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The European Speech Therapy Day is celebrated for the first time in cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Kosovo
The European Speech Therapy Day is celebrated for the first time in Kosovo in cooperation with the Government…
Thematic Group on Education and Youth with initiative “KOMF travels to schools”
KOMF held a meeting of the Thematic Group on Education and Youth at the premises of the Day…
KOMF and Trust Circle Foundation have signed a partnership agreement
Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF and Trust Circle Foundation have signed a partnership agreement to…
KOMF submits proposals for child protection to parliamentary candidates, calling for commitment and support
Coalition of NGOs for Chil Protection – KOMF, has launched a campaign to find “Child Rights Defenders” among…
Annual Awards Ceremony 2024 was held
Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF in collaboration with Terre des Hommes, held the…
KOMF presents the Report Card at the advocacy meeting: Sustainability of Social Services for Families and Children in Need
Organized by the Organization for Children without Parental Care (OFAP) and supported by UNMIK (United Nations Mission in…
KOMF supports capacity building for professionals based on the New Curriculum Program for Children of the Academy of Justice
Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF has supported the Academy of Justice in developing its new…
KOMF: “Superman Challenge” may cause health consequences for students
The Coalition of NGOs for the Protection of Children – KOMF, which represents 35 non-governmental organizations, expresses deep…
KOMF addresses urgent child protection issues at the Interministerial Committee meeting on Children’s Rights
On the Day of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, KOMF, which represents 35 non-governmental…
KOMF and Terre des Hommes undertake mobilizing actions for the implementation of the Law on Child Protection
KOMF and Terre des Hommes held two discussion roundtables on the implementation of the Law on Child Protection….
KOMF: We must not allow any movement aimed at removing sexual education from our schools
Sexual education is a fundamental aspect of the development and well-being of children and young people, directly impacting…
KOMF supports the Kosovo Police in Drafting the Standard Operating Procedure for Issuing the Diversity Measure “Police Warning”
KOMF is supporting the working group established by the Kosovo Police in drafting the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)…
KOMF: Sports federations and clubs must have special regulations and procedures for child protection
KOMF, representing 35 non-governmental organizations, expresses deep concern over the footage released showing the abuse of a minor…
KOMF hosts meeting with representatives of the Ombudsperson Institutions of Albania and Kosovo
KOMF hosted representatives from the Child Rights Protection Section of the Ombudsperson Institution in Albania and representatives from…
KOMF submits comments on the Draft Law on Health to the Ministry of Health
The Thematic Group for Child Protection and Health reviewed the draft Law on Health, which was in the…
KOMF: Cases of sexual violence against children demand immediate action from the state and society!
The Coalition of NGOs for the Protection of Children – KOMF, representing 35 non-governmental organizations, has been deeply…
KOMF addresses key findings and recommendations from the “Report Card” to the municipalities of Kosovo
KOMF has presented the key findings and recommendations from the Monitoring Report “Report Card” to municipalities across Kosovo….
KOMF presents the “Report Card 2023” in the Capital City of Prishtina
The Coalition of NGOs for the Protection of Children – KOMF organized a roundtable in Prishtina, the capital…
KOMF publishes Report Card – Kosovo received a score of 2.43 in childcare
Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF, has published the second edition of the Monitoring…
KOMF requests from the Minister of Health the regulation of the status of non-governmental organizations in providing health services for children
Coalition of NGOs Child Protection – KOMF, which represents 34 non-governmental organizations, has addressed to the Minister of…
Education in free fall!
Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF, held a media conference dedicated to education in Kosovo titled,…
The new curriculum for children is expected to strengthen the justice system
KOMF is supporting the drafting process of the Curriculum for Children for the justice system for children within…
KOMF meets with the Academy of Law regarding the curriculum for children
KOMF is supporting the drafting of the training Curriculum for children for the justice system for children within…
Training of Trainers on the topic “Advocacy and Communication”
The Coalition of NGOs for the Protection of Children – KOMF, held the Training of Trainers for member…
KOMF welcomes the Government’s efforts to advance child allowances
KOMF welcomes the Government’s decision to increase child allowances, which has been documented in many countries around the…
KOMF expresses concern about the serious situation of children who are begging or working in the streets
The Coalition of NGOs for the Protection of Children – KOMF, expresses concern about the serious situation of…
Training of Trainers on the topic “Fundraising and Voluntarism”
KOMF has held the Training of Trainers with member organizations, for the third module “Fundraising and Voluntarism”, designed…
KOMF and KPM sign the Joint Declaration regarding the protection of children in the media
Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF and the Independent Media Commission – KPM signed the Joint…
KOMF presents the Report Card for Kosovo in the annual meeting of the Coalition for Child Protection in Bulgaria
Representatives from KOMF participated in the three-day annual meeting of the Coalition for the Protection of Children in…
Training of Trainers on the topic “Good Governance in Organizations”
KOMF has started the implementation of the “Capacity Building Program of KOMF and its member organizations”. In this…
KOMF: Spread of the dangerous game for children on TikTok, call for increased attention!
