IOM Mission in Kosovo

The EU-Community Stabilization Programme has been established to support the improvement of the socio-economic situation of minorities and minority communities throughout Kosovo, thereby supporting the international community and the Ministry on Community and Returns (MCR) Strategy to strengthen and stabilize communities and promote sustainable return. The programme aims to improve living conditions and to promote sustainable livelihoods in minority areas in Kosovo through the implementation of income generation and community development activities.

The Programme will target the minority communities in 28 of the 38 municipalities of Kosovo, including the most recently formed municipalities of Gracanica/Graçanicë, Klokot/Kllokot, Partes/Partesh and Ranilug/Ranillug. Target minority groups include ethnic Serbs and members of Kosovo's Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian (RAE) communities. Also included are the Albanian communities living in those municipalities with a predominantly Serbian population.

To enhance the employment prospects of the targeted communities, the programme programme will provide technical and financial support, through the provision of business skills training and grant assistance to currently opperational and aspiring entrepreneurs wishing to expand the capacities of an on-going venture or to start-up a new business.

In order to increase the exchange of skills and knowledge the programme will facilitate meetings between beneficiary businesses and local producers and suppliers. This will further enhance the exchange of best practices and increase the regional impact of the programme on the local markets and between communities.

Through the programme a business fair will be carried out, providing an opportunity for beneficiary businesses to display their products to wider markets and increase business exchange and facilitate linkages between suppliers and producers and between the communities of Kosovo.

The programme will support the implementation of community driven development, social and cultural projects supported through technical assistance and financial grants for these initiatives. Special focus will be placed on assisting female run businesses and projects including those that target young adults, and disabled minorities.

EU - CSP

MAIN ACTIVITIES

Financial and Technical support to new and existing micro-enterprises, including those in the agricultural sector;
Beneficiaries trained in business skills to ensure the viability of the enterprise;
Community development, social and cultural projects supported through financial grants;
Carry out a business fair, to increase as a market linkage for beneficiaries;
Knowledge exchange facilitated between beneficiaries and with local producers and suppliers;
Business to Business meetings between beneficiary producers and local companies conducted;
Special grant assistance focused on women, young adults, and the disabled minorities.

years in KOSOVO

I O M

EU-COMMUNITY STABILISATION PROGRAMME

• EU CSP •

COMMUNITY STABILISATION PROGRAMME

EU-CSP

THIS PROJECT

IS FUNDED BY:

EUROPEAN COMMISSION
LIAISON OFFICE

IMPLEMENTING REGION

IMPLEMENTED BY:

CSP LEAFLET

IOM Kosovo is implementing the EU Community Stabilisation Programme (EU-CSP) on behalf of the European Commission Liaison Office. The programme activities build upon previous efforts of the IOM, the EC and the Government of Kosovo to improve the social and economic conditions of minority groups in Kosovo. Similar programmes originally ran from 2002 to 2008 and this new phase of programming builds upon these successes.

EU-CSP ACTIVITIES

CSP POSTER

P R O J E C T G A L L E R Y

EU-CSP Offices

IOM Head Office:

Ismail Qemali 9,

10000 Pristina;

tel. 038 249 040/042

e-mail: CSPPristina@iom.int

IOM Prizren

178 Behajdin Hallaqi nr. 1

20000 Prizren

tel. 029 241 413

e-mail:CSPPrizren@iom.int

IOM Pejë/Pec

Mbreteresha Teuta Nr. 95

30000 Pejë/Pec

tel. 039 434 380

e-mail:CSPPeja@iom.int

IOM Gjilan/Gnjilane

Medlin Albright 32

60000 Gjilan

tel. 0280 328 225

e-mail:CSPGjilan@iom.int

IOM Mitrovicë/Mitrovica

Shemsi Ahmeti pn.

40000 Mitrovica

tel. 045 322 901; 045 322 899

e-mail:CSPMitrovica@iom.int

IOM Gracanica/Graçanica

Laple Selo str.nn

10500 Gracanica

tel. 045 322 897; 045 322 898

e-mail:CSPPristina@iom.int

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