Finding Solutions to a Well of Water Problems
May 21st, 2012
Kosovo has a lot of natural water, but getting it to people in need requires infrastructure and money. The Regional Water Companies build and maintain the pipes, but they have trouble maintaining them properly because so many water customers do not pay their bills.
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Partnering for Hands-on IT Access for Kosovo Students
February 29th, 2012
Many primary schools in Kosovo now have computers, but typically, they are desktops that are kept under lock and key in a laboratory, limiting access by teachers and students. To address the problem, the USAID FORECAST Program has donated a mobile computer storage cart to 20 schools.
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Great New Playground in Center of Mitrovica North!
February 8th, 2012
The children of the Bishevac neighborhood of Mitrovica North now have a new playground right in their community. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) built the playground at the request of local residents, through its Democratic Effective Municipalities Initiative.
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Winning Entries for “Junior Oscars”
January 20th, 2012
The USAID/Basic Education Program (BEP) is using project based learning to reform teaching and learning in schools throughout Kosovo, and one of the teaching tools is a video competition. Over 30 schools submitted student-produced films for the competition, dubbed the “Junior Oscars”.
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Honoring St. Nicholas Day at Sveti Nikola Church
January 12th, 2012
U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires Michael Murphy visited Sveti Nikola Church in Pristina on December 19, 2011 to pay respects to the clergy on St. Nicholas Day and to join Minister for Communities and Returns Radojica Tomic and Serbian Orthodox Bishop Teodosije in dedicating a multi-functional facility on the church grounds.
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Bringing Communities Together
December 19th, 2011
Residents of Mitrovica North now have a place to gather, talk, hold workshops and obtain information about support programs available to them from the U.S. Government. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) opened a Regional Community Resource Center on December 7, 2011 in downtown Mitrovica North.
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Giving up Saturday to go to school?
November 25th, 2011
Teachers know they are doing something right when students ask to come back to school on a Saturday. Violeta Kuleta, a teacher at Pristina/Prishtina Hilmi Rakovica Primary school,says that one of her best days at work was a recent weekend when her ninth grade students came to school on the weekend because they were so eager to finish a science project.
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Towns that play together stay together
November 22nd, 2011
The remote northern village of Kamenica has often been overlooked when it comes to government funding, despite its large and growing population of school aged children. For example, a bridge that allows vehicle access to Kamenica has been in place for 17 years, but the town still does not have asphalted roads or convenient access to water.
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LL.M. Program Features New Electronic Classroom
November 22nd, 2011
Law professors from the US and Europe and the University of Prishtina Law Faculty teaching in the new LL.M. Program in Contract and Commercial Law met virtually for the first time in a distance-learning classroom designed and equipped by the USAID Kosovo Systems for Enforcing Agreements and Decisions (SEAD) Program.
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Integration and Hope through Education
November 04th, 2011
One of the challenges in a country recovering from a war driven by ethnic tensions is how to persuade people from different ethnic groups to integrate, trust one another and work together for the common good.
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Support to Tourism Pays off for Peja!
September 20th, 2011
The Tourism Street Fair in the northwestern Kosovo city of Peja has become an increasingly successful annual event. This year, the event was held on September 10-11 and it attracted more than 14-thousand visitors.
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USAID Project Inspires New TV Show!
September 20th, 2011
Who would have thought that you could get on TV by going to school? Residents of six Kosovo school districts have a chance to be on camera when RTK, the National Network, shows up in their communities to film a new show, “Classroom Makeover.”
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Poetry Unplugged!
September 19th, 2011
Forty students from five Pristina primary schools were lucky enough to attend "Poetry Unplugged" on September 8th, an event organized by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID Basic Education Program in support of international "literacy day".
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It’s a tough job… but someone has to do it!
September 12th, 2011
One of the delights of representing the U.S. Government in Kosovo is that you are constantly invited to try the finest of local products. Here, Deputy Chief of Mission Michael Murphy samples the “Honey Rakia” produced by the Sarski Roj Honey Association in the Sharr/ Šar Mountains.
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“To Market, to Market...”
September 09th, 2011
Nothing beats the taste of a Kosovo tomato, dressed up (or not) with a little pepper, olive oil and basil. In fact, all of Kosovo’s locally grown vegetables are beautiful to look at and wonderful to eat. Yet, Kosovo vegetables are not competitive in the market place. Supermarkets are full of imported products.
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Building Skills, Friendship Through Robotics
August 10th, 2011
On July 28, USAID’s Basic Education Program welcomed back five primary school students and two teachers from Iliria School, Pristina who attended the “ROBOTEKA” summer school in Bitola, Macedonia. USAID/Kosovo supported their visit to the camp, which was funded by USAID/Macedonia for the last three years.
