Project name: "Our Obligation to the Future - Protection of Children and Governance with Children's Rights"

Duration: 2018-2021 months (January 2018 – December 2021)

Place: Pejë, Gjakovë, Klinë, Gjilan and Prizren, Prishtina, Ferizaj and Mitrovica

Implementing organization(s): Eye of Vision

Budget for 2018: 139,108.84 euros

Partners: Save the Children, Office in Kosovo

The project project: Eye of Vision within the programs will work on two themes in the field of child protection and Governance with Children's Rights. In the field of Child Protection, it will affect the legal work that protects children and prohibits violence and corporal punishment against children in any environment, as well as the professional development of children who are obliged to have the protection of children to perform their duties. fast and professional. In the field of Governance with Children, the program will work more closely with the RoR monitoring group and the Children's Assemblies in strengthening their role in policy-making and children's decision-making at the local and national level.

Beneficiaries: Beneficiaries are all the children of Kosovo, regardless of religion, race, gender or their special abilities. Institutions at the local and national level that mandate the protection of children and governance and their rights, Children's Assemblies, schools, teachers, teachers as well as CSOs that are with children.

Implementation of the project: In the field of child protection, the project will be implemented in the municipalities of Pejë, Klinë, Gjakovë, Prizren and Gjilan, while in the area of ​​Governance with Children's Rights, work will be carried out in the municipalities of Pristina, Pejë, Prizren, Klinë, Gjilan. . , Gjakovë, Mitrovica and Ferizaj.

Project achievements

• Local institutions are functional in identifying cases of violence and child protection. They have created mechanisms for reporting and preventing cases of violence both inside and outside the school, as long as teachers and alternative methods are used to educate children.

- Creation of child-friendly mechanisms for reporting school violence;

- Workshop with the Governing Councils of lower primary and secondary schools and the compilation/drafting of work plans for the governing councils of schools related to me that should be undertaken in schools to prevent violence;

- Drafting of the guide for the regulation for opening complaint boxes in primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools in the municipality of Peja;

- Professional support for commissions for opening complaint boxes;

- Drafting and accreditation of a module: "Training module for teachers for the prevention and identification of types of violence."

- Holding the training module for teachers for the prevention of different types of violence;

-Implementation of the recommendations issued by the Initial Study of last year (2017) on the mechanisms related to the reporting of violence in schools and child protection mechanisms designated by the children themselves in 2017;

- Poster signing action. SiV will use access to the "Collection of Schools" which will do the poster signing action;

- About 400 parents trained in positive discipline;

- Developing the capacities of the officials of the Center for Social Work to identify the management of cases of violence as well as to apply more to children;

-Monitoring of both objectives of the three-year plan (carried out in 2017) for the protection of children and families from abuse;

- Initiation of social dialogue between schools, parents, PSCs and the army for the identification of children with social education in schools and their resocialization in the family school;

• Advocacy for the development of the legal infrastructure and functional system for the protection of children from violence and corporal punishment with the participation of NGOs, children and other actors

- Promotion of legislation in force that deals with the protection of children from violence and corporal punishment;

-Contracting a marketing company for the design and implementation of an action plan/campaign for the four years 2018-2022, which was designed in 2017;

- Awareness campaign on the (Project) Law for the Protection of Children, with special emphasis on the prohibition of corporal punishment;

-Participation of SiV in regional and international meetings and workshops;

- Informative workshops in the regions with institutions, mechanisms responsible for children's rights and civil society.

• Strengthening the capacities in the field of advocacy and lobbying for children of the ROR Group and AKF, as well as strengthening the role of children in increasing the accountability of institutions and the direct involvement of children in the planning and implementation of local and national policies

- The renewal of the ROR group with new members trained in the monitoring of the KNF and the capacities are developed based on their needs;

- The workshop to strengthen the internal functioning of ROR, drawing up the action plan for 2018;

-Training with the members of the ROR group to strengthen the understanding of budget concepts for issues related to children's rights, so that their concerns can be presented to the directors of the municipalities during public discussions and lobbying for their inclusion in the budget plans for the coming years;

- Finalization and implementation of the 2018-2021 action plan among the independent groups of children of supervision with the Ombudsman;

-Initiating the dialogue process with central and local institutions on the existing legal infrastructure that regulates the representation of children/students in primary schools in legal structures;

- Work with the DKA and the coordinators for children's rights to draft a Guide so that the Children's Municipal Assemblies have a formal role based on the legal framework and on the basis of the municipal rules that mandate the structures of the Assemblies;

• Children actively participate in decision-making processes, demand effective monitoring and accountability of mandated institutions and take initiatives in advocating for issues that affect their rights.

