The Mapping Study of Serbian Youth NGOs in Kosovo

MappingofSerbianYouthNGOsinKosovo

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Dragiša Mijačić


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RegisterandassessmentofSerbiancivilsocietyorganisationsworkinginthefieldofYouth

FundedbyForum Syd Kosovo

DragišaMijačićInstitute for Territorial Economic Development (InTER)

December2009Prishtinë/Priština,Kosovo


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ForumSydKosovo

Forum Syd gathers two hundred Swedish organisations working with internationaldevelopmentcooperationandadvocacyonglobalissues.MemberorganisationsconsistofmajorpopularmovementssuchasSavetheChildrenSwedenandtheSwedishSocietyforNatureConservation, aswell as small societies run entirely on a voluntary basis. ForumSyd also works with a large number of organisations and networks worldwide. Ourcommonaimisglobaljustice.Forum Syd was formed in 1995 and is politically and religiously independent. Ouroperations are largely financed by the Swedish International Development CooperationAgency(Sida).TheaimofForumSyd’sprogrammeinKosovoistosupportpeace‐buildingandtoprovideopportunitiestoallyoungpeoplethroughathreefoldapproachbystrengthening:(1)youthorganisationsandnetworks,(2)communityyouthworkpracticeand(3)communityyouthworkeducation.

InstituteforTerritorialEconomicDevelopment

InstituteforTerritorialEconomicDevelopment(InTER)isindependent,apoliticalandnon‐for‐profit oriented association of scholars and professionals, working in the field ofterritorial development, from economic development through public administrationreformtocommunityandgrass‐rootsenhancement.InTERwasformedin2007,registeredunderno.5111399‐3,withthemissiontopromoteand enhance territorial economic development. InTER has offices in Zubin Potok andBelgrade and it is active in Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro. In their work, InTERcooperateswithnumerous international organisations aswell aswith local andnationalgovernments.AmongInTER’sclientsareOSCE,SNV,GTZ,JICA,EURECNA,MunicipalityofBar,UNDP,AntejaECGSloveniaandmanyothers.


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IMPORTANT

ThereportisanindependentpublicationcommissionedbyForumSydKosovo.Theviewsand the analysis expressed in this publication are those of the Author and do notnecessarilyrepresentthoseofForumSydKosovoanditsstaff.


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CONTENTS:

ACRONYMSANDABBREVIATIONS 7

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8

MAPOFKOSOVO 9

INTRODUCTION 10

METHODOLOGY 11

REVIEWOFCAPACITYASSESSMENT 12

REGISTEROFSERBIANYOUTHNGOSINKOSOVO 15

GJILAN/GNJILANEREGION 16

OmladinskaOrganizacija VIVA(OOV) 16

MITROVICË/KOSOVSKAMITROVICAREGION 17

Centar za razvoj civilnog društva (CCSD) 17

Centar za razvoj lokalnih sredina (CRLS) 19

Nezavisna studentska unija (NSU) 20

Odred izviđača “Kota 797” (OI “Kota 797”) 22

Omladinska inicijativa Leposavić (OIL) 24

Omladinski resurski centar 25

PEJË/PEĆREGION 26

NVO Metohija 26

Svetlost 27

PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINAREGION 29

Centar za mir i toleranciju (CPT) 29


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Future 30

Geto 32

Citizens in Action (ACT) 33

Komunikacija za razvoj društva (CSD) 35

Mladi za mlade (YFY) 36

MojaInicijativa (MIN) 37

Organizacija za osobe sa nedostacima (OON) 39

PRIZRENREGION 40

Budućnost bez straha(FWF) 40

Centar za edukaciju, medijaciju i ekologiju – SANEKO (CEMES) 42

Dobročinstvo, obrazovanje i nove akcije (DONA) 43

Futura plus (F_PLUS) 45

Zov 46

ANNEX:LISTOFSERBIANNGOSINKOSOVOWORKINGINTHEFIELDOFYOUTH 48


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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AED Academy for Educational Development ACT Citizens in Action ARC American Refugee Council ATRC Advocacy Training and Resource Center CCSD Centre for Civil Society Development

(Centarzarazvojcivilnogdruštva) CEMES Centre for Education, Mediation and Ecology SENEKO CPT Centre for Peace and Tolerance (Centarzamiritoleranciju) CRLS Centarzarazvojlokalnihsredina (Centre for Development of Local

Communities) CSD Komunikacijazarazvojdruštva (Communication for Social

Development) CV Curriculum Vitae DONA Dobročinstvo, obrazovanjeinoveakcije (Charity, Education and New

Actions) EAR European Agency for Reconstruction EU European Union F_PLUS Futura PLUS FWF Budućnostbezstraha (Future Without Fear) GTZ GesellschaftfürTechnischeZusammenarbeit ICO International Civilian Office IOM International Organisation for Migration IRC International Rescue Committee ISC Institute for Sustainable Communities ITF International Training Foundation KiM Kosovo and Metohia KFOR Kosovo Forces KFOS Kosovo Foundation for Open Society KPAN Kosovo Policy Action Network MIN Moja Inicijativa (My Initiative) NGO NonGovernmental Organisation NSU Nezavisnastudentskaunija (Independent Student Union) OI ‘Kota 797’ Odredizviđača ‘Kota 797’ (Scout Group ‘Kota 797’) OIL Ompladinskainicijativa Leposavić (Youth Initiative Leposavic) OON Organizacijazaosobesanedostacima (Organisation for People with

Disabilities) OOV Omladinska Organizacija VIVA (Youth Organsiation VIVA) OSCE Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNICEF The United Nations Children’s Fund UNV United Nations Volunteers USAID US Agency for International Development VVAF Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation YFY Youth for Youth (Mladizamlade) YIHR Youth Initiative for Human Rights ZDF ZweitesDeutschesFernsehen


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Tobeginwith,IwouldliketoexpressgreatgratitudetoForumSydKosovoanditsofficersAlbulenaZaimiandZehraKačapor,whofinanciallysupportedthisStudyandcontributedwithanNGOdatabase, commentsand feedback thatwerecrucial for tuning theStudy inthedesiredway.

Further, this publication would not be written without the unselfish support and hardworkof InTERassociateSnežana Jovanović,whoconducted interviewswithall22NGOsacrossKosovo.

I am also particularly grateful to Juliana Olldashi‐Berisha, who assisted me in theidentificationofactiveSerbianNGOsinKosovo.

Finally,mythankstoalltherepresentativesofthecivilsocietyorganisationspresentedintheStudywhotookaninterestanddedicatedtheirtimetoparticipateininterviews.


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MAP OF KOSOVO


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INTRODUCTION This publication represents amapping study of SerbianNGOs in Kosovoworking in thefieldofyouth,followingtherequirementsofForumSydKosovo.TheassessmentispartofalargerForumSydpeace‐buildingprojectwhichaimstoprovideopportunitiesforyouthinKosovo through strengthening: (1) youth organisations and networks, (2) communityyouthworkpracticeand(3)communityyouthworkeducation.The study identified 22 civil society organisations active in Serbian communities of allregionsinKosovo.Theidentifiedorganisationsarenotprimarilyyouthorganisations,yetintheirworktheyareverymuchfocusedonyounggroupsofallages.Mostoftheidentifiedorganisations are from Prishtinë/Priština Region, followed by Mitrovicë/KosovskaMitrovicaandPrizrenRegion.TheStudyhasidentifiedonlyafewNGOsfromPejë/PećandGjilan/GnjilaneRegions.The Studywas done in three stages: (1) identification of NGOs, (2) personal interviewswithNGOrepresentativesand(3)analysisandwritingtheReport.Theherewith‐presentedpublicationisaproductofthefindingsofthatanalysis.In the firstpart, theStudyprovides informationon theassessmentof thecapacityof theidentifiedNGOsoverseveralcategoriessuchasyearofregistration,geographicalcoverage,financial‐,operational‐,andnetworkingcapacity.Ingeneral, theanalysishasshownaweakcapacityamong the identifiedNGOs.Financialcapacity ofmost organisations is insufficient and low. For instance, in 2009, half of theorganisationshad a budget of less than5,000€.A similar case exists for the operationalcapacitywherea significantnumberoforganisations (45%)stated theydonothaveanystafforemployees.Networking capacity of the assessed organisations is rather limited, yet themajority ofthemhaveclaimedcooperationwithotherorganisations,includingonesfromotherethnicgroupssuchasAlbanians,RAE,GoraniandBosniaks.However, the Study identified six organisations with a solid financial and operationalcapacity, which might be used as a good starting point for future work with Serbiancommunities inKosovo.Threeof the identifiedorganisationsare fromPrishtinë/PrištinaRegion,twofromMitrovicë/KosovskaMitrovicaandonefromPrizrenRegion.Inthesecondpart,theStudyprovidesaregistryoftheNGOs,givingimportantinformationonthecapacityofeachidentifiedNGO.IntheAnnexasummaryofthecontactdetailsofalltheorganisationsthatparticipatedinthisresearchisprovided.


