Advancing Human Rights: Empowering CSOs and Students for Positive Change in Kosovo

Advancing Human Rights: Empowering CSOs and Students for Positive Change in Kosovo is a project implemented by New Social Initiative (NSI) in cooperation with the Youth Initiative for Human Rights – Kosovo (YIHR KS), with support from UNMIK/OHCHR. The project aims to strengthen civil society engagement in human rights protection, promote cooperation among civil society organizations, and support advocacy efforts addressing human rights developments and potential violations in Kosovo.

As part of the project, New Social Initiative will implement the following activities:

• Provide professional staff and services for capacity-building trainings, workshops, and meetings with local civil society organizations and international stakeholders
• Participate in Coordination Committee and Human Rights Network (HRN) meetings and consultation sessions
• Contribute to the further development of the Human Rights Network website
• Support the preparation of press releases and joint advocacy statements on human rights developments and potential violations in Kosovo
• Contribute to the preparation of the annual joint civil society report on the human rights situation in Kosovo
• Participate in the launch of the annual joint civil society human rights report
• Attend advocacy meetings with local and international stakeholders
• Promote the Human Rights Network and its activities through communication channels, including social media
• Assist in compiling the five-year strategic plan of the Human Rights Network

Duration: 7 months (November 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025)

Supported by: United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) / Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), through the Youth Initiative for Human Rights – Kosovo (YIHR KS)