The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF, which represents 34 non-governmental organizations, has followed with great…
Thematic Group on Education and Youth defines main issues to be addressed in the field of education and youth
KOMF held the meeting of the Thematic Group for Education and Youth at the premises of the member…
The services for children are closing! An alarm for action for the Municipalities, the Government, and the Assembly!
KOMF, together with parents of children beneficiaries of social services, and service providers held the awareness raising action,…
KOMF established the Thematic Group on Early Childhood Development
KOMF established the Thematic Group on Early Childhood Development, which will aim to advocate, monitor and raise awareness…
KOMF held the meeting of the Thematic Group for Child Protection and Health
KOMF held the meeting of the Thematic Group for Child Protection and Health, in the premises of the…
KOMF appreciates the beginning of the pilot process for the reform of the social assistance scheme
KOMF appreciates the beginning of the pilot process for the reform of the social assistance scheme by the…
International Day of Families is celebrated with foster families
KOMF marked the International Day of Families in the family environment of the foster family Aziz and Alie…
General Assembly Meeting
KOMF held the General Assembly meeting. In this meeting, the members approved the narrative and financial report for…
KOMF calls on the Government to establish a Temporary Measure for the operationalization of social services
Through a request addressed to Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Minister of Finance Hekuran Murati, KOMF has requested…
KOMF accepts appreciation from the Autism organization
KOMF had the pleasure to accept the gratitude for the cooperation, efforts and joint work for the support…
KOMF meets with the Ministry of Justice
The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF, met with the Political Advisor of the…
Call for expert
TERMS OF REFERENCES Function: Local expert to conduct an analysis of the current curricular program of the Academy…
The quality of education and the protection of children in schools need to be addressed urgently
In total, there are 327,676 pupils in the pre-university education (169,143 boys and 158,533 girls). The primary and…
Juvenile Justice
CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW UNDER THE AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY During 2022, Centers for Social Work…
Earlychildhood development
Kosovo continues to remain the country with the lowest inclusion of children in preschool education, compared to countries…
Integration and inclusion of children with disabilities remains a challenge for Kosovo
Children with disabilities in Kosovo face numerous challenges regarding inclusion in education, access in health and social services,…
Lack of services for children victims of drug abuse
Kosovo faces numerous challenges in prevention and treatment of children victims of drug abuse. In the recent years,…
Infant mortality, immunization and breastfeeding
Infant Mortality Although decreased over the years, infant mortality in Kosovo, still remains the highest compared with the…
High level of violence against children
Violence and punishment of children in Kosovo remains a social norm which is accepted and applied from parents…
Opinion by George Bogdanov regarding the Report Card for Kosovo
External Opinion from George Bogdanov, Executive Director of the Bulgarian National Network for Children, regarding the first Kosovan…
Call for expert
TERMS OF REFERENCE CALL FOR EXPERTS Function: Engagement of two experts for the development of a “Program for…
Children without parental care
The Law on Child Protection defines the protection of children without parental care through fundamental forms of legal…
Unsustainable social services
Social services are provided by Centers for Social Work, other public providers and from around 50 non-governmental organizations…
Kosovo with high levels of children living in poverty
Kosovo has still a high rate of children living in poverty and a high level of social exclusion…
The State of Kosovo receives an average of 2.35 for child care
KOMF published the first Monitoring Report, the international instrument “Report Card” – What is the overall result of…
Reaction
KOMF: Call for investigation and immediate action! The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF, which represents…
KOMF holds the workshop for assessing the needs of KOMF
The Coalition of NGOs for the Protection of Children – KOMF, has held a two-day workshop for the…
KOMF starts the implementation of the project for strengthening access to justice for girls and boys
KOMF started implementation of the project “Strengthening access to justice system for girls and boys, through delivery of…
Reaction
The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF, requests from the media to remove the footage published…
The Government of Kosovo approves the decision to subsidize shelters and non-governmental organizations that provide social services
The Government of the Republic of Kosovo has approved the decision to subsidize shelters and non-governmental organizations that…
Call for expert
Function: Engagement of an expert for needs assessment of KOMF KOMF announces this call to engage an external…
Open Letter to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, Labor and Transfers and the Minister of Justice – Social Services at Risk of Closure in January 2024!
Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF, representing 35 non-governmental organizations has addressed an open…
The main achievements of KOMF during the year 2023
The year 2023 was a successful year for KOMF, where it managed to have an impact on the…
Coordination Meeting with the Office of the Chief State Prosecutor, Unicef Kosovo Programme, and KOMF.
Today, a joint coordination meeting was held with the Office of the Chief State Prosecutor, Chief Prosecutors, and…
KOMF welcomes the approval of the new Law on Social and Family Services
The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo approved the Draft Law on Social and Family Services. As a…
The Draft Law on Social and Family Services has been approved
We are very pleased that the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo approved the Draft Law on Social…
KOMF held the annual awards ceremony 2023
KOMF held the annual awards ceremony for journalists in the field of child protection and annual acknowledgments “Children’s…
The roundtable on “Educate to Prevent” as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
KOMF, in collaboration with the Kosovo Education Center – KEC, UNICEF Kosovo Programme, the Association of Social Work…
The Parliamentary Commission for Health, Labor and Social Welfare, supported by KOMF, held the meeting for the amendment of the Draft Law on Social and Family Services
KOMF has supported the drafting process of this law and we are happy that this process is close…
KOMF launched the campaign “YOU’RE MY STRENGTH” dedicated to social workers
The purpose of the campaign is to promote the role and importance of the social worker and social…
KOMF and ZQM published the Implementation Program for the Child Protection Law
KOMF has supported the Good Governance Office in drafting this program, which includes four modules and will be…
KOMF initiates the development of a strengthening program.
One of KOMF’s objectives within its strategic planning is to strengthen the Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection…
Reaction
The Coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations for Child Protection – KOMF, which represents 35 non-governmental organizations, expresses concern about…
The Draft Law on Social and Family Services is approved
We are delighted to have learned during the meeting with the General Assembly members of KOMF that the…
What is the outcome of Kosovo’s efforts regarding children’s welfare for the year 2022? Report Card
What is the outcome of Kosovo’s efforts regarding children’s welfare for the year 2022? KOMF, along with its…
KOMF expresses concern about the interruption in the supply of rapid drug detection tests in the body
Until 2020, the Ministry of Health supplied rapid drug detection tests in the body, such as tests for…
Nine modules for social service providers supported by KOMF have been approved
June – July 2023, Pristina – KOMF has supported the Ministry of Justice in developing nine training modules…
Developments and future initiatives in the Thematic Group for Child Protection
The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF, held its next meeting of the Thematic Group for…
220 social service providers from both the public and non-governmental sectors attended the training on the module “Legislation of Social and Family Services”
220 social service providers from both the public and non-governmental sectors attended the training on the module “Legislation…
170 social service providers were trained in the module ‘Monitoring and Inspection of Social and Family Services
170 social service providers successfully completed the training module “Monitoring and Inspection of Social and Family Services” During…
The Thematic Group for Education held its latest meeting.
The Thematic Group for Education, within the framework of KOMF, held its next meeting at the premises of…
Visiting CONCORDIA Kosovo: A Glimpse into Child Support Services
KOMF visited the day care center of KOMF member organization CONCORDIA Kosovo in Prizren, which offers services for…
180 employees of social services were trained in the “Minimum Standards of Social Services for Child Protection (0-18)”
180 employees from various social service sectors participated in the training program on ‘Minimum Standards of Social Services…
Hareja Association becomes a member of KOMF!
By a General Assembly vote, the Hareja Association in Rahovec has become a member of KOMF. The aim…
Organization CONCORDIA Kosovo joins KOMF!