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The study was conducted in December 2009 with the financial support of Forum SydKosovo.

METHODOLOGY TheResearchfocusisdefinedbytheTermsofReferencebetweenForumSydKosovoandInTERandisframedwiththefollowingrequirements:1. IdentifySerbianyouthNGOsalloverKosovo;2. Mapouttheareas,workingmethods,andgeneralfeaturesoftheyouthNGOs;3. DefinetheyouthworkerconceptamongtheidentifiedSerbianYouthNGOs;4. Produce a summary report with findings from the assessments and mapping andpresentthattoForumSyd.

Followingthoserequirementsontheseinputs,theResearchwasdoneinthreestages:1. IdentificationofSerbianNGOsinKosovothatworkwithyouths;2. Developing a questionnaire and conducting semi‐structured direct interviews withprofessionalsfromtheidentifiedNGOs;

3. AssessmentofcollectedinformationandwritingtheStudy.During the first stage, we succeeded in obtaining a database of all registered NGOs inKosovo and among them selected those ones that work with youths. In addition, usingalternativesources,wecheckedwhetherthoseidentifiedNGOswereactiveorpassive.Wealsocontactedanumberof internationalorganisationsthatwork inthe fieldofyouth, tosend us a list of NGOs from Serbian communitieswithwhom they cooperate. Based ontheseactivitiesweidentified22relevantSerbianNGOsacrossKosovo.Intandemwiththefirststage,wedevelopedasemi‐structuredsetofquestionsthatwouldbeusedduringthedirectinterviewswithNGOrepresentatives.ThequestionnairewassenttoForumSydforcommentsandapproval.Following identification of the NGOs, each of them was contacted and interviews werescheduled. All the NGOs were physically visited in their premises where the interviewswere held. In parallel, we collected data about selected organisations from secondarysources,mostlyusingthewebsitesofdonoragenciesandothersimilarsources.After collecting all the data, a capacity assessment was carried out for each identifiedorganisationandtheresultsarepresentedinthisStudy.The Study used internationally recognised standards for using double names of places,citingfirst that inthe languageof the localmajorityandtheninthe languageof the localminority(e.g.Mitrovicë/KosovskaMitrovicaandŠtrpce/Shtërpcë).ThestudywasconductedinDecember2009.


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REVIEW OF CAPACITY ASSESSMENT TheNGOMappingStudycoversthewholeterritoryofKosovo,assessingthecapacityof22identified civil society organisations in Serbian communities. The Study covers oneorganisationfromGjilan/GnjilaneRegion,6organisations from Mitrovicë/KosovskaMitrovicaRegion, 2 fromPejë/Peć, 8 fromPrishtinë/Priština and 5 from PrizrenRegion.It is important to note that none of theidentifiedorganisationsisonlyorprimarilyayouth‐basedorganisation,althoughthreeamong them are titled as youthorganisations.Thereasonbehindthisisthepermanent lack of available funds to focus only on one area of development so that, inorder to survive, organisations are forced to cover other issues as well. However, allidentified organisationshave objectives and activities focusedon youths of different agegroups.

Among the identified organisations, onlyoneisnotregistered,yetisactiveasapartof the World Bank through Kosovo YouthDevelopment Project. One organisationdoesnotknowwhentheyareregistered.Inaddition, one organisation is registeredundertheLawoftheRepublicofSerbia.Allother 19 organisations are registered inKosovoandtheyprovidedtheirregistrationnumbers.MostoftheNGOswereregistered

in 2002 (6 organisations) and 2001 (4 organisations). In last two years 5 organisationshavebeenestablished,3inPrishtinë/Prištinaregionand2inPrizrenRegion.Mostof theorganisations (eight in total)areactiveat the local,municipalor communitylevel, one among them is active on the cross‐border area of Leposavić/Leposaviq andRaška. They are closely followed byorganisations (seven in total) that areactive on a Kosovo‐wide level. Fourorganisations are active at the regionallevel (i.e. Central Kosovo,Western Kosovoor Northern Kosovo). Three organisationsclaim they are active beyond Kosovo’sborders; two of these are active in SerbiaandoneinSouth‐EasternEurope.


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Most of the identifiedorganisations are grass‐roots voluntaryorganisationswith limitedfinancial resources. In 2009, half of theidentified organisations had a budget of lessthan5,000€,and32%amongthem(7ofthem)less than 1,000€. Five organisations had abudgetintherange10,000‐50,000€andthreeorganisations over 50,000€. Organisationsfrom Prishtinë/Priština region have the bestfinancial capacity, while the weakest areamong organisations from Pejë/Peć andGjilan/Gnjilane Region. Organisations fromMitrovicë/Kosovska Mitrovica have a slightlybetterfinancialcapacitythanthosefromPrizrenRegion.Thereasonforsuchdiversity infundraisingcapacitymightbefoundinalackofaccessibilityoffundsatthelocal/regionallevelandconcentrationofinternationalfundsinPrishtinë/Prištinacity.Amonggrant‐givingandsupportingorganisations, themostactivewereKosovoFundfor

anOpenSociety (KFOS),UNDPandUSAID,followedbyOSCE,OlofPalme, ISC, IRCandmany others. Kosovo Ministry forCommunities and Returns and SerbianMinistry for Kosovo and Metohija areamong the governmental institutions thathadsupportedtheidentifiedorganisations.Intermsofoperationalcapacity,mostoftheorganisations claimed they do not haveemployees/staffsincemostoftheirworkis

donethroughmembersandvolunteers.However,eightorganisationsstatedtheyhave5ormore employees engaged in the implementation of their project activities. Mostorganisationshavebetween20‐50membersandvolunteers.Theorganisationswereaskedtoprovidealistoftheirmainprojectsandhalfofthem(11)stated they have worked on 2‐5 projects.However, sevenorganisationshaveworkedon more than five projects. The remainingfour organisations have worked on one ornoprojects.The weak capacity of identified SerbianNGOsinKosovoisdemonstratedbythefactthat only 2 organisations have activeInternetwebpages.Twomoreorganisationshave registereddomainsbut theirwebsitesare under construction. Two organisations are using the websites of their networks orassociates.However,themajorityoforganisations(16ofthem)donothaveanywebsite.


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ThenetworkingcapacityofidentifiedNGOsisalsoweak.EightorganisationsaremembersofNGOnetworks,mostlywithinKosovo.MostofthemaremembersofaUSAID‐supported

networkof52SerbianNGOs,calledKPAN–Kosovo Policy Action Network. However,about 60% of NGOs cooperate withorganisations from other ethnic groups,mostlywithAlbanianorganisationsyetalsowith RAE, Bosniak and Gorani ones. Onlyone organisation expressed reservationabout cooperating with organisations fromother communities or participating ineventsorganisedthroughoutKosovo.

