As Europe’s newest country, Kosovo is building its own future. Less than 15 years after independence, citizens are engaging to ensure a strong democracy and thriving economy. New opportunities to develop multi-cultural relationships and create trust between diverse communities represent a bridge from the region’s past to its future.
Still, economic and political challenges threaten both stability and prosperity. Young people face an unemployment rate of more than 50%, significantly higher than their older counterparts. Youth are urgently seeking jobs to support themselves and their families, and without work, are vulnerable to risky behaviors and irregular migration.
Training in soft and workforce skills and entrepreneurship increases youth's community engagement, enhances stability, and reduces bullying and gender-based violence.
In 2020 and 2021, the COVID-19 global health crisis did not leave Kosovo untouched, but young people stepped forward to lead the response, joining community Emergency Response Teams to ensure social distancing and other measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, as well as delivering food to vulnerable families with limited transportation and economic means.
Up to Youth
Global Communities is implementing a five-year Up to Youth Activity in Kosovo, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), committed to improving the capacities and enabling the aspirations of youth so that they can contribute to and benefit from more stable, democratic, and prosperous communities. Global Communities works with young people in nine municipalities in Kosovo as they become sources of positive change, develop new life skills and build resilience. Young people ages 15-24, including those often marginalized or excluded, come together for leadership opportunities, developing advocacy and awareness campaigns, and launching social ventures. Up to Youth utilizes a Positive Youth Development lens, ensuring that the key principles of assets, agency, contribution and enabling environment are integrated across activities, as well as an evidence-based approach to youth learning.
Over 2,900
youth and parents participated in Up to Youth’s community outreach activities
Mobilized 630+
youth throughout nine partner municipalities to improve their capacities and skills to contribute to and benefit from better communities and livelihoods
133
youth completed the entrepreneurship and rapid market assessment workshops to assess their municipalities’ potential for future private sector engagement opportunities
Our work in Kosovo
Water Security
Expanding Safe, Sustainable Water Access
Positive Youth Development
Equipping Young People for Leadership and Success
Economic Opportunity
Advancing Job Training and Market Linkages for Sustainable Livelihoods
Sustainable Development
Standing with Communities as They Shape Their Own Future
Resources
Briefs & Case Studies
SÉLECTION DE SITES DU CVCFG/ZAHABU SAFI PROCESSUS – NOTE EXPLICATIVE
Le projet pour l’or commercialement viable et sans conflit (CVCFG) financé par USAID, également connu localement sous le nom de projet «Zahabu Safi» est une initiative de croissance économique, de cinq ans, mise en œuvre en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), qui s’appuie sur les récents succès obtenus grâce aux initiatives financées par des bailleurs pour exporter à grande échelle de l’or produit de manière responsable à des acheteurs de bijoux en Amérique du Nord et en Europe.
Briefs & Case Studies
CVCFG/Zahabu Safi site selection process – explanatory note
The USAID-funded Commercially Viable Conflict-Free Gold Project (CVCFG), also known locally as the “Zahabu Safi” project is a five-year, economic growth initiative, implemented in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which builds on recent successes achieved by donor-funded initiatives to export responsibly-produced gold to jewelry buyers in North America and Europe at scale.
Research & Publications
Rapport sur l’analyse du marché de l’or de la RDC
Le projet CVCFG (Or Commercialement Viable et sans Conflit), une initiative pour l’exploitation minière artisanale financée par l’Agence des États-Unis pour le développement international (USAID), vise à établir une chaîne d’approvisionnement en or de l’exploitation artisanale et à petite échelle (EMAPEEMAPE) sans conflit en provenance de l’Est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC). Le programme est mis en œuvre par Global Communities en partenariat avec Levin Sources.
Research & Publications
DRC Gold Market Analysis Report
The Commercially Viable Conflict-Free Gold (CVCFG) Project, an artisanal mining initiative funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), aims to establish a conflict-free artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) gold supply chain originating from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The program is being implemented by Global Communities in partnership with Levin Sources.
Research & Publications
Ghana WASH for Health Program End-of-Program Report
February 6, 2015 to September 30, 2021
Research & Publications
Ghana WASH for Heath Program FY21 Annual Report
October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021
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