Nominate Now for the Volunteerism of the Year Awards – Volunteerism Enablers!

You are reading this article because you have someone in mind to nominate for theVolunteerism of the Year Awards  in the category of Volunteerism Enablers, or you intend to nominate yourself. Thank you for your time!

Check the following information to better understand the definition of the awards and the nomination criteria. Good luck!

What are the awards in Category B: Supporters of Volunteering?

• Most Supportive Business  of the Year
• Most Supportive Municipality of the Year
• Diaspora Ambassador Supporter of the Year
• Most Supportive Public Figure of the Year

Who can be nominated?

For the “Business Supporter of the Year” award, all businesses/representatives of businesses that:

• Are registered and operate in Kosovo,
• Have contributed time, work, knowledge, funds to the community and volunteering during the period June 2023 – June 2024.

For the “Most Supportive Municipality of the Year” award, all municipalities/representatives of municipalities (directors, administrative staff) that:

• Are in Kosovo,
• Have contributed time, work, knowledge, funds, rewards to the community and volunteering during the period June 2023 – June 2024.

For the “Diaspora Ambassador Supporter of the Year” award, all individuals, schools, universities, organizations, associations, businesses, cultural-artistic societies and their representatives that:

• Are registered and operate in the diaspora,
• Have contributed time, work, knowledge, funds to the Kosovar and regional community and volunteering during the period June 2023 – June 2024.

For this Award there is a financial reward of 320 euros that were raised by Diaspora youth on the Solidarity Action Day in Diaspora – implemented by TOKA & Germin.

For the “Most Supportive Public Figure of the Year” award, all individuals known to the public with outstanding contributions in the fields of culture, sports, politics, social development, economy, journalism, entertainment, etc., that:

• Live and operate in Kosovo,
• Have contributed to the community and volunteering during the period June 2023 – June 2024.

Who can nominate?

Nominations can be submitted by any individual, municipality, business, organization, institution that has accurate information about the nominated business/municipality/diaspora ambassador/public figure. They can also nominate themselves if they belong to one of these profiles. An individual can nominate several different persons/institutions (without limit).

How to nominate yourself or others?

We have created a specific nomination form for each award which includes:

• Terms and Conditions
• Nomination Form

Click on the respective award links to start the nomination process:

• For “Business Supporter of the Year”, click HERE!
• For “Most Supportive Municipality of the Year”, click HERE!
• For “Diaspora Ambassador Supporter of the Year”, click HERE!
• For “Most Supportive Public Figure of the Year”, click HERE!

The deadline for nomination is September 30, 2024, at 23:59.

If you have any questions, contact us via  [email protected] or +383 38 704 560. 

The Volunteering Awards are part of the environmental activities of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), through its Human Rightivism program implemented by the Community Development Fund – CDF; the European Union Office in Kosovo; “SMART Balkans” – “Civil Society for Shared Society in the Western Balkans”  implemented by Centar za promociju civilnog društva (CPCD), Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM) and Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) and financially supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA) through their regional and institutional grants; and by the European Union through “Erasmus+” Program.