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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

The discussion focused on the challenges of social services in Kosovo and fundraising for NGO-s

Handikos Ferizaj, in collaboration with the Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF), convened the meeting on “Challenges of Social…

The meeting of the project partners for the 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 project was held

During the last week, the next meeting of the project partners for the 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 project – the Capacity…

The workshop to finalize the new Law on Social and Family Services was convened

A three-day workshop was conducted to finalize the new Law on Social and Family Services. The process is…

KOMF held the last roundtable on “Social Services Close to the Citizen”

KOMF, the Association of Social Welfare Centers in Kosovo, and the Ministry of Justice convened the closing roundtable…

KOMF continues with the presentation of the Analysis on the current situation of Centers for Social Work

KOMF, the Ministry of Justice, and the Association of Centers for Social Work in Kosovo held the roundtable…

The presentation of the Analysis for Social Work Centers continues in the municipality of Ferizaj

KOMF, the Ministry of Justice, and the Association of Social Work Centers in Kosovo held a roundtable to…

KOMF continues with the presentation of the Analysis for Social Work Centers

KOMF, the Ministry of Justice, and the Association of Social Work Centers in Kosovo held a roundtable for…

KOMF visited its member organization Nevo Koncepti

KOMF visited its member organization Nevo Koncepti in Prizren. Nevo Koncepti is an organization with extensive experience in…

KOMF conducted the round table on “Social Services Close to the Citizen”

The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF, in collaboration with the Association of Social Work Centers…

The meeting of the Committee for Health and Social Welfare was held

KOMF and the Organization for Children Without Parental Care – OFAP in cooperation with the Association of Municipalities…

KOMF, OFAP and SOS Villages marked the International Family Day

Foster Family Fatmire and Islam Musliu, SOS Mother Eli Hasani and representatives from KOMF, Organization for Children without…

KOMF visits the Kosova Down Syndrome Center in Mitrovica

KOMF visited the Kosova Down Syndrome Center in Mitrovica, which offers specialized services for children and adults with…

KOMF conducted the round table on “Social Services Close to the Citizen”

The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF, in cooperation with the Association of Centers for Social…

KOMF held the next meeting of the Thematic Group for Health

KOMF held the next meeting of the Thematic Group for Health at the premises of the member organization…

The Analysis of the Centers for Social Work is presented

The Ministry of Justice, in cooperation with KOMF, presented the current Situation of the Centres for Social Work,…

KOMF welcomed representatives from SIDA and KCSF in a joint meeting

KOMF welcomed in a joint meeting representatives from the Swedish International Cooperation Agency(Sida – Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete)…

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of KOMF was held

The Board of Directors of KOMF composed of Petrit Tahiri – Kosova Education Center – KEC, Sebahate Hajdini…

KOMF participates in the meeting of the National Forum for Friendly Schools “Rritemi bashkë”

KOMF at the meeting of the National Forum for Friendly Schools “Rritemi bashkë” within the Ministry of Education,…

KOMF continues to support the Ministry of Justice for the drafting of the Analysis on the current state of the Centers for Social Work

KOMF is further supporting the Ministry of Justice for the drafting of the Analysis on the current state…

KOMF welcomed the representative of SIDA Sweden Ylva Marianne Sahlstrand and Edona Krasniqi from KCSF at the meeting.

During this meeting, the situation of children in Kosovo was discussed, the developments and processes that are currently…

KOMF held the coordinating meeting with experts for the development of training programs for social and family service providers

KOMF held the coordinating meeting with experts for the development of training programs for social and family service…