Toconclude,thecapacityofSerbianNGOsinKosovoworkinginthefieldofyouthisquiteweak. The organisationsmainly suffer from a lack of accessibility to financial resources.Moreover, although the majority of the identified organisations were registered before2005, most of them have not succeeded in increasing their operational capacity. Mostorganisationsarevoluntary‐basedgrass‐rootscommunityinitiatives,usuallydrivenbyoneperson.Based on the capacity assessment, a few organisationsmight be differentiated from theothers based on their good operational and financial capacity. Centre for Peace andTolerance (Prishtinë/Priština), Communication for Social Development(Gračanica/Graqanica) and Centre for Civil Society Development (Mitrovicë/KosovskaMitrovica)areamongthemostadvancedNGOswithintheSerbianCommunityinKosovo.They are closely followed by Future without Fear from Štrpce/Shtërpcë, Future fromPrishtinë/Priština and Centre for Development of Local Communities fromMitrovicë/Kosovska Mitrovica. Organisation for People with disabilities also has a solidcapacity, yet their work is primarily focused with vulnerable groups of people withdisabilitiesand lesswithothergroupsofyoungpeople.The remainingorganisationsareeitherrecentlyestablishedorhaveaweakcapacity.


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REGISTER OF SERBIAN YOUTH NGOS IN KOSOVO


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GJILAN/GNJILANE REGION OMLADINSKAORGANIZACIJA VIVA(OOV) Youth Organisation VIVA Kololec,KosovskaKamenica065/[email protected] persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:DraganArsićPresident 065/[email protected]

DraganArsićPresident 065/[email protected]

Name of Founders: Registration Details: 1. DraganArsić2. BojanMilošević3. VojislavRistić

YearofFounding:2000YearofRegistration:2001RegistrationNo.:5100726‐3TypeofOrganization:Association

Mission Statement: Inclusion of youth into the community through cooperation with internationalorganisationswhichsupportsyoungpeoplewithfinancialandnon‐financialmeansMain Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage:Kosovo1. Culture;2. Sport;3. Education;4. EconomicReconstructionandDevelopment

Number of Employees: NoneNumber of Members: 15

Number of Volunteers: 10

Annual Budget in 2009: lessthan1,000€ Annual budget in 2008: lessthan1,000€ Sources of Financing: IRC,ARC,Municipality,YouthClub,Communitydonations Main activities: 1.Socio‐culturalactivities 2.Education Main Projects: Funded by: Status:SportsCentre IRC Ongoing


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YouthCentre IRC OngoingChildCentre IRC CompletedVillageandRiverCleaning ARC CompletedMembership in Networks: None Main Observations: Although founded in 2000, Youth organisation Viva has notsucceeded in developing its capacity. The organisation does not have any full‐timeemployees.Thebudgetislessthan1,000europeryearandtheorganisationstatedweakfinancial sustainability of their activities. The organisation is not a member of anynetwork, though they stated no problem of cooperation with other NGOs in principle,includingonesthatgatherotherethnicgroups.

MITROVICË/KOSOVSKA MITROVICA REGION CENTAR ZA RAZVOJ CIVILNOG DRUŠTVA (CCSD) Centre for Civil Society Development FilipaVišnjića2Mitrovicë/KosovskaMitrovica064/6343031office@ccsd‐kosovo.orgwww.ccsd‐kosovo.orgResponsible persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:MomčiloArlovProgramme Director 064/6343031momcilo.arlov@ccsd‐kosovo.org

VukMitrovićManager 063/8681817vuk.mitrovic@ccsd‐kosovo.org

Name of Founders: Registration Details: 1. JelenaVlašković2. NenadRadovanović3. OliverKuzmanović


Mission Statement: Increasing democratic capacity in Kosovo and development of a socially‐responsiblesociety, increasing capacity of youths and NGOs, activework on enhancing human andminorityrightsandincreasingawarenessofcivilsociety.Main Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage:Kosovo1. Education;2. HumanRights;


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3. Empowermentofdemocratisationprocessesandcivilsocietydevelopment

Number of Employees: 6Number of Members: 40


Annual Budget in 2009: 10,000‐50,000€ Annual budget in 2008: 10,000‐50,000€ Sources of Financing: UNDP,OlofPalme,OSCE,AED,ISCMain activities: 1. Education 2. Increasingdemocraticcapacity 3. EmpowermentofYouths 4. EnhancingNGOsector 5. HumanandMinorityRightsDevelopment6. Increasingawarenessofcivilsociety 7. HumanitarianAid 8. Empowermentofgenderequality 9. Promotionofvoluntarism

Main Projects: Funded by: Status:KosovoPoliceActionNetwork AED OngoingGrantgivers ISC OngoingMycityinEurope OlofPalme OngoingIncreasingofMultiethnicCapacities UNDP OngoingLegalClinique OSCE CompletedSchoolofHumanRights OSCE CompletedObservingElections KFOS CompletedMembership in Networks: KPAN(KosovoPolicyActionNetwork),anetworkof52SerbiancivilsocietyorganisationsbroughttogetherbyUSAIDMain Observations: CCSDseemstohaveasolidoperationalcapacity.Theyclaimtohavesufficientfinancialresourcesandadequately‐equippedpremises.CCSDalsohave6staffengagedonprojectactivities.Intheirwork,CCSDuses40volunteers,mostlywomenyoungerthan18.Theyalsohave40members(50%ofthemarewomen). Thefocusoftheirworkisdemocratisation,humanandminorityrightsandempowermentofcivilsociety,AlthoughCCSDcouldnotbeconsideredasprimarilyayouthorganisation,youngpeopleareamongthetargetgroupsoftheiractivities.CCSD’sconceptinworkingwithyouthistoworkoneducationandtopromoteactivism,multiculturalattitudesandvoluntarism.Throughprojectactivities,CCSDorganisestrainings,seminars,workshopsandcoursesforyouthsolderthan15.Theyalsoorganise


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theworkofyouthclubs,informyouthsaboutinterestingevents,makesurveysandassessmentsofyouthneeds,organisefocusgroupsanddiscussions,etc. Astargetgroupstheyclaimyoungpeopleofallagegroups,fromruralandurbanareasandwithindifferentethniccommunities.Studentsandyouthwithdisabilitiesarealsoconsideredastargetgroupsoftheiractivities.However,thenumberoflistedprojectsandactivitiesdonotsupportclaimsofsuchawidescopeofworkwithyouthgroups.EithertheyhavenotlistedalltheiractivitiesortheaboveactivitiesareplannedforCCSD’sfuturework.CCSDcooperateswithseveralinternationalorganisationsfromKosovo,whichfinanciallysupporttheirprojects(UNDP,KFOS,OSCE,OlofPalme,ISC,AED).CCSDdoesnothaveobjectivesincooperatingwithcivilsocietyorganisationsfromothercommunitiesinKosovo.Theyclaimexcellentcooperationwith17non‐SerbianNGOsinKosovo,whichwhomtheyorganisejointprojectactivities,lobbying,marketingandsharingexperiences.CCSDisamemberoftheKosovoPoliceActionNetwork‐anNGOnetworkof52SerbianNGOsinKosovo.CENTAR ZA RAZVOJ LOKALNIH SREDINA (CRLS) Centre for Development of Local Communities Sutjeska70,Mitrovicë/KosovskaMitrovica028/[email protected] persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:PetarMiletićDirector 028/[email protected]

PetarMiletićDirector 028/[email protected]

Name of Founders: Registration Details: 1. PetarMiletić2. MajaMilanović3. NebojšaMarković


Mission Statement: Developmentandcommunitymobilisation,economicdevelopmentandeducation.