-Representing the ROR group in various initiatives with the aim of advocating for the protection and governance of children's rights;

- Children's participation in budget sessions;

- Children from the Assemblies, ROR, children's councils express their comments and suggestions in the workshop for the National Strategy for Children's Rights with the Office for Good Governance, so that this strategy is in line with their needs and expectations;

- Marking of the International Day of KNF and International Children's Day in seven municipalities;

- Online campaigns of child-led groups through their representative websites, to directly promote the areas of Protection and Governance with Children's Rights and all activities and advocacy campaigns carried out by these groups and other institutions that have mandate protection of children's rights.

Project Title: SEED Step II Kosovo – Support of Educational and Employment Development

Duration: 36 months (January 2017 - December 2019) - 2018

Country: Kosovo, Albania, Serbia

Implementing organization(s): Eye of the Vision (for the project in Kosovo) in partnership Volkshilfe Solidarität

Donor: ADA – Austrian Development Cooperation

The purpose of the project: To contribute to the strategic development of the labor market, a contribution to the reduction of poverty and gender equality in these countries, the promotion of sustainable partnership for the creation of an active labor market framework at the local level and access to employment formal, supporting young people and women for employment, facilitation between the public and private sector, promotion of employment or self-employment under fair working conditions and raising awareness of gender equality.

Beneficiaries: This program benefits students, especially women, in secondary economic schools - the direction of tourism in the Dukagjin region, but the project includes all actors of tourism in this region. The community in the municipalities of Pejë, Prizren and Gjakovë also benefits with the improvement of the situation in the field of employment in tourism, enterprises and businesses.

Implementation of the project: The three-year program in Kosovo is implemented by the organization "Syri i Vizioni" and focuses on promoting sustainable partnership that leads to the creation of an active labor market framework at the local level and access to formal employment. Special attention has been given to young people and women through: employment support, facilitation between the public and private sectors, strengthening of partner organizations, expertise and knowledge transfer, promotion of employment or self-employment under fair working conditions and awareness raising for gender equality.

Achievements:

• Functionalization of local employment groups in Peja and Gjakovë, holding workshops and drawing up regulations for the operation of these councils and engagement in the creation of action plans for employment and strategies for the development of human resources in these two regions.

• Exchange of regional experiences in education and employment, participation in activities of municipal officials from the municipality of Šabac in Serbia to the municipality of Peja to see the functioning of vocational schools, vocational training centers and opportunities for cooperation between the two municipalities.

• Support of economic professional schools from Peja, Gjakova and Prizren to get experiences from Austrian schools and the creation of cooperation networks between Kosovo and Austrian schools.

• Drafting of the handbook/guide for professional economic schools in Gjakovë and Prizren, for the completion of professional practices in hotel management and tourism.

• Continuation of the awareness campaign through social networks, national televisions, portals, billboards and meetings with parents and the distribution of flyers on the streets and near lower secondary schools (ninth grades) about the opportunities offered by professional economic schools with special emphasis on registration of girls in the hotel and tourism profile.

• Training of 35 participants from businesses, local institutions and professional schools on the topics: "Drafting action plans for employment - LAPE, human resources development" and "Rural development, workplaces that care for the environment, blue economy, innovation ".

• Announcement of the call for grants and the selection of nine beneficiaries, which aim to improve the quality of education in terms of business orientation and/or reducing obstacles for women's careers in the hospitality and tourism sector.

• The organization of three fairs in professional economic schools in Pejë, Gjakovë and Prizren with the participation of about 5,000 students from the ninth grades, who were informed about the profiles offered by the economic school and the businesses in which they can be employed after finishing the school of medium.

