and family protection against abuse.
In governance of children’s rights, the project will work with child-led groups such as the national monitoring group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child implementation "Respect Our Rights" (RoR), municipal Children’s Assemblies (AKF), and coordinators for children’s rights in seven municipalities – Pejë, Gjilan, Ferizaj, Gjakovë, Klinë, Prishtinë, and Mitrovicë. The project will increase transparency of institutions by involving children in meetings and direct workshops with institutions. Syri i Vizionit will also address findings from the Young Voices report through the RoR and AKF groups. Special attention will be given this year and upcoming years to educating children on environmental issues and climate change, including awareness-raising and advocacy campaigns led by children to promote practical policies for environmental protection and climate change.

Objectives and Results:
•	Local institutions are functional in identifying violence cases and capacity building on positive discipline is provided to teachers and parents to enhance child protection inside and outside schools.
•	Child-friendly tools for reporting violence in schools are recognized and used as reliable and functional mechanisms to protect children from violence.
•	About 400 parents trained on positive discipline approaches in everyday parenting (PDEP).
•	Social Work Center officials have built capacities in identifying and managing violence cases and provide better-quality services to children.
•	Social dialogue has started between schools, parents, Social Work Centers, and Police on identifying children with antisocial behavior and their resocialization at school and family, and developing action plans for school governing councils.
•	Campaigns and advocacy to strengthen formal and informal local and national child protection systems to enhance efforts for prevention and response in accordance with the Law on Child Protection.
•	Children and communities are aware and sensitized about the importance of timely and appropriate prevention and response to violence cases consistent with institutional responsibilities at the local level.
•	Capacity building in advocacy and lobbying efforts led by child groups to increase accountability of duty bearers.
•	Child-led groups have the capacity to enable meaningful participation in decision-making processes.
•	Monitoring groups led by children are strengthened to address child rights issues through advocacy with the Ombudsperson (IOK).
•	Municipal Children’s Assemblies led by children are recognized and engaged in municipal work concerning children’s rights.
•	Children actively participate in decision-making, demanding effective monitoring and accountability of mandated institutions and initiating advocacy efforts on emerging issues.
•	RoR group influences decision-makers to increase child participation.
•	Child-led groups raise awareness about children’s rights through campaign activities.
Activities:
•	Workshop to develop a joint strategy for schools.
•	Implementation of the action plan for school governing councils to prevent and refer violence and initiate social dialogue.
•	Monitoring of complaint boxes in Pejë, Klinë, Gjilan, and Gjakovë.
•	Drafting of Administrative Instructions for complaint boxes in pre-university institutions.
•	Preparation of informative brochures for complaint boxes and municipal regulations for managing complaint boxes in primary, secondary, and high schools.
•	Final evaluation of the mechanisms used for reporting violence in schools.
•	Professional support for the Commission on the opening of complaint boxes.
•	Training teachers on prevention and identification of types of violence.
•	Implementing recommendations from the Baseline Study on mechanisms used for reporting violence in schools.
•	Monitoring of child-friendly class models through the Cluster Approach.
•	Training parents on positive discipline.
•	Organizing training for Social Work Center staff.
•	Informative sessions for teachers and parents on sexual education and reproductive health.
•	Drafting municipal regulations on disciplinary duties and responsibilities of teachers.
•	Support for the action plan to initiate social dialogue between schools and Social Work Centers.
•	Awareness campaign on the Law on Child Protection, emphasizing the prohibition of corporal punishment.
•	Monitoring the implementation of the Law on Child Protection and support for drafting administrative guidelines of the law.
•	Drafting Administrative Guidelines for child protection, service provision, and cooperation of institutions with CSOs.
•	Participation in regional and international meetings and seminars.
•	Identification of new RoR members.
•	Workshop to strengthen the internal functioning of RoR.
•	Regular meetings of the RoR group to coordinate actions related to RoR representation and ad-hoc actions.
•	Three-day workshop to draft the RoR strategy and work plan (2022-2025).
•	Drafting a report on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
•	Raising public awareness about the importance of environmental protection and climate change.
•	Celebrating International Children's Rights Day and International Children's Day – child-led groups will mark the CRC Day by holding various activities to commemorate these two dates directly related to children's rights.
•	Supporting the online campaign of child-led groups through their representative web pages.

Project Title: Community Engagement and Livelihood Support after COVID-19
Duration: 6 months (November 2021 – May 2022)
Location: Peja, Klina, Istog, and Rahovec
Implementing Organization: Syri i Vizionit
Budget: €31,611.20
Donor: UNMIK

Project Objective: The main goal of the project is to promote and strengthen communication and collaboration among communities most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in four selected municipalities: Peja, Klina, Istog, and Rahovec. The project focuses on non-majority communities, including returnees. The proposed activities aim to revive community engagement and strengthen interethnic cooperation through the implementation of small-scale community projects.
Beneficiaries: The municipalities and their respective departments, local councils, civil society organizations, organizations operating within the communities, and individuals, with a focus on non-majority communities, including returnees.

Project Implementation: An information campaign focused on inter-community civil rights, interethnic dialogue, and joint interethnic projects to support peacebuilding and interethnic cooperation, ranging from dialogue initiatives to economic support activities.

Achievements:
•	Conducted an information campaign promoting community participation in projects and interethnic dialogue, as well as peacebuilding activities through small interethnic projects that improve community livelihoods.
•	Assessed community needs in selected areas across the four municipalities to develop small-scale projects aimed at improving livelihoods while also supporting peacebuilding and reconciliation activities.
•	Community members and municipal officials participated in the needs assessment process and supported project development.
•	Developed a team strategy for fostering interethnic dialogue and focus group discussions.
•	20 members from the four municipalities were trained in project proposal writing and application preparation.
•	Submitted proposals/ideas entered the competitive phase, and four projects were selected for grant support.
•	Grant award ceremony conducted with stakeholders in accordance with COVID-19 safety measures.