On February 3rd and 4th, Diakonie Kosova had the privilege of hosting Ms. Britta from Brot für die Welt (BfDW) for an insightful and valuable training session on project monitoring, reporting, and applying for both new and ongoing projects. The training brought together all project coordinators and staff members, ensuring that everyone was well-equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively manage and report…
The German military pastor Stephan Bauhofer has organised a time out seminar in Diakonie Kosova.The German KFOR soldiers wanted to learn traditional Kosovarian food.We taught them Byrek , Tave (kind of stew), Gurabia (cookies) and Leqenik (corn bread).All the dishes have been delicious and the whole group had a great day, visiting our farm, and the youth center. Before we started the training, we told them, today…
Christmas-market in Diakonie Kosova.Since years we organise a Christmas market at our premises. It is a tradition now.Together with the German Ambassador, Mr.Jörn Rohde, we opened the market. We had Glühwein (red hot wine), waffles, sausages and anyone could buy many of our products.The dancing crew “Shqipet e Vogla” showed many great performace.
On 21 of Nov we had a visit of some friends from Germany. Together with Marco Bünger and Tino Winkelmann (Adler management) came visitors from the state of Brandenburg and different Hospitals and nursing home. For every student that goes from Kosovo to Germany to learn to be a nurse Adler management is donating 300 € to Diakonie Kosova. This year we got 5.700 €.…
In the heart of Prishtina in Film City the camp for the Kosovo Force soldiers (KFOR). Every German speaking contigent (Germans, Austrians,Swiss) one Christmas market. We are involved, since many, many years, to participate and sell waffles, hot dogs, and homemade brandy and bags, animals, made in our tailoring classes. The traditional dance crew “Shqipet e Vogla” (the little eagles) performed high class dances to…
Letter to friends Dear Sir or Madam, dear friends, The political situation Nothing new in the north. It has become quiet. Kosovo Albanians go to the north for coffee, while Kosovo Serbs cross the bridge to South Mitrovica for shopping and to visit restaurants and cafés. Kosovo Albanian businessmen have now opened shops/restaurants in North Mitrovica. Cross-border traffic is also running smoothly and normally. Although…
Mr. Jörg Denker from Kindernothilfe Germany recently visited Diakonie Kosova to discuss our partnership, which started in 2000 after the war. As we approach the end of 2024, we must face the fact that this important support will come to an end. This change will have a big impact on our organization and the communities we serve. During his visit, Mr. Denker thanked us for…
On October 19th, we proudly celebrated the grand opening of our building for the new kindergarten, marking a significant milestone since our establishment in 2015. We are especially grateful to Bread for the World/ Berlin and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) for the support. The event was attended by esteemed guests, including representatives from the municipality, Diakonie in Trier, and other…
On the evening of October the 3rd we had an invitation from the German Embassy for the day of German reunion (Tag der Deustche Einheit). There have been Kosovarian politicians, representatives of different embassies, coworkers of the German embassy and members of the civil society. Some colleagues from Diakonie Kosova (as every year) have been invited. One psychologist from the Youth Center was wearing one…