Project Title: Active Citizenship Kosovo

Duration: 12 months (January 2018 - December 2018)

Place: Pejë, Istog, Klinë, Deçan and Rahovec

Implementing organization(s): Eye of Vision

Budget: 28,922.88 euros

Donor: Olof Palme International

The purpose of the project: The project aims to activate citizens at the local level to influence the development of the community's capacities, organize themselves to improve their livelihoods and be an integral part of decision-making at the municipal level.

Beneficiaries: Representatives of the local councils of the municipalities of Pejë, Istog, Klinë, Deçan and Rahovec, formal and non-formal groups of women, deputies of municipal assemblies, youth groups, officials of institutions and other actors working in this field, such as and all citizens of Kosovo.

Realization of the project: The Active Citizenship project is focused on supporting, empowering and raising the capacities of these groups of actors in the community, non-governmental organizations, groups of young women, so that these groups have the opportunity to create self-initiatives to be part of the decision-making and monitoring of officials in improving communication between officials and the community.

As another mechanism to help the heads of local councils and other interest groups, the Assistance and Advisory Office continues to function, which helps any individual, formal or informal group, in writing requests, complaints or draft ideas to address them those to the institutions. While another advocacy tool that serves to distribute information to citizens is the website www.aktivizohu.org, through which a lot of information is distributed on how to develop an active citizenry, issues are published or even their solutions are self-initiated. of citizens and through this the residents in the various municipalities of Kosovo have access.

The activities of this project this year are focused on strengthening the role of women and local councils by supporting them with small grants, for which there are eight (8) grants in general.

Achievements:

- Exchange of experiences, practices and challenges in the organization and functioning of local councils in Kosovo.

- Initiating the institutionalization of local councils.

- Sustainable development and active participation of women and local councils in decision-making, supporting them with eight (8) advocacy campaigns for the protection of women's rights, strengthening their role in decision-making processes, with the support of municipal assembly deputies of these municipalities where the project is implemented.

- Media conference reporting on the work in the Citizens' Help Desk and the importance of this office, as well as the promotion of the Citizens' Help Desk in the Municipality of Peja.

- The website www.aktivizohu.org has continued to serve as an information tool, advocacy and exchange of good experiences of self-initiatives, directly for citizens throughout Kosovo.

Project title: Kosovo integration initiative 2020 - KOSINT 2020

Duration: April 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020

Country: Kosovo

Implementing organization(s): SiV with partners - KEC, BSFK, RADC

Donor: Open Society Foundation (OSF)

The purpose of the project: This project aims to improve the access of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities to education, labor market and social welfare services by contributing to the fulfillment of the relevant commitments made by the Government of Kosovo, in the form of sectoral reform policies that focus on education, employment and social welfare. By overseeing the implementation of sectoral reforms and influencing the development of policies and budget planning, the coalition contributes to the implementation of announced policies and thus the inclusion of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities in society. The objectives of the project are as follows:

Beneficiaries: The main beneficiaries are the Roma, Egyptian and Ashkali communities, state and civil society institutions that deal with these communities, including the Government of Kosovo, namely the entire Kosovar society.

Realization of the project:

The project has three interconnected components in accordance with the expected results which will be realized:

• Strengthening the KOSINT Network

• Supervision of the implementation of sector reforms

• Policy development and advocacy

Project achievements::

1. Expanded opportunities for CSO involvement and participation in sector reform oversight, policy development and budget planning

• Growth and strengthening of the KOSINT Network by expanding it further with other CSOs working on the inclusion of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities in the education sector and the labor market, as well as improving access to social welfare services

2. CSOs organize the supervision of sectoral reforms of education, employment and social welfare, regarding the Government's commitments for the integration of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities.

• Organization of monitoring teams for the collection of data for the monitoring of selected sectoral reforms at the national level from the perspective of the integration of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities.

The basic idea is to organize the supervision of two national sectoral policies in light of the inclusion of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities:

• Strategic Education Plan of Kosovo 2017-2021,

• Sectoral Strategy of MPMS 2014-2020 which covers the field of employment and social welfare.