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Reaping the Bounty of the Forest
July 29th, 2011
A northern Kosovo processing company expects to increase its output and double its permanent work force over the next three years with an expanded, modernized cold storage facility installed with USAID assistance...
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Technology in Schools
April 8th, 2011
The subject of "Technology" was a popular subject in Kosovo primary schools, offering students the opportunity to take part in practical activities.
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DCM visit to the north
April 1st, 2011
"The idea for the Ibar River Cleanup project came from the community, and the work is being carried out by members of your community," remarked USEP Deputy Chief of Mission Michael J. Murphy at the official launch of Phase II of the project on March 29.
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IT for Teachers workshop
March 28th, 2011
Arlinda Zeqiri, an English teacher from "Dardania" primary school in Pristina enjoys teaching but is frustrated by the lack of technology available to her and her students. All over the world, the use of modern technology is enhancing educational systems.
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Order In The Court!
March 25th, 2011
ALL RISE FOR THE KIDS OF KOSOVO! Second-grade students in Gjakova learned an important lesson AND had fun acting out a mock trial; with children playing the parts of judges, prosecutor, legal aid attorney, defendant, and witnesses in a pretend court case.
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KAEF
March 23rd, 2011
Ambassador Dell recently described the latest Kosovo American Education Fund (KAEF) fellows as 'Kosovo's future leaders -- the post-war generation -- who can create sustainable change that will benefit all Kosovars.' KAEF is a perpetual education fund dedicated to the economic development of Kosovo through higher education.
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World Water Day
March 17th, 2011
To celebrate World Water Day on March 22nd, Eco Movement organized 'Water for cities'; an event that aims to encourage governments, organizations, communities, and individuals to address the challenges of urban water management.
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World Learning Community Projects
March 10th, 2011
Communities are shaping their own future by working with friends and neighbors to improve their lives and environment. Allow us to introduce you to 3 NGOs who, with the support of USAID, are improving the quality of life in their communities;
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Student Parliament
February 23rd, 2011
On Feb 2nd, twenty-two highly enthusiastic local student parliamentarians gathered to participate in an intriguing exercise designed to engage students and encourage them to communicate effectively and develop team work.
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Resettlement Already Producing Health Improvements
February 9th, 2011
Blood Lead Level testing of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian (RAE) children who were resettled in September is already showing dramatic improvements. Early results reveal a significant drop in the level of lead found in the blood of children; a direct consequence of their relocation from the contaminated camps and ongoing treatment.
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KOTA 797
February 4th, 2011
The lack of parks and green areas is certainly a problem in the more urbanized parts of Kosovo. A grup of Zvecan residents, male and female of varying ages, decided to do something about it. Youth and scout leaders came together to improve their local community by helping to create a small park at Zvecan Hill.
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Encouraging Local Media in Minority Communities
January 23rd, 2011
Transmission equipment which was seized last year has been returned to TV Mir, partner station of USAID/Kosovo´s Strengthening Independent Minority Media (SIMM) program. TV Mir is located in Leposavic, in the Serb majority north of Kosovo, and is a member of a network of four Serb TV stations.
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Ashkali Youth Entrepreneurs
December 19th, 2010
Apart from a stone quarry and a marble cave, the village of Gadime has very few job opportunities. Employment among the Ashkali community is very low, with a lucky few working as laborers or engaging in subsistence farming. Now local groups are fueling the engine of entrepreneurship in the Ashkali communities of Kosovo.
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Uniting Interethnic Youth
December 5th, 2010
More than 140 youth from varying ethnic backgrounds participated in the Youth Integration Bridges project, to strengthen ties between youth of different ethnicities and teach them how to engage their communities.
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New Masters of Law Program in Commercial and Contract Law
November 28th, 2010
The groundwork was laid last month for a new Masters of Law program in Commercial and Contract Law. The Contract and Commercial Law program will be housed in the Civil Law Department, and will offer several courses that will improve the skills of the Kosovar legal community in handling business transactions.
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Sveti Toma Bakery
November 19th, 2010
Creating jobs and raising incomes in are an integral part of USAID's economic growth program in Kosovo. On November 25, Sveti Toma, a bakery in Leposavic received a stove, dough mixer, industrial freezers and refrigerators, display cases and many other items.
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USAID Supports ´No Trash Week´ in Kosovo
October 14th, 2010
Last Friday more than 70 young people cleaned a green area in Gjakova / Đakovica under the motto 'Today I cleaned, when will you? Volunteers from schools, civil society organizations, representatives of the municipal assembly, a public cleaning company, and plenty of enthusiastic citizens echoed the need for a cleaner environment.
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