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MIA: Happy Online is a new public campaign for safety of the children 

MIA: Happy Online is a new public campaign for safety of the children 

The Government of Kosovo and its partners are today launching a new campaign called Happy Online, for keeping children safe online. During the last years, the Government of the Republic of Kosovo has made many interventions with civil society partners to improve media...

DokuFest announced the theme for the 21st edition of the festival

DokuFest announced the theme for the 21st edition of the festival

DokuFest today announced the theme for the 21st edition of the festival. DokuFest’s thematic take for this edition is "How to Survive...?", which centers around the notion of survival and which for the first time comes in the form of a question. How to survive heat,...

Pristina Observatory re-opens after 35 years 

Pristina Observatory re-opens after 35 years 

“The sky is not the limit, and I encourage you all to dream big and allow your passion to drive your life path,” said the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh in her remarks at the historic grand opening of the...

Sexual education in schools: Some teach it, some neglect it…

Sexual education in schools: Some teach it, some neglect it…

Around 264,000 elementary school pupils in Kosovo have the option to learn sexual education in subjects such as biology or some other elective subjects. However, not all teachers teach the chapter about sexual education, although it is included in the curriculums designed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

Same sex couples are still not free of public prejudice

Same sex couples are still not free of public prejudice

“When you grow up in a small country where the LGBTQ community is still taboo, you have to be very strong to tell society how you feel. You have to expect common negative comments,which can really hurt you. Now I have friends who belong to the community and I feel like my true self when I am surrounded by people like me. My family still doesn’t know. They have their doubts but I haven’t told them how I feel. This bothers me the most because they don’t know and I am always stressed about it. When you know your family and you know that they are homophobes, you know what you will be dealing with,” says Y.U.

Female car lovers break stereotypes that motor racing is exclusively for boys

Female car lovers break stereotypes that motor racing is exclusively for boys

“Racing with men does not affect me, because it is a tradition I have inherited from my grandfather, my aunt, my father and brother, all of whom auto race. I’ve inherited the culture of this sport and automobiles in general…It’s a family tradition that we have passed on from generation to generation,” she added.

Wives of four martyrs support their families wit with their work in a small kitchen

Wives of four martyrs support their families wit with their work in a small kitchen

Mulaku, who had never worked before, in 2010 took the opportunity of attending a training organized by IADK (The Initiative for Agricultural Development of Kosovo) in partnership with the Red Cross and the municipality of Vushtrri. The result of this training, with the help of IADK, was the establishment of this association which aims self-employment – in this particular case, preparing food for students of several schools in this municipality.

Students` crossroad: Studies are expensive and there are no available jobs

Students` crossroad: Studies are expensive and there are no available jobs

Initially, it is very difficult for students in Kosovo to find a part-time job, but even if one gets a job, the salaries are insufficient to handle monthly expenses. There are cases when you can go to lectures from the job, but on the other hand, I had to coordinate things. I decided to attend lectures one week and work the next week, otherwise I would lose my job or I wouldn`t get paid enough to handle my monthly expenses,” she says.

Tens of thousands euro unpaid for retirement contributions of cleaning workers

Tens of thousands euro unpaid for retirement contributions of cleaning workers

Fatmir Sfishta, the director of the Students` Center, also says that they had problems with the “Omi Impex” company since the company did not pay the retirement contributions for the employees, but he added that this company paid all the obligations for all the employees prior to finishing the three-year contract. However, the documents that KosovaLive was provided with speak differently – the obligations have not been fulfilled.

A project which gives young people a better critical thinking perspective

A project which gives young people a better critical thinking perspective

“The aim of this program is to develop critical thinking, considering that media are the largest source of information and therefore an essential part of our program, and taking into account that we get most of information from media, critical thinking is very necessary in analyzing and clarifying that information”, says Hana, who is also a supervisor in this program.

Olympic shooters from Kosovo form their own shooting club

Olympic shooters from Kosovo form their own shooting club

They started their career in the shooting club “Shënjestra” in 2002 in Vitia, at very young age, 16-17 years old. After the death of the club’s founder and coach, the members changed the name to “Jeton Rama” in 2006, to honor his long contribution in the club. The coach discovered a lot of talented young individuals. Among them were Urata, Lumturie and Drilon.

Between quality and price of meat, Kosovar citizens choose the latter and later they complain…

Between quality and price of meat, Kosovar citizens choose the latter and later they complain…

We find some suspicious prices at markets. Take a look at the products that markets offer. At most markets, meat products are covered in ice and that says a lot about their quality and expiration. Some have started to turn blue. Look if the fridges are working properly, under neon lights meat looks fresher than in reality. Some chicken legs have excess bones that should be removed according to standards,” he says.

Sexism and discrimination continue being a challenge for the society

Sexism and discrimination continue being a challenge for the society

“The most recent case was in the TV program “Komiteti” (in Dukagjini TV) where a journalist makes “men`s chambers” evaluations in front of the audience. In another situation, a well-known journalist (a role model for courageous journalism until now), said she based her decision to join a political party because she had her husband`s support,” Islami said.

“Internship & Mentorship Program” – training III

“Internship & Mentorship Program” – training III

The third training in the framework of the “Internship & Mentorship” program was held at KosovaLive. On this training that lasted for two days, participants had the opportunity to learn about social media trends in Kosovo, finding valuable content online and utilizing various social media platforms to increase the audience in the stories that they have produced.

Local Verification Information Training

Local Verification Information Training

The workshop aimed to prepare journalism students and young journalists to familiarize themselves with the latest online tools that can be used to identifying bias and disinformation.

“iEngage & iWrite II” – Day III

“iEngage & iWrite II” – Day III

The third part of the training was delivered by Agron Bajrami about the creation of attractive content for the audience in traditional and modern media (televisions and portals), within the framework of the program “iEngage & iWrite”.

“Internship & Mentorship Program” training II

“Internship & Mentorship Program” training II

The second training in the framework of the “Internship & Mentorship” program was held at KosovaLive. For three days the participants had the opportunity to learn about video editing techniques.

International Day for Climate Action

International Day for Climate Action

In honor of the International Day for Climate Action, KosovaLive is holding an event to learn more about the environment, the importance of water and air, and the damage caused by climate change. At the end we will go together organized, in a cleaning action near the river Prishtevka.

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