On 23 July, the Musine Kokalari Institute for Social Policy held its inaugural meeting at the Municipal Assembly of Istog with the Chair of the Municipal Assembly, the Director of Social Welfare of Istog, and representatives of the political parties represented in the Municipal Assembly.
The purpose of the meeting was to present the Institutional Grant supported by the Kosovo Foundation for Civil Society (KCSF), as well as the project component focused on cooperation with municipal assemblies in five municipalities of Kosovo. This component aims to establish thematic groups of assembly members focused on social policies and the improvement of social services at the local level.
During the meeting, discussions focused on the need to strengthen the capacities of assembly members in the field of social policies, with a particular emphasis on newly elected assembly members and their role in overseeing, discussing, and advancing social services within the municipality.
The Chair of the Municipal Assembly of Istog, Enver Rugova, together with representatives of the political party groups in the Assembly, welcomed the project’s objectives and committed to close cooperation with the Institute throughout its three-year implementation.
This meeting marks the first step toward building a more structured cooperation between the Institute, municipal assemblies, assembly members, and citizens, with the aim of strengthening the role of the local level in addressing citizens’ needs and improving social services.
This activity is supported by the Kosovo Civil Society Foundation (KCSF) through the EJA Kosovo programme, co-funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Sweden.