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Mission
KosovaLive is an independent media organisation that uses media as a means of dialogue, education and equality. Established in 2000 as the first subscription-based news agency,right after the end of the Kosovo-Serbia conflict. KosovaLive has had a long history of being one of the few independent, unbiased and reliable sources of information in Kosovo. An indispensable actor in providing support to journalists, media outlets, and youth, KosovaLive’s reach is spread throughout Kosovo, the Balkans, and beyond.
Media as a means of Dialogue
By designing projects that relate to using media as a means of dialogue between interethnic communities within the country and the region, KosovaLive works in building long-lasting understanding, cooperation, and peace. From high-level Kosovo-Serbia forums, involving politicians, journalists, community leaders and other dignitaries, to journalist conferences and exchanges, KosovaLive has been a leader in breaking the ice in inter-ethnic communication, ever since the early days of post-war.
Media as a means of Education
By using innovative mediums of communication, KosovaLive works on building critical thinking abilities and critical media literacy in youth, women, civic servants, officials, and journalists. Projects encompass a broad array of topics from Fakenews, Disinformation, Voting, Public Engagement, Women Empowerment to Circular Economy, Design Thinking, and Social Entrepreneurship. More than decade-long partnerships with higher education institutions in Kosova and the U.S., enable KosovaLive to educate and engage individuals from various backgrounds in multilingual and multinational activities, events, programs, and initiatives.
Media as a means of Equality
Award-winning innovative programs for increasing social, economic, and gender equality, have improved the lives of hundreds across the country. The award-winning all girls educational and professional bureau, part of the internationally renown GlobalGirl Media, focuses on women’s empowerment through programs that engage women’s public and economic participation. Partnerships with organizations and media, led by women from throughout the world, enable KosovaLive to amplify girls’ and women’s voices in the global discourse, by shedding light on the most important issues for enhancing gender equality around the world.
KosovaLive uses media as a means of education, dialogue and equality
Donors
Swiss Foreign Ministry
Open Society Institute
USAID
IREX
German Foreign Ministry
Press Now
NED
U.S Embassy, Pristina, Kosovo
U.S. Department of State
FCO
British Embassy Pristina
UNESCO
Balkan Trust for Democracy
Embassy of Sweden in Kosovo
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Sweden
SDC
European Commission
UNDP
KFOS
Helvetas
Greater Good
Internews
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Albany Associates
UN Women
UNICEF
Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
Partners
Miami University
GlobalGirl Media
CDRSEE
Institut fur Auslandsbeziehungen
BIRN
Balkan Green Foundation
FHI 360
Env.net
ATRC
AGK
Media Centar Sarajevo
NUNS
BETA news agency
Kettering Foundation
Free Press Unlimited
Down Syndrome Kosova
IKS
LENS
INDEP
WHO
UNV
Lux Development
Girls’ Voices
Women’s Voices Now
EYE
Apple
Adobe
Partners Kosova
Forum MNE
FOUNDER
KELMEND HAPÇIU
Founder and Executive Director
Kelmend founded KosovaLive right after the Kosovo-Serbia war, when there was a growing need for independent, unbiased and professional reporting, Established initially as a subscription-based news agency, providing news to leading local and international media outlets, KosovaLive now is a much larger organization working in democratization, reconciliation, gender equality and media education.
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
Bersant Disha
Teuta Avdimetaj
Visar Berisha
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Karen Louise Boothe
Albana Kasapi