3. CSOs influence the implementation of education, employment and social welfare reform policies and the budget planning process, in the best interest of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities.

• The creation of two specialized working groups to provide evidenced contributions for the development of policies and budget planning of the reform of education, employment and social welfare from the perspective of the integration of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities.

Project title: "Empowering CSOs to start the process of involving the public in the decision-making process at the local level"

Duration: 8 months (April - December 2018)

Country: Kosovo, Serbia, Albania

Implementing organization(s): Syri i Vizioni, Vlora Youth Center, Sretenje, Timok Club and Pirgos

Budget: SEK 300,000

Donor: Olof Palme International

The purpose of the project: The project aims to directly influence the "empowerment of the voice of citizens in presenting their demands as well as their participation in decision-making", which aims to encourage the active involvement of citizens in decisions and the handling of their demands at the level local being directly involved in the work of local policies and decision-making processes in Albania, Serbia and Kosovo.

Beneficiaries: Citizens will be directly involved in the information meetings, including men, young women from rural and urban areas from the three countries of the region - Kosovo, Serbia and Albania, respectively in the three municipalities of Peja, Vlora and Pozhega. At least 50 people from partner councils and organizations will take part in three study visits and gain experience from the countries they visit and adapt that knowledge to their own country.

Realization of the project: The project will create citizen groups which will have a wide involvement of citizens, mainly those who have influence in the community. The purpose of these citizen groups is to advocate for the rights of citizens and their involvement in decision-making through the inclusion of citizens' demands and priorities in the priorities of local institutions. Civic groups will also be part of advocacy campaigns aimed at strengthening the role of citizens in inclusion and at the same time they will advocate that the problems faced by citizens are presented in the right place and implemented by local institutions mandated with creating basic conditions for the lives and activities of citizens.

At the same time, the goal of these citizen advocacy groups will be to strengthen the role of citizens in the drafting of policies where it is estimated that citizens should be involved and decide on their priorities.

Results:

• Increasing the knowledge of citizens' organizations and partners on the initiatives and ideas implemented by Albania, Kosovo and Serbia.

• Organization of three study visits in Pozhega, Peja and Vlora.

• There have been three study visits from which the partners together with the beneficiaries have managed to gain experience from the countries they visit and adapt that knowledge to their country.

Project title: Support in the Integration and Empowerment of Roma, Egyptian and Ashkali Returnees, through the development of capacities in primary education (CDBE) Kosovo

Duration: 30 months (July 2017 - December 2019)

Place: Pejë, Istog, Klinë

Implementing organization: Eye of Vision

Donor: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH -

German International Cooperation (GIZ)

Project goal: The overall goal of this project is to facilitate the integration of Roma, Egyptian and Ashkali communities into the education system, including those living in Kosovo and those returning. In particular, the project aims to improve the sustainable, successful and long-term participation of children in the formal education system.

Beneficiaries: About 500 children (about 200 Albanians and 300 Roma, Egyptians and Ashkali) will benefit from supplementary education, mentoring and educational achievements. The same Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian children will benefit from school bags and other teaching aids. Among other things, from 200 to 300 Roma, Ashkali, Egyptian and Albanian students will engage in intercultural school activities from a total number of 3600 students registered in the six respective schools.

Realization of the project: The project is realized through annual awareness campaigns, the opening of six learning centers for students of the Roma, Egyptian and Ashkali communities, the training of 18 tutors who will work with the students in these centers, the renovation and equipment of classrooms in the learning centers , providing individual mentoring-assistance in doing homework for Roma, Egyptian and Ashkali children, supplying school material for Roma, Egyptian and Ashkali children in these six learning centers, organizing intercultural events at the school level and in the six centers learning, psycho-social support near these learning centers, training of mediators, mediation with municipal authorities, summer camp 2017, lobbying and advocacy activities for the inclusion of integrative measures in local plans for co-financing project activities as well as advocacy campaigns in community.

