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KOMF finalized Fundraising and Volunteering Strategy

The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF, in cooperation with SOS Children’s Villages Kosovo has held…

KOMF: The murder of a 14-year-old child, shocked and reng the alarm for everyone

Koalicioni i OJQ-ve për Mbrojtjen e Fëmijëve është i shokuar për rastin e vrasjes së fëmijës 14 vjeç….

KOMF held meeting with children and member organizations

Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF, based on strategic planning, among others throughout 2022, will also…

KOMF is deeply concerned about children in Ukraine

The Coalition of NGOs for the Protection of Children in Kosovo – KOMF as part of the international…

KOMF visited the member organization “Autizmi”

KOMF visited the member organization “Autism”, which is one of the main organizations that provides multi-disciplinary and professional…

KOMF part of the Advisory Committee for Early Childhood Education

The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF became part of the Advisory Committee for…

KOMF starts the monitoring process of social services for 2021

The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF has started implementing the monitoring of Social…

KOMF held meeting with Deputy Minister of Education

Representatives of KOMF, Hana Zylfiu-Haziri from Kosovo Education Center – KEC, Mevlude Murtezi from Childproof / CIPOF, Rema…

KOMF awards annual prizes in journalism and annual acknowledgements “Friend of Children”, with focus on children’s rights and protection

Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF awards the annual prizes on best media stories…

Proposals for the protection of children without parental care are approved within the Draft Civil Code

Proposed articles related to the advancement of child protection forms for children without parental care which are addressed…

Children give for children!

December 22, 2021 – The children of the preschool institution “Lulevera” in Pristina shared the joy of the…

KOMF held a Webinar on the importance of involving parents in early education

21 December 2021, Prishtina – KOMF in cooperation with the Faculty of Education within the University of Prishtina…

KOMF visited the member organization CRP/K

KOMF and organisation member Civil Rights Program – Kosovo (CRP/K) held a meeting to discuss on child protection…

KOMF publishes the Recommendation Policy on Children’s Health

KOMF has published the Recommendation Policy for the Protection on Children’s Health, through which it seeks to place…

KOMF held a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Health regarding children’s health

Donjeta Kelmendi and Bukureza Surdulli from KOMF and Vlorian Molliqaj from AMC met with Deputy Minister of Health,…

KOMF visited Kosova Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims

KOMF and member organization Kosova Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims – KRCT held a meeting to exchange information,…

KOMF visited Action for Mothers and Children

KOMF visited its member organization Action for Mothers and Children, where they discussed regarding the current programs and…

KOMF participates in the meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the Rights of the Child

Donjeta Kelmendi from the Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF participated in the meeting of the…

Children give for children!

Children of the preschool institution “Xixëllonjat” in Prishtina, within the project “Give and smile”, have prepared together with…

KOMF participated in the project team meeting “SUSWELL” in the Netherlands

KOMF representatives are participating in the project meeting “Building capacity through social innovation towards improving and sustaining health…

KOMF supports the meeting of CSW Association

The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection KOMF in cooperation with the Organization for Children without Parental Care…

KOMF conducted the workshop for drafting the Fundraising and Volunteering Strategy

KOMF in cooperation with SOS Children’s Villages Kosovo, conducted a two-day workshop on drafting a the Fundraising and…

KOMF announces the call for annual awards in journalism and “Friend of Children”

COMPETITION FOR JOURNALISTS Coalition of NGOs on Child Protection in Kosovo (KOMF), in partnership with Organizata për Fëmijët…

Four organizations join KOMF as new members

By the vote of KOMF General Assembly, four organizations working in the field of child protection have become…

KOMF signs Cooperation Agreement with OGG

29 October 2021 KOMF Executive Director, Donjeta Kelmendi and Director of the Office for Good Governance under the…

KOMF signs a Cooperation Agreement with the Ministry of Justice

28 October 2021 The Executive Director of the Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF, Donjeta Kelmendi…

Webinar “Peer mediation as an alternative for addressing violence in schools”

27 October 2021 KOMF and the Kosovo Education Center held a webinar on “Peer Mediation as an alternative…

Roundtable discussion “Media Education / Inappropriate Content for Children”

25 October 2021 KOMF participated in the panel discussion on “Media Education / Inappropriate Content for Children”, organized…

Letter to the Austrian Embassy in Skopje: Visa for a mother

26 October 2021 KOMF sent a letter to the Ambassador of the Austrian Embassy in Skopje, Georg Woutsas,…

KOMF visited the Labyrinth Center

22 October 2021 KOMF visited theLabyrinth Center, a member organization of the Coalition, which is the only organization…

KOMF vizited Play International Kosovo

KOMF visited the member organization Play International Kosovo, which through sports and sport activities as means of education…

KOMF conducted the meeting of the Steering Committee of the Project “Joint Action for Decentralization”.

KOMF has held the next meeting of the Steering Committee of the Project “Joint Action for Decentralization”. During…

KOMF helds the General Assembly meeting

KOMF has held the General Assembly meeting KOMF has held the regular meeting of the General Assembly. In…

KOMF held the regular meeting of Thematic Group for Health

KOMF held the regular meeting of Thematic Group for Health. During this meeting it was finalized the recommendation…

Information session on drafting the Fundraising and Volunteering Strategy is held

KOMF and SOS Children’s Villages Kosovo held an information session on “Identify the main needs and issues for…

KOMF contributes to legislative initiatives in early childhood development

The Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation is in the process of drafting the Law on Early…

KOMF has submitted to the MoH the draft Manual for the Prevention of Covid-19 in Social Services

The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF, has submitted to the Ministry of Health the draft…

KOMF held the webinar “Actions for protection of children on early childhood”

KOMF held a webinar “Actions for protection of children on early childhood”, where Remzije Krasniqi – Director of…

KOMF provides recommendations for improving the scheme for child benefit

The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF welcomes the decision of the Government to start implementing…

KOMF demands mobilization for the protection of children’s health in the school year

According to the announcement of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, MEST in cooperation with the Municipal…

GET VACCINATED, PROTECT CHILDREN!