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Main Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage:Kosovo1. Education;2. CommunityMobilisation;3. EUIntegration


Number of Volunteers: none

Annual Budget in 2009: over50,000€ Annual budget in 2008: over50,000€ Sources of Financing: RoyalNorwegianMinistryofForeignAffairs,ICO Main activities: 1. Seminars 2. Trainings3. Workshops4. Studyvisits5. CommunityMobilisation

Main Projects: Funded by: Status:AcademyforFuture Norway OngoingLegalClinique ICO OngoingEnglishLanguageCourse Norway CompletedMembership in Networks: None Main Observations: CRLS is an association comprising 5 members and 4 employees(50%women)withgoodoperationalcapacity.Theyhaveanannualbudgetofover50,000Euro. Inaddition, theyhavepremises thatareadequatelyequipped forregularwork. Intheirwork,CRLSdonotusevolunteers. CRLSworks in theareaof education, communitymobilisationandEU integration.Theyhaveworkedonthreeprojects, twoof themfundedbytheRoyalNorwegianMinistryofForeignAffairs.TheEUICOfinancedthethirdCRLSproject.CRLS could not be considered as a youth organisation, yet they include young peopleabove18intheiractivities.Theirconceptinworkingwithyouthistoorganiseworkshops,trainings,seminarsandstudyvisits. CRLS does not have a problem of working with civil society organisations from othercommunitiesacrossKosovo.Theyclaimtohaveregularcommunicationwith10Serbianand 10 non‐Serbian organisations in Kosovo. However, CRLS is not a member of anyformalnetworkinKosovoorabroad.NEZAVISNA STUDENTSKA UNIJA (NSU) Independent Student Union


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FilipaVišnjića2Mitrovicë/KosovskaMitrovica063/8681817vuk.mitrovic@nsu‐isu.orgwww.nsu‐isu.orgResponsible persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:VukMitrovićPresident 063/8681817vuk.mitrovic@nsu‐isu.org

VukMitrovićPresident 063/8681817vuk.mitrovic@nsu‐isu.org

Name of Founders: Registration Details: 1. VukMitrović2. BojanVasić

YearofFounding:2006YearofRegistration:2006RegistrationNo.:17682890TypeofOrganization:Association(NSUisregisteredinSerbia)

Mission Statement: EmpoweringtheautonomyoftheUniversity,creatingoptimalconditionsforstudyingandcurriculum reform, making an efficient education system through engagement in theUniversity’s decision‐making bodies and enhancing inter‐university cooperation ofstudentsinSerbiaandworldwide.Main Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage:Kosovo1. StudentActivism;2. Education;3. Development

Number of Employees: noneNumber of Members: 360


Annual Budget in 2009: lessthan1,000€ Annual budget in 2008: lessthan1,000€ Sources of Financing: CCSD,LawyerAssociationBelgradeandHumanitarianfund“Osmehnadar” Main activities: 1. EmpowermentautonomyoftheUniversity;2. Creatingoptimalconditionsforstudyingandcurriculumreform;3. MakingefficienteducationsystemthroughengagementintheUniversity’sdecision‐makingbodiesandenhancinginter‐universitycooperationofstudents;

4. Education;5. Studentactivism


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Main Projects: Funded by: Status:LegalClinique OSCE‐CCSD CompletedHumanRightsSchool OSCE‐CCSD CompletedComputerandEnglishLanguageCoursesStariGradMunicipality CompletedMembership in Networks: None Main Observations: NSUisasmall‐scalestudents’organisation,activeattheUniversityofPristina,dislocatedinMitrovicë/KosovskaMitrovica.Theorganisationdoesnothaveemployeesandallworkisdonethroughvolunteers.Annualturnoverislessthan1,000Euro,whichitselfspeaksaboutthecapacityoftheorganisation.However,theorganisationisquiteactiveinsmall‐scalecommunityworkwithstudents,otheryouthgroupsandchildren.MoreabouttheirworkcanbeseenontheNSUwebsitewww.nsu‐isu.org.ODRED IZVIĐAČA “KOTA 797” (OI “KOTA 797”) Scout Group “Kota 797” NušićevabbZvečan/Zveçan065/[email protected] persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:MarkoMarinkovićChief of the Scouts 065/[email protected]

ĐorđeIlićSecretary 065/[email protected]

Name of Founders: Registration Details: 1. BoškoRadovanović2. JovicaRadovanović3. DarkoNedeljković


Mission Statement: The organisation is established with the goal of contributing to youth development,empowering respect and tolerance among people, raising awareness on environmentalprotection, developing a sense for humanitarian and charitable work among youngpeople, raising awareness about healthy lifestyles, developing needs for continuouseducation, developing culture and good behaviour, nursing a positive relationship tonature, developing a sense of respect of family and religious values and helping youngpeopletodeveloptheirownideas.Main Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage: Zvečan/Zveçan


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1. EnvironmentalProtection;2. HumanitarianAid;3. Education;4. Culture;5. Health;6. CharityActivities;7. HumanRightsActivities;8. Enhancingdemocracyandcivilsocietyorganisations;

9. Empoweringgenderequality



Annual Budget in 2009: 1,000–5,000€ Annual budget in 2008: lessthan1,000€ Sources of Financing: UNDP,UNV,OSCE Main activities: 1. Organizingactivities,seminarsandworkshopsonvarioustopicsformembersoftheorganisation;

2. Organisingeco‐campsforeducatingyouthonenvironmentalprotection;3. Helpingchildrenandyouthswithdisabilities;4. Organisingawarenesscampaigns,workshopsandeducationaltrainingsonnegativeeffectsofdrugsandalcoholism;

5. Organisingvisitstoculturaleventssuchasconcerts,opera,theatre,etc);6. OrganisingscoutactivitiesinthenatureMain Projects: Funded by: Status:“Beindependent” UNDP CompletedGameswithoutborders UNDP CompletedBeefficientVolunteer UNV CompletedCreativeCentre OSCE OnholdMembership in Networks: WorldOrganisationoftheScoutMovement(WOSM)Main Observations: TheScoutGroup“Kota797” isasmallgrass‐rootsvoluntary‐basedorganisationofnature lovers fromZvečan/ZveçanMunicipality thatgatherchildrenandyoung people together. Their activities are mainly based around scout excursions andenvironmental protection yet the organisation is also active in humanitarian anddevelopmentworkwithdifferentyouthgroups.Sofar,theorganisationhasbeenengagedintheimplementationofthreesmall‐scaleprojects,fundedbyUNDPandUNV. “Kota 797” does not currently have any contact with similar organisations from otherethnic communities in Kosovo, but have no objections to working with them in futureactivities.


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OMLADINSKA INICIJATIVA LEPOSAVIĆ (OIL) Youth Initiative Leposavic DositejaObradovićaYU1/7,Leposavić/Leposaviq063/[email protected] persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:SrboljubMilosavljevićCoordinator 063/[email protected]

SrboljubMilosavljevićCoordinator 063/[email protected]

Name of Founders: Registration Details: 1. SrboljubMilosavljević2. NikolaNešković3. MarkoĆirković


Mission Statement: EmpowermentofyouthsMain Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage: Leposavić(q)/Raška1. Empowermentofyouths

Number of Employees: n/aNumber of Members: n/a

Number of Volunteers: n/a

Annual Budget in 2009: lessthan1,000€ Annual budget in 2008: lessthan1,000€ Sources of Financing: Leposavić/LeposaviqMunicipality Main activities: 1. OrganisingRaftingMain Projects: Funded by: Status:Youthmagazine n/a Completed7yearsagoYouthAssembly n/a Completed4yearsagoSummercinema n/a Completed6yearsagoWorkshop“It’snotdifficulttobenice” n/a Completed8yearsago”Raftingwithoutborders” n/a RepeatseveryyearPromotionofself‐employment n/a Completed4yearsagoMembership in Networks:


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“Raftingwithoutborders”,Leposavić/RaškaMain Observations: Youth Initiative Leposavić (OIL) is a voluntary grass‐rootsorganisation thatworks in the geographical areas of Leposavić(q) andRaska.ThemainOIL activity is organisation of the rafting from Leposavić(q) to Raska, called “Raftingwithout borders”. Although OIL has realised a few youth projects in the past, theiroperationalandfinancialcapacityisratherlimited.OMLADINSKI RESURSKI CENTAR Youth Resource Center KraljaPetraIbb,Mitrovicë/KosovskaMitrovica063/8063087028/[email protected] persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:VesnaOrdićManager 063/8063087028/[email protected]

VesnaOrdićManager 063/8063087028/[email protected]

Name of Founders: n/a Registration Details: n/a

Mission Statement: Creatingandestablishingandayouthcentretoprovidecultural,educational,entertainingandinformativeservicestostudents.Main Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage: NorthMitrovica1. Education;2. Informationservices;3. Technicalsupport

