Acknowledging that this project only cannot radically uproot the mentality, she considers this ”only one step taken in this direction”. A research conducted by ”Jeta” last September, shows that majority of women do not feel equal, particularly in those families with daughters only, with no sons, where the inheritance still ends up in the hand of males in the family.

“We do not want them to be merely women, but women who meet the criteria”, says colonel Taibe Canolli, who is the principal of Division for Personnel and Administration (DPA)

“Albeit I am against sex-selective abortions, me and the staff may perform this when both parents agree, and when this is in accordance with the law”, she says.

Yet another concern of the women who were abused is their new place to live. Many of them do not have support by their families, so they have to seek shelter at respective state institutions, only 8 functioning in Kosovo. Adelina Berisha, researcher with Kosovo Women Network, expresses great concern when it comes to the functioning of these shelters.

“Media is not the one to be blamed, but rather the government that has not provided the journalists with sufficient information”,says she regarding potential cases of misinformation or misinterpretation.

“Some were coming from people not even aware of the degree of homophobia in Kosova, but there were also many who threatened us, calling us a LGBT community organization”, says Mari.

The slogan “Do not spit on the street”, part of the campaign that raises people’s awareness of a cleaner environment, has been circulating in social media for several days now. This campaign has been initiated by some young people, who have observed unhealthy environments in the streets of the capital city and beyond.

Three young Kosovar boys gamboled on the newly crafted playground, burning off steam. Their chuckles drifted across the forested hills before them, blending with the rhythmic squeak of the metal swing set.

Between the casual American lifestyle and the happy hours at the bars, Nita Gojani couldn’t get enough of the United States — the place that showed her a new culture, far different than hers.

Ulpiana, on the edge of Prishtina, is an ancient site that has been known for nearly 60 years, and Shukriu has invested many hours there. Remnants of Roman columnsThe Ulpiana dig dates from the Roman and Byzantine eras. It functioned as a RomanEmpire crossroads, especially leading to the east, and later was a crossroads on Byzantium’s route west.

KBI had its first camp in Gjakova in 2014 after a series introductory events in the first two years. The camp lasted one week and consisted of KBI coaching different groups of schoolchildren on the basic fundamentals of baseball throughout the week. The event had more than 240 students participating throughout the week. There was a lot of hesitancy at first, as many of the children and teenagers had never seen or held a baseball bat or glove.

The overall layout in the building is disorganized and confusing to navigate. The hallways are not well-lit during the day, which doesn’t help. It is hard to believe that nearly half the babies in Kosovo are born here. But it is impressive that so many infants are safely guided into the world in a building that can’t even afford to have the “Gynecology Center” sign on the front replaced with letters that aren’t cracked and missing. It is more impressive, however, that they are being born safely at all.