Kosovo Program Updates

After School Support for Teens
September 25, 2017

After School Support for Teens is a ive-year program that aims to develop employability and entrepreneurial skills in Kosovo’s youth.

September 21, 2017

Too often political parties in Kosovo have trouble increasing the role and numbers of women in their party structures.  The Women’s Leadership Academy, supported by USAID and NDI, offers intensive training sessions on policy development and campaign communication skills to help develop future women political leaders.

September 21, 2017

Our Partnerships for Development (PfD) project is working with Kosovo’s Tax Administration to help improve the process for Value Added Tax (VAT) refunds for taxpayers.

September 21, 2017

Women's workforce participation in Kosovo is 18 percent, the lowest in the region, according to a recent report on “Women in the Workforce.” The report was presented on September 6th by the Riinvest Institute, based on the findings from a survey of 600 women on their working conditions, work-life balance, parental leave issues, and other barriers that women in Kosovo face in the work place and job market. The findings will help inform the economic agenda that the Women’s Economic Forum will use to lobby the Government through the National Economic Development Council.

September 7, 2017

Civil society organizations and the private sector are an essential part of public procurement reform. While some of them are aware of the process most need to learn how to use the e-procurement system: all businesses must submit their procurement bids electronically through the platform, and the CSOs that monitor public procurement must know how to enter the system and observe procurement processes on the electronic platform.  And yet, few individuals in either group had previously received any training or even had a basic familiarity on the new e-procurement system. 

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