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Kicking it off with USAID!

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The Reconciliation and Conflict Transformation Program (RCT)

CBM is pleased to announce a cooperation with USAID on a 5- year project The Reconciliation and Conflict Transformation Program (RCT). This program will work towards addressing present reconciliation needs between different ethnic groups in Kosovo on the individual, community, and institutional levels. This will be achieved through building personal and collective awareness on the need to transform understanding of others, prioritizing shared values and approaches, as well as transforming co-existence into shared future social cohesion of all people in the country.

Target Groups

This program will target several groups to achieve impact on several levels.

• individual – understanding better each other through storytelling

• on a policy- influence improving conditions for reconciliation in policies

• socio-economic - social innovations that address societal challenges whereas the local economy stakeholders will benefit from the promotion of public-private partnership

• media – promoting shared values by different communities

• research-based - high-quality policy and program research&analysis can positively be of benefit to the Government, developmental organizations, and donors.

Altogether, the importance of the program is to achieve impact on a collective level in Kosovo society. In this way, local change-makers will improve their capacity to cooperate and include different groups, sectors, and individuals through community activities.

Community reconciliation is CBM’s core goal which we are trying to address through various programs, and we are more than positive this USAID cooperation will be a strong contribution to achieving CBM’s vision for Mitrovica region and Kosovo and beyond.

This program is supported by American people through USAID Kosovo.

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