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.

“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.

“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.

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.

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.

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.

“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.

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.

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.

“It has been a long time since my father last beat me. But when he did it, he was not to blame because I deserved it. I used to be a spoiled child but I am not anymore, that’s why my parents have a better attitude toward me,” he says.

“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.

A lawyer by profession, Francisko today has one of the most well-known restaurants in Prishtina. He says that the society influenced his decision to participate in the cooking competition “MasterChef Albania.