By a General Assembly vote, the Concordia organization in Prizren has become a member of KOMF. The aim…
The General Assembly Meeting of KOMF
The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF, held its General Assembly Meeting, which this…
The training on “Monitoring and Inspection of Social and Family Services” was held in Prizren
We are concluding the week with the training “Monitoring and Inspection of Social and Family Services” with service…
KOMF continues the training for the capacity building of social service providers for the ‘Minimum Standards of Social Services for Child Protection’ in Mitrovica
KOMF conducted training for capacity building of social service providers on “Minimum Standards of Social Services for Child…
KOMF develops the capacities of Social Service Providers in Gjakova: Training on Minimum Standards for Child Protection continues
KOMF continues the series of training sessions to enhance the capacities of social service providers in all regions…
The training on “Monitoring and Inspection of Social and Family Services” was held in Prishtina
On August 31st and September 1st, the training “Monitoring and Inspection of Social and Family Services” was conducted…
The training series “Minimum Standards of Social Services for Child Protection (0-18)” continues in Ferizaj
The two-day training on “Minimum Standards of Social Services for Child Protection (0-18)” conducted in Ferizja with service…
KOMF Enhances Social Services Capacities: The Training Series Begins
KOMF, over the past few months, has supported the Ministry of Justice in developing nine modules to enhance…
KOMF presents the Training Modules for Social Service Professionals
Throughout the last three days, KOMF conducted the Training Module Presentations for Social Service Professionals in front of…
The meeting of the Thematic Group for Education was held.
The Thematic Group for Education within the framework of KOMF reviewed and determined the indicators and questions for…
The Draft Law on Early Childhood Education was approved
We are delighted that the Draft Law on Early Childhood Education was approved in the Assembly of the…
Five years of action towards the well-being
We have the pleasure to share with you some moments from the national closing conference of the Project…
“Në dorën tane!” Strengthening social services for children and families in need.
The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF launched the awareness campaign “Në dorën tane”, dedicated to…
KOMF launched the awareness raising campaign “Në Dorën tane!”
“Në Dorën tane” is a call for action and responsibility for institutions, families, and society, developed and implemented…
On June 1st – International Children’s Day, the meeting of the Interministerial Committee for Children’s Rights is convened
On June 1st – International Children’s Day, the meeting of the Interministerial Committee for Children’s Rights was held….
KOMF visited the Daily Care Center PEMA in Ferizaj for the Empowerment of Children with Disabilities
KOMF visited the Daily Care Center PEMA in Ferizaj. This center has been providing specialized quality psycho-social services…
🟠Shoqata Down Syndrome Kosova bën një punë të jashtëzakonshme në rehabilitimin, habilitimin, integrimin dhe fuqizimin e fëmijëve, të rinjve dhe të rriturve me sindromën Down. Angazhimi dhe përkushtimi i këtij ekipi ka sjellë një ndikim të thellë dhe të pashoq në jetën e personave me sindromën Down dhe familjeve të tyre.![]()
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➖️Përmes punës së tyre të palodhur, ekipi ka krijuar mundësi për zhvillimin e aftësive të fëmijëve, të rinjve dhe të rriturve duke fuqizuar kështu individët që të jenë më të pavarur dhe të angazhuar në jetën e përditshme, shoqërore dhe profesionale.![]()
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Down Syndrome Kosova ka kontribuar në thyerjen e paragjykimeve dhe ka sfiduar stereotipet që lidhen me sindromën Down, duke krijuar një mjedis më të hapur dhe më të pranueshëm për fëmijët dhe personat me sindromën Down. ![]()
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🧡Ekipi i Down Syndrome Kosova është një shembull i shkëlqyer i angazhimit dhe përkushtimit për të ndihmuar në ndërtimin e një shoqërie të barabartë dhe mbështetëse për të gjithë qytetarët e Republikës së Kosovës.
📢Ndihmoni shërbimet terapeutike dhe psiko-sociale për fëmijët me Sindromën Down!![]()
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➖KOMF mbajti takimin e Grupit Tematik për Zhvillimin në Fëmijërinë e Hershme në ambientet e organizatës anëtare Voice of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians. ![]()
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➖Në këtë takim u diskutua për modalitetet e integrimit të shërbimeve në zhvillimin e fëmijërisë së hershme (shëndetësore, sociale dhe edukative), me qëllim të kontribuimit në procesin e hartimit të Udhëzimit Administrativ për koordinimin ndërsektorial, që buron nga Ligji për Edukimin në Fëmijërinë e Hershme. Dokumenti me modalitetet për integrimin e shërbimeve në fëmijërinë e hershme do të adresohet në MASHT.![]()
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Në takim u diskutua gjithashtu për veprimet avokuese të nevojshme për funksionalizimin e programit për ndërhyrje në fëmijërinë e hershme në kuadër të Qendrave të Mjekësisë Familjare, si dhe për nevojën për përgatitjen e kuadrove dhe profileve të nevojshme për këtë ndërhyrje.![]()
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📍Meqenëse takimi u mbajt në organizatën VORAE, anëtarët u njohën nga afër me programet dhe shërbimet e ofruara nga VORAE.