During July 2025 – Diakonie Kosova began a new project supported by the German Embassy called “Strengthening Community Resilience through Psychosocial Support in Kosovo.” The project aims to improve the emotional well-being and psychosocial resilience of vulnerable children, youth, and adults across Kosovo. Activities will include free trauma therapy, community-based programs, literacy courses, and youth resilience initiatives. These efforts are designed not only for their therapeutic value…
Soldiers from the German contingent of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) visit us regularly. They learn about the situation in the country, its traditions, and, above all, our work as a social welfare organization. We have a particularly close relationship with the Protestant and Catholic military chaplaincies. Currently (April–July 25), a Catholic military chaplain, Mr. Axel Heinekamp, is in Kosovo. Together with his parish assistant, he…
The new director NALT, General Land and his team visited our vocational center and Psychosocial center and farm the working place for people with disabilities.
Since years the Nato Advisory and Liaison Team (NALT) gives advice and is training the youngKosovarian army. This team is visiting our different projects from time to time and is helping with manydonations. The former General, Christian Nawrat , connected us with the NGO “Lachen Helfen”in Germany. Soldiers and policemen are active in this NGO and they support projects in placeswhere German Soldiers are on…
The ministry of justice is given every year grants to special NGO-s. It is now the second year that we apply. Last year we had a meeting with the Minisitry of Justice Albulena Haxhiu and she promised us to help in the funding period (2025). Our Psycho Social Center for Trauma Therapy is the only one in Kosovo that offers on daily basis Trauma Therapy…
Since years we have a close and strong relationship with Protestant church in Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Hilgen-Neuenhaus. They support us with their prayers and donations. We also had youth exchange in Germany and in Kosovo. From 21 of April till 27 of April, 11 adolescents and 2 group leader came for the international youth exchange to Kosovo. They learned, danced, played together, learned how to prepare traditional…
Many years we were talking with the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) to train some of these soldiers for Trauma Therapist. The German Nato advisory and Liaison Team (NALT) helped us a lot and could finally convince KSF to send 5 soldiers (Psychologist) to our training. In about 2.5 years 10 modules and supervisions they become trauma therapists. On 8th of May we overhanded he certificates.
On February 3rd and 4th, Diakonie Kosova had the privilege of hosting Ms. Britta from Brot für die Welt (BfDW) for an insightful and valuable training session on project monitoring, reporting, and applying for both new and ongoing projects. The training brought together all project coordinators and staff members, ensuring that everyone was well-equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively manage and report…
The German military pastor Stephan Bauhofer has organised a time out seminar in Diakonie Kosova.The German KFOR soldiers wanted to learn traditional Kosovarian food.We taught them Byrek , Tave (kind of stew), Gurabia (cookies) and Leqenik (corn bread).All the dishes have been delicious and the whole group had a great day, visiting our farm, and the youth center. Before we started the training, we told them, today…
