{"id":8133,"date":"2025-10-08T14:19:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musineinstitute.org\/workshop-with-municipal-assembly-candidates-in-south-and-north-mitrovica\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T14:19:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:19:32","slug":"workshop-with-municipal-assembly-candidates-in-south-and-north-mitrovica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musineinstitute.org\/en\/workshop-with-municipal-assembly-candidates-in-south-and-north-mitrovica\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop with Municipal Assembly Candidates in South and North Mitrovica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As part of the activity <strong>\u201cAdvocacy Sessions with Assembly Members and Political Parties\u201d<\/strong>, on <strong>October 7, 2025<\/strong>, in <strong>Mitrovica<\/strong>, the <em>Musine Kokalari Institute for Social Policy<\/em> organized a workshop titled <strong>\u201cAdvocacy and Political Engagement.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The workshop brought together <strong>assembly candidates and members<\/strong> from Kosovo\u2019s political parties, as well as <strong>representatives from the Serbian and Bosniak communities<\/strong> of <strong>South and North Mitrovica<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Lecturers included <strong>Fisnik Rexhepi<\/strong>, who presented the <strong>legal framework and the competencies of assembly members<\/strong>, and <strong>Senad Sabovic<\/strong>, who discussed the <strong>importance of communication with citizens<\/strong> and the <strong>use of social media during and after election campaigns<\/strong> to enhance public engagement.<\/p>\n\n<p>In addition to the lecture sessions, participants engaged in <strong>practical exercises and group discussions<\/strong>, where they exchanged experiences, analyzed concrete challenges related to representation and communication, and proposed more effective ways to <strong>engage with citizens<\/strong>. The activities focused on improving <strong>public communication skills<\/strong> and <strong>using digital tools<\/strong> to increase transparency and public trust.<\/p>\n\n<p>The goal of the workshop was to strengthen <strong>communication, empathy, and collaborative planning skills<\/strong> among assembly members and representatives of different ethnic groups.<\/p>\n\n<p>This activity was carried out within the framework of the project <strong>\u201cPromoting Political Dialogue on Interethnic and Social Cohesion,\u201d<\/strong> supported by the <strong>National Endowment for Democracy (NED)<\/strong> and implemented by the <strong>Musine Kokalari Institute for Social Policy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"8103\" 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