“Volunteerism of the Year” Campaign Now has Over 50 Supporters!

Kosovo is full of changemakers who see community improvement as a personal responsibility, and we believe that everyone’s contribution should be honored and rewarded – especially when all this dedication comes in the form of volunteer work. 

For this reason, we are launching the first  annual campaign and event for the Volunteerism of the Year Awards with the aim of recognizing, promoting, and expanding participation in volunteering. 

This campaign includes all youth, municipalities, schools, businesses, diaspora representatives, and public figures who contribute to the community in various ways, with a special focus on contributions through volunteer work. 

Support so far: The campaign has already garnered public support from around 50 stakeholders, including:

• Municipalities: Ferizaj, Istog, Han i Elezit, Podujeva, Peja, Suhareka, and Prizren.
• Diplomatic representations in Kosovo: The British Embassy, US Embassy, Swedish Embassy and the Swiss Embassy.
• International Organizations: Albinfo, American Advising Center, GAIA, Manchester Aid to Kosovo, Play International, YMCA Kosovo.
• Local Organizations: 7 Arte, ANIBAR, ATOMI, CDF, CIPOF, DokuFest, Down Syndrome Kosova, EC Ma Ndryshe, ETEA, Foundation 17, Germin, HANDIKOS, ICK, Ipko Foundation, KCSF, Kosovo Women 4 Women, KVRL Drenas, KVRL Gjakova, KYC, KQHPSM, Laps, Mother Teresa Association, NGO ZANA, Chamber of Hospitality and Tourism, OMM Gjethi, Orca, QIPS, QKSGJ, RYCO, SHE-ERA, Teach for Kosova, The Ideas Partnership, YIHR.

We are very grateful to have these local, national, and international institutions and organizations among us to support the campaign, which aims to recognize and reward all those who are committed to making Kosovo better.

If you want to nominate yourself or someone else for one of the awards, click on this link to learn more!

The Volunteerism of the Year 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.