Number of Employees: 1Number of Members: n/a


Annual Budget in 2009: 10,000–50,000€ Annual budget in 2008: 10,000–50,000€ Sources of Financing: WorldBank Main activities: 1. Education;2. Informationservices;3. Technicalsupport;4. Workshopsonwritingprojectproposals;


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5. WorkshopsonCVwriting;6. Trainingcoursesoncomputerskillsandinternet;7. Cinemanights;8. Trainings;9. Workshops

Main Projects: Funded by: Status:KosovoYouthDevelopmentProject WorldBank OngoingMembership in Networks: noneMain Observations: YouthResourceCentreisayouthsupportorganisation,establishedandsupportedbytheWorldBank‐fundedKosovoYouthDevelopmentProject.Theprojectisfocusedonprovidingtechnicalassistanceandsupporttoyouthandstudentgroupsovertheageof18 fromurbanandruralareas.Theorganisation is technicallywellequippedandpossessesrentedpremiseswithoneemployee.Thereisnoinformationavailableonthe founders of the organisation. The organisation organises trainings, seminars andworkshops on wide areas of concern to the target groups. Youth Resource Centrecooperates only with Serbian NGOs in the area of northern part of Mitrovica. Theorganisation is not a member of any network and cooperation with NGOs from othercommunitiesisnotestablished.

PEJË/PEĆ REGION NVO METOHIJA NGO Metohija Goraždevac064/4832555Responsible persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:NenadDakićPresident 064/4832555

NenadDakićPresident 064/4832555

Name of Founders: 1. NenadDakić2. SinišaJovović3. SlavkaKolašinac

Registration Details: YearofFounding:2001YearofRegistration:2001RegistrationNo.:5100755‐7TypeofOrganization:Association

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1. PreservingSerbiantraditionsinKosovoandMetohija:cultural,historicandspiritual;2. EnhancingyouthactivitiesinGoraždevac;3. CooperationwithsimilarNGOsinKosovoandMetohijaandworldwideMain Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage:WesternKosovo1. Humanitarianassistancefortheelderlyandpeoplewithdisabilities;

2. Educationofyouths;3. Sportactivities



Annual Budget in 2009: Lessthan1,000€ Annual budget in 2008: Lessthan1,000€ Sources of Financing: n/a Main activities: 1. Culturalactivities;2. Sportactivities;3. Educationofyouths;4. HumanitarianworkMain Projects: Funded by: Status:RehabilitationoftheYouthCentre MinistryforReturn OngoingMembership in Networks: Mozaik(CulturalHeritage)fromPejë/PećandDeqan/DečaniMain Observations: NVOMetohijaisanorganisationthatworksinthewideareaofcommunitydevelopment,includingyouth.Althoughitwasestablishedin2001,theorganisationhaslimitedoperationalandfinancialcapacity.Theydonothaveanyemployedstaffandallactivitiesaredonethroughvoluntarywork.Theorganisationworkswithchildrenandyouthsfromruralareas.Theyclaimexperiencewithonlyoneongoingproject,yetmentionedworkoncultural,sportsandhumanitarianactivities.NVOMetohijacooperateswithsimilarorganisationsfromallethniccommunitiesinKosovoanddoesnothaveanyobjectionstobeincludedinactivitiesanywhereinKosovo. SVETLOST The Light Osojane,Istog/Istok064/[email protected] persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:


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SonjaVukovićDirector 064/[email protected]

SonjaVukovićDirector 064/[email protected]

Name of Founders: 1. SonjaVuković2. TanjaVuković3. BiljanaĐurić


Mission Statement: Educationandmotivationofyouthtotakepartindifferenteducationalandculturalactivities.Main Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage:Istog/Istok1. Education2. Culture;3. Sportingactivities



Annual Budget in 2009: Lessthan1,000€ Annual budget in 2008: Lessthan1,000€ Sources of Financing: KFOR,IOM,MinistryforKosovoandMetohijaoftheRepublicofSerbia Main activities: 1. Workshops;2. Trainings;3. Culturalactivities;4. SportingactivitiesMain Projects: Funded by: Status:CourseofSpanishLanguage KFOR n/aCourseofEnglishLanguage n/a n/aCourseofComputerSkills n/a n/aJamboreeofpeersfromenclaves IOM n/aSportactivities IOM n/aCulturalactivities IOM n/aInternetforYouthCentre IOMandMinistryforKiM n/a Membership in Networks: none Main Observations: Svetlostisanorganisationwithamissiontoorganisevariouseducational,culturalandsportsactivitiesforyouthsandchildreninOsojanevalley.They


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areagrass‐rootsorganisationwithalimitedbudgetsotheiractivitiesareorganisedbyvolunteers.TheysucceededinmobilisingKFORtoprovidethemwithtrainingcoursesonSpanishandEnglishlanguages.TheyalsoorganisedafewotherprojectswithIOMandtheMinistryforKosovoandMetohijaoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSerbia.SvetlostdidnotclaimanycooperationwithotherNGOs.

PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA REGION CENTAR ZA MIR I TOLERANCIJU (CPT) Centre for Peace and Tolerance Policijskaavenijabb,10000Prishtinë/Priština038/[email protected] persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:SašaIlićExecutive Director 065/[email protected]

NenadMaksimovićPresident of the Board of Directors 064/[email protected]

Name of Founders: 1. SašaIlić2. ZoricaObradović3. SrđanPopović


Mission Statement: CPT’smissionistostrengthenthecapacityofKosovoSerbsandtheirrepresentativessothatthecommunityofKosovoSerbscantakeanactiveroleinsocio‐politicalprocessesinKosovo.Main Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage:Kosovo1. HumanRights;2. HumanitarianAid;3. CommunityDevelopment



Annual Budget in 2009: over50,000€ Annual budget in 2008: 10,000‐50,000€ Sources of Financing: USEmbassyandEUICO


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Main activities: 1. Monitoringtransparencyofpublicinstitutions;2. Empoweringyoungleaders;3. Fostercareofelderly;4. Humanitarianwork;5. CoordinationandorganisationofKPANMain Projects: Funded by: Status:AssessmentofMedianeedsofSerbianCommunity UNDP CompletedLeadershipprogrammeforminoritycommunities USEmbassy OngoingWeekoftheCultureinKosovo USAID CompletedMakingdocumentarymoviesondecentralisation ICO CompletedOrganisationofpublicdebatesondecentralisation KFOS CompletedOutreachinSerbianCommunity SPARK CompletedMakingdocumentarymoviesontransparency WorldBank OngoingMonitoringofpoliticalcampaignsofSerbianparties KFOS CompletedMembership in Networks: KPANKosovoPolicyActionNetwork,anetworkof52SerbiancivilsocietyorganisationsgatheredbytheUSAIDMain Observations: Centre for Peace and Tolerance is active in a wide range ofdevelopment work. They have succeeded in developing solid financial and operationalcapacityforprojectimplementation.Incooperationwithinternationalorganisations,CPDhas implemented a dozen projects in the areas of democratisation, media, culture, etc.Althoughyouthsabove18areamongtheirtargetgroupsandhavebeenincludedinCPTproject activities, it cannot be concluded that CPT could be considered as a Youthorganisation.Theconceptoftheirworkwithyouthsistoprovidetrainingtoyoungcommunityleaders.CPT also claims to organise focus groups, workshops, studies and research and othermethodsinworkingwithyouthgroups.CPThasagoodportfolioofcooperationwithinternationalorganisationssuchasUSAID(includingtheUSEmbassy),ICO,KFOS,theWorldBankandSPARK.CPTisveryactiveinnetworking.TheycoordinatetheworkoftheKPAN,anetworkof52SerbiancivilsocietyorganisationsgatheredtogetherbyUSAID.FUTURE Future Gračanica/Graqanica064/2926504044/438959


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[email protected] persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:NenadRikaloExecutive Director 064/2926504044/[email protected]

NenadRikaloExecutive Director 064/2926504044/[email protected]