Project achievements:

- The opening of supplementary education classes in six primary schools in the municipalities of Peja, Klina and Istog, their renovation and the supply of modern materials for the holding of supplementary education in the schools of Zahaq, Siga, Kličina, two schools in the city of Klina and one in Zallq of Istog;

- Training of 18 tutors (educators) for the development of supplementary education with about 25 students from the Roma, Egyptian and Ashkali communities in the respective schools;

- Realization of annual awareness campaigns about enrollment in first grades and the importance of education for children of the Roma, Egyptian and Ashkali communities;

- Providing individual mentoring help with homework for students participating in supplementary education;

- Supply of school material for Roma, Egyptian and Ashkali children, participants of supplementary education (distribution of school packages-bags)

- Organization of intercultural events at the school level in the six schools of supplementary education classes;

- Psychosocial support for children in the sixth grade of supplementary education;

- Training of mediators;

- Mediation with municipal authorities in social issues, health, etc.

- Development of the two-week summer camp 2017 (held in July-August);

- Development of advocacy and lobbying activities for the inclusion of integration measures in local plans for the co-financing of project activities;

- Development of advocacy campaigns in the community.

Project name: "Prospect +"

Duration: 37 months (November 2015 – December 2018)

Place: Peja

Implementing organization(s): Eye of Vision and Kosovo Foundation for Open Society (KFOS)

Budget: 68,135.00 euros

Donor: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Karl Kübel Stiftung für Kind und Familie (KKS)

The purpose of the project:

The project aims to raise awareness and integrate the Roma, Egyptian and Ashkali communities, for the right to education, health, which is not only a fundamental right, but is also a strategy to overcome poverty and security in socio-economic cases. and advocacy, and in this context the project aims to contribute to the implementation of the Action Plan Strategy, the integration of communities by improving their access to education, health and social services. Also, the project aims to raise parents' awareness through various trainings, to engage them in school participation.

Beneficiaries:

The beneficiaries of this project are the families of the communities, children, young people and the elderly, who, in cooperation with the institutions and the organization "Syri i Vizioni", will improve their participation in education, health and socio-economic services, to increase the level of awareness and information about health and health services.

Realization of the project:

In the municipality of Peja, work has been done in the neighborhood "7 Shtatori", one of the most populated neighborhoods with this community, as well as in the village of Vitomirica - the schools "Xhemajl Kada" and "7 Shtatori". In the aforementioned neighborhoods has worked directly with the communities, mainly with the families of the communities, for their current situation, their future, their rights in society, integration, children's rights in education, their rights in health as well as their socio-economic rights. Together during this period we have cooperated and had a good communication regarding the issues involved, in particular we have organized awareness campaigns with parents to motivate them to register children in schools and enable them to continue their regular education.The project, as such, has produced materials for certain campaigns, various meetings.

Activities and results:

- Two learning centers within the "Xhemajl Kada" SHFMU and the "7 Shtatori" SHFMU schools have been adapted and equipped with inventory, where supplementary lessons have been developed with students from the communities. Two tutors or teacher assistants have been engaged in these learning centers, where, in addition to homework, various intercultural, self-awareness activities, as well as educational activities have been carried out.

- Awareness activities were carried out for the registration of children in school - The importance of education

- Through various activities, the children have shown significant improvement in school, especially in regular lessons. The number of absences and dropouts has also decreased, while their attendance at school has improved.

- Health campaigns were carried out in the neighborhoods of the communities every month with the aim of informing and raising health awareness among the families of the communities. By raising the awareness of women, the number of unwanted pregnancies has decreased, the number of health checks in family medicine centers has increased, and children have been vaccinated.

- Advocacy activities/campaigns were organized in the neighborhoods inhabited by the communities, activities with which it was possible to solve some problems in these neighborhoods, such as those of road infrastructure, drinking water, systematic health checks, social services and issuing personal documents .

Project name: ProKarriera

Duration: January 2018 - December 2018

Place: Peja, Kosovo

Implementing organization(s): Eye of Vision

Budget:

Donor: Solidar Suisse

The purpose of the project: The purpose of the project is to improve the career and employment opportunities of young people by distributing to them and their families as much information as possible about careers and education in Kosovo, the involvement of parents in this process, as well as support for the education system to adapt to the needs of there is the labor market.

