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From April 26th through May 31st, Save the Children in Kosovo in cooperation with its partner European Center for Social Welfare Policy and Research and the General Social and Family Services Council operating within the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, provided a series of specialized training to 160 social workers working at both public institutions as well as non-governmental organizations which provide social services in Kosovo.

It was a great privilege and pleasure to welcome the CEO of Save the Children Switzerland, Mr. Ömer Güven, to his first visit at our programme in Kosovo on June 26th-27th. We are highly grateful to the continuous support that Save the Children in Switzerland offers to our programme, particularly in funding multiple projects implemented nationwide.

We are seeking for “Expressions of Interest” from suitably qualified and experienced Civil Society Organizations to be considered our partners to implement our project “Regional CSO Strengthening 2017-2021”, in the field of Child Rights Governance and Child Protection, in FYROM.

Save the Children International, Country Office in Kosovo (hereafter: SCI in Kosovo), as part of its Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) and Basic Education sub-thematic programmes, is looking for a local Civil Engineer/Architect to provide technical support for conducting assessment and supervision for rehabilitation and refurbishment of ten (10) spaces that will serve as Child Friendly Rooms (4 spaces/rooms in Gjakova, Ferizaj, Gjilan and Mitrovica) for the evaluation of children with disability and learning difficulty and six (6) in preschool classes in the villages of Mitrovica, Ferizaj, Peja and Klina.

This year, the Municipality of Gjakova celebrated June 1st in a much more special way. Marking International Children's day, the new building of the rehabilitation center "HandiKOS" in Gjakova was opened, the construction and operation of which were made possible through the cooperation of Save the Children in Kosovo and the Municipality of Gjakova. Read the full article to find out more about this special event!