Name of Founders: 1. BiljanaJevtić2. VioletaMatić3. SlađanaJevtić


Mission Statement: Workingwithyouths,developmentoflocalcommunitiesanddevelopmentofstrategiesMain Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage:Kosovo1. Youthwork;2. Developmentoflocalcommunities;3. Developmentofstrategies



Annual Budget in 2009: 10,000‐50,000€ Annual budget in 2008: 10,000‐50,000€ Sources of Financing: ITF,MercyCorps,OSCE,KFOS Main activities: 1. Youthwork;2. Developmentoflocalcommunities;3. Developmentofstrategies;4. Trainings;5. Seminars;6. Capacitybuilding;7. ResearchMain Projects: Funded by: Status:Psycho‐socialworkwithchildren ITF OngoingCapacityBuildingofyoungleaders MercyCorps OngoingYoungleaders OSCE CompletedBusinessForum EU Completed4capacity‐buildingprojectsoflocalcom’ies KFOS CompletedOpenForumGračanica KFOS Completed


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Membership in Networks: n/a Main Observations: Future is active in the area of youth work and communitydevelopment.Theydonothaveemployeesandall theactivitiesarerealisedbyexternalconsultants. They claim to have good technical and operational capacity. The annualturnoveroftheorganisationisbetween10,000and50,000euro.Future claimsaportfolioofmore than80 implementedprojects.Amongotherprojects,theyhaveafewprojectsinthefieldofempowermentofyouthleaders,financedbyMercyCorps,OSCEandotherorganisations.Theirconceptofworkingwithyouthistoorganisealternative education programs that are not provided by regular and mainstreameducational institutions.Businessskills, job‐seekingandCV‐writing trainingsareamongtheactivitieswhichFutureofferstoyouthgroups.Theorganisationworkswithchildrenandyouthbothfromurbanandruralareas.FutureemphasisedtheirnegativeexperienceinnetworkingwithotherNGOs.GETO Ghetto DomKulture,LapljeSelo044/[email protected] persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:ZoranB.RistićExecutive Director 064/4364938044/[email protected]

ZoranB.RistićExecutive Director 064/4364938044/[email protected]

Name of Founders: 1. ZoranB.Ristić2. VladimirĐukić3. MilošTomić


Mission Statement: Promotionanddiffusionofculturalandartisticactivities Main Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage:KosovoandSerbia1. Culture;2. Art;3. Education


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Annual Budget in 2009: 1,000‐5,000€ Annual budget in 2008: 5,000‐10,000€ Sources of Financing: USAID,UNDP,ZDF Main activities: 1. Theatreactivities;2. FilmProduction;3. Education;4. TrainingMain Projects: Funded by: Status:Elections2009(TheatrePlay) USAID CompletedChildrenalwayssmile‐clowns UNDP OngoingFacingthepast ZDF OngoingMembership in Networks: none Main Observations: Getoisagrass‐rootsvoluntaryorganisationofenthusiastsworkingin the areas of art, culture and the media. Therefore, their operational and financialcapacity is rather limited and highly dependent on donor support. Geto does not haveemployeesanditsmembersandvolunteersdoallthework.Youth work is not a priority of Geto, yet children and young people of all age groupsactivelyparticipateintheiractivities.Forinstance,Getoorganisestheatreplaysandfilmshootingwithchildrenandyouthsfromurbanandruralareas.In their work Geto cooperates with USAID and UNDP. German TV station ZDF is alsoamongGeto’spartners.Geto is not very active in networking with other organisations. They claim to have aproblemincooperatingwithSerbianorganisations.However,theyhavegoodcooperationwithfourAlbanianandoneGoraniorganisation.Theyarenotmembersofanynetworks.CITIZENS IN ACTION (ACT) Citizens in Action QamilHoxha8/7,Prishtinë/Priština038/243990044/[email protected] persons:


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HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:BojanVeselićDirector 064/[email protected]

BojanVeselićDirector 064/[email protected]

Name of Founders: 1. BojanVeselić2. MladenAntonijevićPriljeva3. GuriShkodra


Mission Statement: Themissionoftheorganizationistocomeupwithsustainableandpeacefulstrategiestoanswertheproblemsthatwearefacinginthecountriesoftheregion,aswellastostrengthenthecooperationbetweenyoungpeopleintheregion.Main Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage:SouthEastEurope1. HumanRights;2. Development



Annual Budget in 2009: n/a Annual budget in 2008: n/a Sources of Financing: KFOS,YIHR,HBS Main activities: 1. Seminars;2. Conferences;3. TrainingsMain Projects: Funded by: Status:NetworkingI KFOS CompletedNetworkingII YIHR/HBS CompletedBeyourgender YIHR OngoingMembership in Networks: none Main Observations: Citizens in Action (ACT) is a multiethnic human rights‐basedorganisation thatmobiliseyouths in theiractivities.TheACT is focusedonempoweringyouthinordertotakeanactiveroleinleadingcommunitiestoabetterfuture.ACTworkswiththeyouthgroupsolderthan18throughconferences,trainingsandseminars.ACT claims to have good operational capacity, including sufficient technical equipmentandoffice space.There isnoavailable informationon their annualbudget.Theydonot


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havefulltimeemployeesandits4membersdoallthework.ACTcooperateswithYIHR,HBSandKFOSonprojectactivities.ACTalsocooperateswith3Serbianand2Albanianorganisations.AlthoughACTisnotamemberofanynetwork,theydo not have objections in cooperating with organisations from other ethnic groups inKosovo.KOMUNIKACIJA ZA RAZVOJ DRUŠTVA (CSD) Communication for Social Development Gračanica/Graqanica049/[email protected] persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:IvanNikolićManager 049/[email protected]

IvanNikolićManager 049/[email protected]

Name of Founders: 1. OliverVujović2. IvanaNikolić3. GoranDimitrijević


Mission Statement: Providingsupportandadequateinformationtobeneficiariesfromallagegroups,educationofchildrenandyouth,advancingmedia,promotionofhumanrightsandadvocatingyouthrightsMain Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage:KosovoandSerbia1. Media;2. HumanRights;3. Dialog,reconciliationandpromotionofmultiethniclife



Annual Budget in 2009: over50,000€ Annual budget in 2008: over50,000€ Sources of Financing: OlofPalme,UNICEF,KosovoMinistryforCommunitiesandReturn,GTZ Main activities:


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1. Media;2. Humanrights;3. Dialog,reconciliationandpromotionofmultiethniclife;4. Capacitybuildingofyouth;5. ReturnPromotionMain Projects: Funded by: Status:BlaBlaCafe UNICEF OngoingTheDoorstep MinistryforReturns OngoingLobbyGroup OlofPalme OngoingGračanica,atownofequalopportunities OlofPalme CompletedMeaningandprocessofdecentralization GTZ CompletedYouthforYouth Dep’tforYouth CompletedMembership in Networks: KosovoStrategicActionNetwork,aKosovo‐widenetworkofSerbianNGOs.Main Observations: Communication for Social Dialog is active in the field of humanrights, reconciliation, promotion of ethnic cohabitation and themedia. They have goodoperationalandfinancialcapacity,withabudgetofmorethan50,000Europeryear.Theorganisationhas12employeesand50membersandvolunteers.Mostof theirmembersandvolunteersareyoungerthan18(70%).CSD has a good portfolio of cooperation with international organisations in Kosovo.Amongothers,theyimplementedprojectssupportedbyUNICEF,OlofPalmeandGTZ.CSDalso cooperates with the Government of Kosovo through projects supported by theMinistryofCommunitiesandReturnsandtheDepartmentforYouthandSports.CSD isnotprimarilyayouthorganisation, yet theyorganisevariousactivities foryouthgroups fromrural areas.Theyworkwithyoungpeople through trainings, focusgroups,workshops, different sporting and entertainment activities and summer camps. In theirworkCSDcoveragegroupsabove15.Communication for SocialDialoghasa goodnetworking capacity.TheyaremembersoftheKosovoStrategicActionNetwork,whichgathersSerbianNGOsinKosovotogether.Inaddition, they claim tohave regular cooperationwith10Albanian,3RAEand15 inter‐ethnicorganisationsinKosovo.MLADI ZA MLADE (YFY) Youth for Youth Gračanica/Graqanica064/3596000049/[email protected]