Beneficiaries: The direct beneficiaries are the students of lower secondary schools, grades 6-9 in Kosovo, together with their families. Specific beneficiaries are about 1,700 9th grade students in the municipality of Peja who, together with their families, receive the guides for the schools of Peja, about 120 parents involved in career-related workshops and visits, about 80 teachers involved in career counseling, such as central and local institutions of education.

Realization of the project: The project is the continuation of the six-year project "Mismatch" and the assistance in adapting to the labor market and preparing students as best as possible for this market. The experience created in the region of Peja is intended to be transferred to the central level, offering the Ministry of Education support for the implementation of the career orientation course in Kosovo schools. This was done through direct trainings with Kosovo teachers as well as through the support process of drafting a strategy for communication with parents on career issues. At the local level, there is monitoring and mentoring of the teachers who were trained last year in Deçan and Klinë, as well as an analysis of the needs of these schools, which together with the recommendations is submitted to the Municipal Directorate of Education. Whereas in the municipality of Peja, in cooperation with all the actors who are coordinated in a local group, the needs are identified and concrete steps are taken to realize them. At the same time, the first groups of parents and informative and awareness-raising activities for parents about the career are created.

Project achievements:

• Coordination of a local group composed of all actors from the municipality, schools and business, drawing up a document for the analysis of the needs in the sector, intervention in the needs in the career education sector identified by the group

• Training for career orientation with the teachers of about 80 pilot schools of the curriculum at the level of Kosovo

• Support for the Ministry of Education for the design of the communication strategy with parents for career guidance

• Drafting of guides for vocational high schools in Peja. Their distribution to about 1700 ninth grade students

• Meetings with parents in lower secondary schools, career discussions, organization of meetings and visits to vocational secondary schools

• Monitoring the implementation of career guidance in the municipalities of Klinë and Deçan, workshops with certified teachers in two municipalities, research with students, drawing up a monitoring report with recommendations.

Project title: "Participation of young people in elections. Addressing their needs by the new municipal government".

Duration: 2 months (June 2018 - July 2018)

Place: Peja

Implementing organization(s): Eye of Vision

The purpose of the project: Discussion of the trend of youth participation in the local elections of October 2017. The need to address the demands of young people from the municipal government, program platforms where young people are involved, and the participation of young people in local/municipal decision-making. During the round table, mechanisms that can be used by young people for effective participation in municipal decision-making and addressing their needs will be discussed.

Beneficiaries: Young people in general, civil society organizations, local institutions, as well as young people of political parties in particular.

Project title: Empowerment of local CSOs and citizens in the prevention of corruption in municipal public procurements

Duration: January 2018 - March 2020

Place: Istog, Kosovo

Implementing organization(s): Eye of Vision

Budget: 8.550.00 Euro

Donor: DAI – USAID

The purpose of the project:

The purpose of the project is to empower civil society in addressing and fighting corruption in public procurement and to be part of the TEAM project "Transparent, Effective and Responsible Municipalities", implemented by DAI and financially supported by USAID.

Beneficiaries:

The direct beneficiaries are the institutions of the municipality of Istog, the citizens and the general public. The idea of ​​this project is to increase transparency and awareness of institutions for accountability to citizens.

Realization of the project:

The project will monitor the municipality of Istog, and all phases of procurement starting from the process of preparation and approval of the municipal budget, compilation of procurement plans, procurement procedures, contract management and performance of the municipalities in addressing the specified findings in the Auditor's reports. This project aims to improve the management of public money, increase the quality of services for citizens and reduce the risks of corruption through the active monitoring of all these stages of procurement. Through this project, the Democratic Institute of Kosovo (KDI) over the next two years will strengthen the capacities of the consortium of local NGOs Syri i Vizioni, YAHR, ISDY and Ekovizioni to monitor public procurement in the municipalities of Prizren, Suhareka, Ferizaj, Lipjan, Istog and Podujeva

Project achievements:

Budget planning phase - Monitoring of the municipal budgeting process for compliance with the legal requirements for the development of the municipal budget and follow-up of priorities presented by citizens during budget hearings and inclusion of priorities presented by citizens in the budget for the next year.