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❗️KOMF shpreh shqetësimin dhe indinjatën për vendimin e marrë nga Institucioni Parashkollor në lagjen Bajram Curri në Prizren, vendim i cili mohon të drejtën e fëmijëve me aftësi të kufizuara për edukim, kujdes dhe zhvillim në këtë institucion. Mohimi i të drejtës së fëmijës me aftësi të kufizuara për edukim, kujdes dhe zhvillim në fëmijërinë e hershme përbën shkelje të Kushtetutës së Republikës së Kosovës, Ligjit për Edukim në Fëmijërinë e Hershme dhe Konventës Ndërkombëtarë për të Drejtat e Fëmijës. KOMF kërkon nga Komuna e Prizrenit të adresojë këtë rast me urgjencë. Ky vendim duhet të shfuqizohet menjëherë.Institucioni parashkollor dhe komuna duhet të marrin parasysh nevojat dhe të sigurojnë mbështetjen e nevojshme për të gjithë fëmijët pa dallim. ... See MoreSee Less
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📢 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐚 𝐞 𝐕𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐞̈𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 - Cili është rezultati i përgjithshëm i Kosovës për kujdesin ndaj fëmijëve?Jemi të lumtur të ndajmë me ju edicionin e dytë të “Kartës së Vlerësimit 2023”, ku Kosova ka marrë notën 𝟐.𝟒𝟑 në kujdesin e përgjithshëm ndaj fëmijëve (shkalla e notimit nga 1 deri në 5). 📘Ky raport, i zhvilluar nga një grup i gjerë bashkë-autorësh, ekspertë nga organizatat anëtare të KOMF dhe vlerësues të jashtëm, ofron një vlerësim gjithëpërfshirës të të drejtave të fëmijëve në mirëqenie sociale, mbrojtje të fëmijës, shëndet, zhvillim në fëmijërinë e hershme, arsim dhe drejtësi për të mitur. Lexoni raportin e plotë këtu 👉 tinyurl.com/576jk78x“Karta e Vlerësimit” është zhvilluar nga KOMF në kuadër të projektit rajonal "SMART Balkans – Shoqëria Civile për Vlera të Përbashkët në Ballkanin Perëndimor” të zbatuar nga Centar za promociju civilnog društva (CPCD) në bashkëpunim me Instituti për Demokraci dhe Ndërmjetësim (IDM), dhe Qendra për Kërkim dhe Politikëbërje (CRPM) dhe i mbështetur financiarisht nga Ministria e Punëve të Jashtme të Norvegjisë (NMFA). ... See MoreSee Less
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𝐊𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞̈𝐧 𝟐.𝟒𝟑 𝐧𝐞̈ 𝐤𝐮𝐣𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐣 𝐟𝐞̈𝐦𝐢𝐣𝐞̈𝐯𝐞 Koalicioni i OJQ–ve për Mbrojtjen e Fëmijëve në Kosovë – KOMF, ka publikuar edicionin e dytë të Raportit të Monitorimit🔎“Karta e Vlerësimit 2023” - Cili është rezultati i përgjithshëm i Kosovës për kujdesin ndaj fëmijëve?📘Raporti u publikua në Qeverinë e Republikës së Kosovës, me prezencën e Kryeministrit, Ministres së Drejtësisë, Ministres së Arsimit, Zëvendës Ministrit të Shëndetësisë, deputetëve të Kuvendit të Kosovës, Zyrës së Kryeministrit të Kosovës, zyrtarëve të ministrive përkatëse, institucioneve komunale, agjencive ndërkombëtare, organizatave jo qeveritare si dhe partnerëve të tjerë. Qëllimi kryesor i KOMF përmes këtij raporti është monitorimi i pavarur i shoqërisë civile mbi gjendjen e të drejtave të fëmijëve në fushën e mirëqenies sociale, mbrojtjes së fëmijës, shëndetit të fëmijës, zhvillimit në fëmijërinë e hershme, arsimit dhe drejtësisë për të mitur. Vlerësimi i secilës fushë bazohet në sistemin e notimit sikurse notimi i nxënësve në shkollat e Kosovës, nga nota një deri në notën pesë. Për të gjetura reale dhe gjithëpërfshirëse, ky raport u hartua nga një grup i gjerë bashkë-autorësh, ekspertë nga organizatat anëtare të KOMF dhe vlerësues të jashtëm, të cilët kanë vlerësuar fushat përmes argumenteve konkrete që mbështesin notën e dhënë. Klikoni këtu për të lexuar lajmin e plotë komfkosova.org/kosova-merr-noten-2-43-ne-kujdesin-ndaj-femijeve/Raporti “Karta e Vlerësimit” është zhvilluar nga KOMF, në kuadër të projektit rajonal “SMART Balkans – Shoqëria Civile për Vlera të Përbashkët në Ballkanin Perëndimor” të zbatuar nga Centar za promociju civilnog društva (CPCD) në bashkëpunim me Instituti për Demokraci dhe Ndërmjetësim (IDM), dhe Qendra për Kërkim dhe Politikëbërje (CRPM) dhe i mbështetur financiarisht nga Ministria e Punëve të Jashtme të Norvegjisë (NMFA)._ _ _𝐊𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝟐.𝟒𝟑 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞KOMF has published the second edition of the Monitoring Report 🔎 "Report Card 2023" - What is the overall result of Kosovo for child care?📘The report was published in the Government of the Republic of Kosovo, with the presence of the Prime Minister, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Education, the Deputy Minister of Health, deputies of the Assembly of Kosovo, the Office of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, officials of the relevant ministries, municipal institutions, international agencies, non-governmental organizations and other partners.The main goal of KOMF through this report is the independent monitoring of civil society on the state of children's rights in the field of social welfare, child protection, child health, early childhood development, education and juvenile justice. The evaluation of each field is based on the grading system, like the grading of students in Kosovo schools, from grade one to grade five. For real and comprehensive findings, this report was drawn up by a wide group of co-authors, experts from KOMF member organizations and external evaluators, who have evaluated the fields through concrete arguments that support the grade given.Click here to read more: komfkosova.org/kosova-merr-noten-2-43-ne.../Report Card was developed by KOMF, supported by the regional project “SMART Balkans – Civil Society for Shared Society in the Western Balkans” regional project implemented by the Centar za promociju civilnog društva (CPCD), Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM) and Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) and financially supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA). ... See MoreSee Less
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