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Responsible persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:DejanTodorovićPresident 064/3596000049/[email protected]

DejanTodorovićPresident 064/3596000049/[email protected]

Name of Founders: n/a Registration Details: n/a

Mission Statement: TrainingofyoungpeopletoprotectthemfromHIV/AIDS,drugsandalcoholism.Main Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage: CentralKosovo1. HIV/AIDSProtection;2. Fightagainstdrugs;3. Fightagainstalcoholism

Number of Employees: 9(allexternalconsultants)Number of Members: 3


Annual Budget in 2009: none Annual budget in 2008: none Sources of Financing: YFYdoesnothaveabudget,theyworkasavoluntarygroupofenthusiasts Main activities: 1. Organisetrainingsinprimaryandsecondaryschools,aswellastoothertargetgroups(students)

Main Projects: Funded by: Status:Trainingsforschoolchildren KFOS/ProBono CompletedMembership in Networks: noneMain Observations: Youth for Youth is a small organisation of volunteers that aregathered with the mission to provide training for school children and youths aboutHIV/AIDS, drugs and alcoholism. They work with pupils from Primary and Secondaryschools, aswell aswith thewider student population. They have a limited operationalcapacity and no budget for their activities. All their work is done through externalconsultants who work pro bono. YFY received a donation in equipment by KFOSfoundation.SofarYFYhasnotcooperatedwithotherNGOsinKosovo.MOJAINICIJATIVA (MIN) My Initiative Kišnica


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064/[email protected] persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:SnežanaJovanovićPresident 064/[email protected]

SnežanaJovanovićPresident 064/[email protected]

Name of Founders: 1. SnežanaJovanović2. NikolaJovanović3. ZlatiborNikolić


Mission Statement: Initiatingandenhancingideasforbetterlifeconditionswithinthecommunitythroughdevelopingdemocracy,economy,infrastructure,educationandenvironmentalprotection.Main Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage:

Gračanica/Graqanica1. Enhancingdemocratisationandcivilsocietydevelopment;

2. Education;3. Economicreconstructionanddevelopment



Annual Budget in 2009: 1,000‐5,000€ Annual budget in 2008: none Sources of Financing: MinistryforCommunitiesandReturnsofKosovoGovernment Main activities: 1. Advocatingfortheinterestsofthemembersandcooperatingwithotherorganisationswithaninteresttodevelopprojects;

2. WritinganddevelopingimportantprojectsfortheSerbiancommunityinCentralKosovo;

3. Organisingsocio‐culturalactivities;4. Organisingprojectsforenhancingeducation,cultureandsportwithinlocalcommunities;

5. Organisingprojectsforsupportinglocalentrepreneurs;6. Organisingdebates,seminars,trainingsanddifferentcoursesforraisingawarenessinlocalcommunities;

7. Organisingactivitiesforenvironmentalprotection;


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8. CooperationwithcivilsocietyorganisationsfromKosovoandabroad.Main Projects: Funded by: Status:TheFirstBasketballStep MinistryforCommunities OngoingMembership in Networks: noneMain Observations: MyInitiativeisrecentlyestablishedorganisationwithamainfocuson community development of Serbian communities in Central Kosovo, primarilyGračanica/GraqanicaandKišnica/Kishnicëtowns.Althoughtheycouldnotbeconsideredasayouthorganisation,childrenandyoungpeopleareamongtheprimarytargetgroupsof their activities. In cooperation with the Ministry for Communities and Returns ofKosovo Government, MIN is implementing a project of building basketball courts forchildrenandyouthofKisnicatown.ORGANIZACIJA ZA OSOBE SA NEDOSTACIMA (OON) Organisation for People with Disabilities Gračanica/Graqanica038/[email protected] persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:DraganJosifovićPresident 065/[email protected]

DraganJosifovićPresident 065/[email protected]

Name of Founders: 1. DraganJosifović2. VukašinPerić3. RadomirJorgić

Registration Details: YearofFounding:2000YearofRegistration:2002RegistrationNo.:n/aTypeofOrganization:Association

Mission Statement: Workingoncreatingconditionsforindependentlivingofpeoplewithdisabilities.Main Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage: Central,Eastern

andpartofNorthernKosovo1. Education;2. Socialsecurity;3. Inclusion

Number of Employees: 3Number of Members: 126 Number of Volunteers: 50


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Annual Budget in 2009: 10,000‐50,000€ Annual budget in 2008: 10,000‐50,000€ Sources of Financing: HandicapInternational,ATRC,VVAF,KFOS,MedicosdelMundo,MinistryforCommunitiesandReturnsandMinistryofLabourandSocialWelfareofKosovoGovernment Main activities: 1. Educationworkshops;2. TrainingcoursesonEnglishlanguageandcomputerskills;3. Sportingactivities;4. Inclusionofdisabilitypolicies;5. Makinglocalactionplans;6. LobbyingandadvocacyMain Projects: Funded by: Status:Educationcentre MinistryforComm’ies OngoingCPAJ HandicapInternational OngoingPlaceofequalopportunities ATRC CompletedTheweakoftheCulture AED CompletedDailycare KFOS CompletedGetinvolvedintime MinistryofLabour CompletedMembership in Networks: noneMain Observations: Organisation for People with Disabilities is a civil societyorganisationwith amission to improve the living conditions of peoplewith disabilitieswithinSerbiancommunitiesofCentral,EasternandNorthernKosovo.Theirprojectsandactivities are focused on people with disabilities, including youth and children. OON’swork with children and youths is mostly focused on providing education, cultural andsportingactivities.Theorganisationhasquiteagoodtechnicalandoperationalcapacity,demonstratedbyasolidportfolioofimplementedprojectswithinternationalorganisationsandGovernmentMinistries.OONisnotamemberofanynetworkyettheyclaimgoodcooperationwithorganisationsfromSerbian,AlbanianandRAEcommunities.

PRIZREN REGION BUDUĆNOST BEZ STRAHA(FWF) Future Without Fear Štrpce/Shtërpcë


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065/[email protected] persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:MilošMilovanovićDirector of the Board 065/[email protected]

IgorSavićManager 065/[email protected]

Name of Founders: Registration Details: 1. VesnaGradočević2. DraganaNikolić3. BratislavRedžić


Mission Statement: Working on the promotion of democratic development of civil society, bettercommunication and cooperation or joint work between people with differentbackgrounds.Main Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage: Štrpce/Shtërpcë1. Civilsocietydevelopment;2. Youtheducation;3. Makingeconomicstrategyforsustainabledevelopment



Annual Budget in 2009: 10,000‐50,000€ Annual budget in 2008: 1,000‐5,000€ Sources of Financing: USAID,KFOS,OSCE,ISC,SPARK,SavetheChildrenMain activities: 1. Grantmakers–providinggrantstolocalNGOs;2. Monitoringworkofthemunicipalauthorities;3. Raisingawarenessamongyouthsonalcoholanddruguse;4. Educationofentrepreneursformarketresearch(marketing)Main Projects: Funded by: Status:OpenHeartHouse SavetheChildren CompletedCommunityCentre OSCE CompletedCapacityBuildingofCivilSociety ISC OngoingMembership in Networks: CSD‐CCSD‐FWF,apartnershipbetweenthreeorganisation


