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Mid-April was the first week of harvest for many asparagus farmers in Kosovo, including first-time farmer Gentrit Bytyqi and his business partner Valentina Bajrami. These two young agronomists are full of energy and hope, despite the challenges in their first year of production.
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When Petar and a group of Gracanica youth applied for bicycles last year as part of a tourism project for their local community, they never thought that within a year they would be using those same bicycles to make deliveries during a global pandemic.
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The Kosovo electricity Transmission, System, and Market Operator (KOSTT) joined the #Each4Equal campaign. As part of the worldwide campaign, KOSTT showcased the leading women of the utility company and their efforts for gender equality.
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Kosovo scores ahead of the region according to the latest World Justice Project Rule of Law Index, the leading source for original, independent data on the rule of law. Kosovo ranks #54 out of 128 countries worldwide, scoring higher than Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Hungary. The index ranks Kosovo #2 in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Region, with only Georgia ranking higher.
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The most recent cohort of the New Media School officially graduated early March 2020. The New Media School is an intensive ten-month program organized by the National Democratic Institute with funding from USAID. Since May 2019, the multi-ethnic participants learned and practiced skills in using social media for digital campaigning. Representatives from Kosovo’s political parties and non-governmental organizations gathered on March 4th to celebrate the 23 young women and men who comprised the fifth cohort of the New Media School. The young graduates represented various youth political p
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