General information
Project title: Peer-to-Peer Hub – Equality through Cooperation
Duration: 7 months
Implementation period: April 1, 2026 – October 31, 2026
Supported by: Council of Europe
Status: Ongoing
Project objectives:
The project aims to strengthen societal efforts toward trust building in Kosovo by reinforcing professional and interest-based cooperation among diverse social actors. Moving beyond traditional reconciliation-oriented formats, the project structures interaction around shared professional and sectoral interests, creating conditions in which cooperation produces tangible benefits for participants and trust emerges as a durable outcome of these interest-driven interactions.
In its initial phase, the project focuses on the business sector, a field where the practical benefits of interethnic cooperation are most evident, yet which remains equally affected by prevailing patterns of social division and mistrust. The business sector serves as an entry point for broader trust-building efforts, given its inherent orientation toward pragmatic cooperation, shared economic interests, and measurable outcomes.
Activities:
- Structured Needs Assessment – field interviews with business owners, young entrepreneurs, and women in the private sector across non-majority communities to map concrete challenges and entry points for cross-community cooperation
- Interethnic Business Forum – a one-day moderated working session bringing together 25–30 participants from non-majority and majority business communities and the Kosovo Chamber of Commerce to discuss peer-to-peer cooperation, business support services, and professional network integration
- Women’s Business Forum – a one-day moderated session engaging 25–30 women entrepreneurs and professionals from both communities to address shared constraints affecting women’s entrepreneurship (access to support services, business networks, cross-community engagement)
- IT Sector Study Visits – organized one-day visits for 10–15 young IT professionals and freelancers from non-majority communities to three innovation hubs across Kosovo (e.g. Innovation Centre Kosovo, TechPark Prishtina, Innovation and Training Park Prizren, RIT Kosovo), with peer exchange sessions of approximately 25–30 participants