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MembersofthenetworkthatgatherstogetherallSerbianNGOsinKosovoMain Observations: FutureWithoutFearisanorganisationestablishedin2000withtheaimtoworkoncivilsocietydevelopmentinŠtrpce/Shtërpcëmunicipality.Theyhaveasolidoperationalcapacity.Theorganisationhasdramaticallyincreasedtheirfinancialportfolioin2009.Intheirwork,FWFcooperateswithOSCE,SavetheChildren,ISC,USAID,KFOS,SPARKandothers.FWFisalsofocusedonyouthwork,throughorganisingvarioustrainingsandworkshops.Theysupportyouthofallagegroups,mostlyfromruralareas.Oneofthemainactivitieswithyouthsisraisingawarenessonthenegativeconsequencesofusingdrugsandalcohol.Inaddition,theyhelpyoungpeopletoincreasetheiremployabilitybyprovidingtrainingonwritingbusinessplansandCVs.FWFhasapartnershipagreementwithCentreforCivilSocietyDevelopment(CCSD)fromMitrovicë/Kosovska Mitrovica and Centre for Peace and Tolerance (CPT) fromPrishtinë/Priština. FWF is also a member of the network of Serbian NGOs in Kosovo.Beside Serbian organisations, FWF cooperates with four Albanian and one BosniakorganisationinKosovo. CENTAR ZA EDUKACIJU, MEDIJACIJU I EKOLOGIJU – SANEKO (CEMES) Centre for Education, Mediation and Ecology SANEKO Sredska,Prizren044/[email protected] persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:EdisHudutiDirector 044/[email protected]

EdisHudutiDirector 044/[email protected]

Name of Founders: Registration Details: 1. EditHuduti2. MerdzanOsmani3. DanijelaStojanović


Mission Statement: Educationofyoungpeopleindifferentareas.Main Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage: Kosovo1. Raisingawarenessamongyoungpeopleintheareaofenvironmentprotection;

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education,mediationandecology;3. Empoweringtheaccesstopublicinformationandpublicdebatesinthefieldofenvironmentalprotection



Annual Budget in 2009: lessthan1,000€ Annual budget in 2008: n/a Sources of Financing: n/aMain activities: 1. Educationofmembers,youthsandcitizensonenvironmentalprotection;2. Empoweringfreedomanddevelopinginitiativesandactivitiesinthefieldofeducation,mediationandecology;

3. Mobilisingmembersandcitizenstohelpinextraordinarysituationsandnaturaldisasters;

4. Keepingtheenvironmentalbalance;5. Policyimplementationinthefieldofenvironmentalprotection,6. EmpoweringtheaccesstopublicinformationMain Projects: Funded by: Status: n/aMembership in Networks: None Main Observations: CentreforEducation,MediationandEcology–SENEKOisarecently‐establishedassociationfromthevillageofSredska/Prizrenwithamissiontoworkwithyoungpeopleinthefiledofenvironmentalprotection,reconciliationandmediation.SENEKOhadasymbolicbudgetin2009(lessthan1,000€)andverylimitedoperationalcapacity.Theyworkonavoluntarybasis,usingtheirmemberstoimplementactivities.SENEKOisnotpartofanynetworksandsofartheyhavenotcooperatedwithotherorganisationsinKosovo. DOBROČINSTVO, OBRAZOVANJE I NOVE AKCIJE (DONA) Charity, Education and New Actions Štrpce/Shtërpcë063/[email protected] persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:SnežanaArsić SnežanaArsić


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Manager 063/[email protected]

Manager 063/[email protected]

Name of Founders: Registration Details: 1. SnežanaArsić2. ValentinaKecić3. SnežanaJovanović


Mission Statement: Active participation of women in society, especially in decision‐making processes,humanitarian work and work with children and youth, particularly with vulnerablegroups.Main Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage: Štrpce/Shtërpcë1. Activeparticipationofwomenin

society, 2. Workwithchildrenandyouth; 3. Humanitarianwork



Annual Budget in 2009: 1,000‐5,000€ Annual budget in 2008: 1,000‐5,000€ Sources of Financing:KFOS,EARMain activities: 1. Education;2. Advocacy;3. Humanitarianworkinlinewithsocialneeds;4. CampaignsforstudyingEnglishlanguage;5. CampaignsonpromotingahealthylifestyleMain Projects: Funded by: Status:DONAMagazine EAR CompletedSirinickaZupaintimeandspace KFOS CompletedTheatrePlay“Mid‐summerNightDream” KFOS CompletedHealtheducation“Preventiva” KFOS CompletedMembership in Networks: NoneMain Observations: DONAisanorganisationfocusedontheempowermentofWomenintaking their role in social changes, especially inpromoting their rightofbeingapartofdecision‐makingprocesses. Theorganisation isalsoactive inyouthwork,mostly in thefieldrelatedtotheirmission.DONAworkswithchildrenandyouthfromruralareas.


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DONAisasmallgrass‐rootsorganisationwithlimitedoperationalcapacity.Intheirwork,DONA has cooperatedwith KFOS and EAR. They are not part of any network yet theycooperatewith threeSerbianandoneAlbanianorganisations fromŠtrpce/ShtërpcëandwithoneGoraniorganisationfromDragash/Dragaš.FUTURA PLUS (F_PLUS) Futura Plus GlavnaUlicabbŠtrpce/Shtërpcë065/8641741044/5207910290/71218(fax)[email protected] persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:SrećkoStankovićExecutive Director 044/[email protected]

SrećkoStankovićExecutive Director 044/[email protected]

Name of Founders: Registration Details: 1. SrećkoStanković2. BojanNikoičević3. BojanaStanković


Mission Statement: Providing support to minority communities and their inclusion in mainstreaminstitutions. Main Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage: Štrpce/Shtërpcë1. Democratisation;



Annual Budget in 2009: 5,000‐10,000€ Annual budget in 2008: 5,000‐10,000€ Sources of Financing: USAIDMain activities: 1. Workwithminoritycommunities;2. Providinglegalaid;3. Helpingwithpropertyrights;4. Inclusionofminoritycommunitiesinmainstreaminstitutions;5. Healtheducation


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Main Projects: Funded by: Status:Com’tyofficeforprovidingservicestocitizens USAID OngoingMembership in Networks: NoneMain Observations: FuturaPlusisarecently‐establishedorganisationwithamissiontopromoteandsupport the inclusionofminority communities inmainstream institutions.Although they are not primarily a youth organisation, they have activities that targetchildrenandyoungpeoplefromŠtrpce/Shtërpcë.IncooperationwithUSAID,FuturaPlusimplements a project providing various services to citizens of Štrpce/Shtërpcëmunicipality.FuturaPlusisnotamemberofanycivilsocietyorganisationnetwork.ZOV Zov Štrpce/Shtërpcë065/[email protected] persons: HeadoftheOrganisation: Contactperson:MarjanĐurđevićPresident 065/[email protected]

DejanDobrosavljevićVice President 063/[email protected]

Name of Founders: Registration Details: 1. MarjanĐurđević2. DejanDobrosavljević3. MitarDavidović


Mission Statement: Better future, ecology, environmental protection, preserving nature, work with youth,promotingahealthylifestylefreefromdrugs,alcohol,violence,etc. Main Areas of Development: Geographic Coverage: Štrpce/Shtërpcë1. Protectionoffloraandfauna;2. Environmentalprotection

Number of Employees: NoneNumber of Members: 35


Annual Budget in 2009: lessthan1,000€ Annual budget in 2008: lessthan1,000€ Sources of Financing: KFOS


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Main activities: 1. Eco‐educations;2. Eco‐patrols;3. YouthandMedia;4. YouthandSport;5. Information;6. Healthylife;7. Cooperationwithlocalauthorities;8. CooperationwithsimilarNGOsMain Projects: Funded by: Status:YouthandMedia KFOS CompletedLittleEcoSchool KFOS CompletedInfo‐NewsletterofŠtrpce/ShtërpcëMunicipality KFOS CompletedMembership in Networks: NoneMain Observations: Zov is a grass‐roots environmentalNGO active in Štrpce/Shtërpcëmunicipality.Theiroperationalandfinancialcapacityisratherweakandenthusiastsandvolunteersdomostoftheirwork.ZovhascooperatedwithKFOSonafewprojects,someofthemincludingyouthsasthetargetgroup.Zov’sworkwithyoungpeopleandchildrenmostlyhasaneducationalcharacter.Zovhasonlya limitednetworkingandpartnershipcapacity.

Documents

The Mapping Study of Serbian Youth NGOs in Kosovo