Procurement planning phase - Monitoring the process of developing municipal procurement plans and monitoring the implementation of municipal procurement plans.

Procurement process - Monitoring of two high-value procurement processes including analysis of technical specifications, assessment of whether correct procurement procedures are being followed, evaluation of bid evaluation process (selection of evaluation committee, evaluation criteria), monitoring and the evidence of any complaint from the economic operators participating in the process, highlights any deviation from the legal deadlines;

Contract management - Monitoring the implementation of two high-value contracts (the same contracts monitored during the procurement process); and monitoring and extrapolation of audit findings related to monitored municipalities (recurring risks and findings).

Project title: "Responsible institutions for an active and well-informed society"

Duration: 5 months (May 2018 - September 2018)

Place: Pejë, Istog, Klinë and Junik

Implementing organization(s): Eye of Vision

Budget: 16,255 euros

Donor: KCSF

The purpose of the project: Increasing communication, transparency and accountability of institutions to citizens and their involvement in decision-making

Beneficiaries: Beneficiaries of this project in the first place are all citizens regardless of age, ethnicity or gender, as they will have a better approach in search of accountability and responsibility in the issues they have addressed in the municipalities and will be well informed and on time for public hearings, decisions, budgeting, etc. Beneficiaries will also be women and non-majority communities in rural areas who will be included in local councils. The municipalities themselves will also benefit from building a new standard of internal and external contact through this strategy, which has been missing until now.

Realization of the project:

The project "Responsible institutions for an active and well-informed society" is focused on creating mechanisms for communication with citizens, increasing accountability, transparency and responsibility of institutions towards citizens, awareness and informing citizens about the importance of their engagement in the processes decision-making such as: public hearings and other forms of communication with institutions. Likewise, special focus is given to the inclusion of women and minority communities (Roma, Egyptian, Ashkali, Bosnian and Serbian) in decision-making processes through local councils.

Achievements:

- Three municipal strategies of communication and contact with citizens approved by the Assemblies

- Report with recommendations for citizens' participation in public hearings and budgeting

- Citizens were informed about the strategy with 3000 brochures and three informative radio debates

- Greater participation of citizens in public meetings, those of budgeting, or meetings and tables that have to do with their best interest

- The most open, accountable and transparent institutions

- Women elected to local councils and better gender representation

- Representatives of communities involved and selected in local councils

- The institutions are more coordinated to improve relations between the local government, the Municipal Assembly, citizens, media, private and public organizations, non-governmental organizations, as well as the communities that live and operate in these three municipalities.

Project title: "Towards inclusive participation in policy making"

Duration: 12 months (01 June 2017 – 31 May 2018)

Place: Peja

Implementing organization(s): Eye of Vision

Budget: 2,160.00 euros

Donor: CiviKos

The purpose of the project: Syri i Vizioni within this program, which is developed as part of the CiviKos platform, with financial support from the MATRA Program, managed by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kosovo, has implemented the program "Towards a comprehensive participation in the design of policies", thereby empowering the civil society organizations of the region of Peja (Peja, Klinë, Istog, Junik, Deçan and Gjakovë), to be active in drafting legal policies and other decisions that affect the interest of the target groups which work and represent civil society organizations of all communities.

Beneficiaries: Beneficiaries of this program have been all civil society organizations of all communities and all fields, with the aim of empowering them against the institutions and increasing their participation in decision-making at the local and national level. Also in the increase of cooperation between CSOs and institutions at the local level.

Implementation of the project: The program was implemented through the HUB regional center of the CiviKos platform led by SiV, in the region of Peja.

Project achievements:

• Informing civil society organizations in time with the legal and by-laws for consultations and their participation in these consultations;

• Provision of timely information on the possibilities of participation of CSOs in various working groups and commissions at the local level as required by legislation;

• Increasing the participation of CSOs in public consultations, various local and national commissions;

• Coordination of the actions of CSOs in the region of Peja in undertaking joint actions;

• Capacity building of CSOs through professional trainings and workshops;

• Raising cooperation between CSOs and CSOs with local and national institutions.