PROJECT TITLE:

Joint Action for Decentralization

OVERALL OBJECTIVE:

The overall objective of the project is to contribute toward the completion of social services decentralisation process in Kosovo.

LOCATION:

Kosovo

SECTOR:

Social Welfare

DURATION:

Start Date: 21/12/2018 End Date: 20/06/2022

VALUE:

Total cost of the project € 535,295.52; EU contribution € 480,963.02

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY:

Koalicioni I OJQ-ve per Mbrojtjen e Femijeve -KOMF

BENEFICIARIES:

Citizens in need of social and family services

PARTNERS:

SOS Fshatrat e Femijeve Kosove Organizata per femije pa kujdes prindor-OFAP Kentro Merimnas Oikogeniar Kai Pediou/ Family and Child Care-KMOP

PROJECT PURPOSES:

1. Contribute toward the completion of social services decentralisation process in Kosovo. 2. Strengthen and increase capacities and active role of Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection –KOMF towards the social services decentralisation process. 3. Advocate toward decentralisation of social services through contribution for the improvement of related legal framework, monitoring of current legislation and mobilisation of public institutions. 4. Raise awareness among wide public through media communication on social services decentralisation.

ACTIVITIES:

A1: Conduct regular meetings among Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection-KOMF on coordination of actions on social services decentralisation process. A2: Organise trainings, mentoring, coaching, to share practice and increase capacities of Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection-KOMF to advocate, monitor and participate in public decision making on social services decentralisation process. A3: Develop three strategies and action plans on Communication; Advocacy; Fundraising and Volunteering for Thematic Group on Social Welfare within coalition of NGOs for Child Protection-KOMF. A4: Conduct a research on the impact of social services decentralisation process. A5: Organize roundtables to draft and push coalition of NGOs for Child Protection-KOMF position to participate and influence improvement of Law on Social and Family Services; Law on Local Government Finances, and establishment of Specific Grants for Social Services. A6: Conduct annual monitoring by Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection-KOMF on Implementation of social services decentralisation process. A7: Organise workshops, conferences with central and local authorities to mobilize public institutions toward completion of social services decentralisation process. A8: Lead regular and systematic exchange/cooperation with Media, related to promotion and broadcasted of social services decentralisation process.

RESULTS:

ER1: Coordination, capacities and scope of Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection-KOMF to support social services decentralisation process, are strengthened. ER2: Thematic Group on Social Welfare within Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection-KOMF is empowered and more active towards social services decentralisation process. ER3: Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection-KOMF advocacy for improvement of legal framework on social services decentralisation process is increased and intensified. ER4: Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection-KOMF monitoring on the implementation of the legal framework and social services decentralisation process, is increased. ER5: Media communication, broadcasting and coverage on social services decentralisation process, is increased.