Positive cases with Covid-19 are growing rapidly in last weeks and we are already facing a new wave…

KOMF continues the support for drafting the new Law on Social and Family Services

22 July 2021 KOMF in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, Labor and Transfers, has held the workshop…

KOMF: One year with the Child Protection Law; children demand reaction from deputies

16 July 2021 KOMF prepared a Press Release on occasion of the first year of entry into force…

KOMF adressed proposed articles Draft Civil Code

22 June 2021 KOMF with its members organizations SOS Fshatrat e Fëmijëve Kosovë, Organizata për Fëmijët pa Kujdes…

KOMF marks the International Day Against Child Labor

12 June 2021 On occasion of International Day Against Child Labor, through a Press Release, KOMF appealed for…

The workshop “Media reporting based in standards and best interest of the child” is held

11 June 2021 KOMF in partnership with Terre des hommes Kosovë, conducted the workshop “Media reporting based in…

KOMF supports the drafting of the new Law on Social and Family Services

9 June 2021 KOMF in cooperation with Ministry of Finance, Labor and Transfers held the workshop on the…

The Thematic Group on Health drafts requests to the Ministry of Health

4 June 2021 Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF held the regular meeting of the Thematic…

Thematic Group on Education coordinate advocacy actions in the field of education

3 June 2021 Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF, held the regular meeting of the Thematic…

KOMF visited the Center for Protection of Victims and Prevention of Trafficking – PVPT

1 June 2021 On the 1st of June, KOMF representatives visited the Center for Protection of Victims and…

KOMF vizited SOS Children’s Villages in Kosovo

1 June 2021 KOMF visited the member NGO, SOS Children’s Villages in Kosovo, which provides services for around…

KOMF visited the learning center of Balkan Sunflowers in Fushë Kosovë

1 June 2021 KOMF Board members attended the activity of the member NGO, Balkan Sunflowers Kosova, which has…

KOMF visited the foster family in Fushë Kosovë

1 June 2021 KOMF visited the foster family of Shahe and Fahri Sinani in Fushe Kosova which since…

KOMF visited HANDIKOS

1 June 2021 KOMF attended the activity organized by its member NGO, HANDIKOS, in frame of the campaign…

KOMF met the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani

1 June 2021 KOMF held a meeting with the President of the Republic of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, where…

KOMF met the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti

1 June 2021 KOMF held a meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti,…

KOMF adressed requests for the protection of children’s rights

1 June 2021 On occasion of the 1st of June – International Children’s Day, KOMF held a Press…

KOMF validates the Communication Strategy

26 May 2021 KOMF and SOS Fshatrat e Fëmijëve Kosovë, held the last workshop to validate the Communication…

KOMF held the webinar “Challenging behaviors in early childhood – prevention and intervention”

21 May 2021 KOMF conducted the webinar with topic “Challenging behaviors in early childhood – prevention and intervention”,…

KOMF reacts to the news of sexual harassment of a minor

16 May 2021 KOMF through a Press Release reacted with a huge concern regarding the news published on…

Thematic Group on Child Protection sets out advocacy actions regarding the Specific Grant for Social Services

28 April 2021 KOMF has held the regular meeting of the Thematic Group on Child Protection. In this…

KOMF publishes the Monitoring Report “Social Services in Pandemic Times”

23 April 2021 Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF held a national conference to…

KOMF and Zog & Zog with fundraising campaign for vulnerable children

16 April 2021 Zog&Zog and KOMF, signed an MoU to conduct a five month campaign to support vulnerable…

KOMF met the Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Inovation, Arbërie Nagavci

13 April 2021 KOMF representatives met the Minister of Education, Science and Innovation Arbërie Nagavci to discuss on…

KOMF met with the Minister of Justice, Albulena Haxhiu

12 April 2021 Donjeta Kelmendi and Ibadete Krasniqi from KOMF met with Minister of Justice, Albulena Haxhiu and…

World Down Syndrome Day

21 March 2021 Today is the World Down Syndrome Day. On this day, KOMF calls for raising public…

World Autism Awareness Day

2 April 2021 On occasion of 2nd of April – International Autism Awareness Day, KOMF through a Press…

KOMF held the workshop on the concept of Child Protection Homes

31 March 2021 The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF in cooperation with the Ministry of…

KOMF held the webinar “Young researchers – Learning through projects”

31 March 2021 The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF held a webinar on the topic…

KOMF held a mentoring meeting regarding the contracting of social services

24 March 2021 The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF has held a mentoring meeting regarding…

KOMF and OGG coordinate for the implementation of the Law on Child Protection

24 March 2021 The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo and the Office for Good Governance…

KOMF continues the support for drafting of the Law on Social and Family Services

11 March 2021 The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF in cooperation with the…

KOMF part of the working group for drafting Standard Action Procedures for Children involved in Labor

1 March 2021 The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF participated in the first workshop of…

KOMF held the workshop for drafting the Communication Strategy

16 February 2021 The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF in partnership with SOS Children’s Villages…

The regular meeting of the Project “Joint Action for Decentralization” was held

10 February 2021 The project team of “Joint Action for Decentralization” held a regular two-day meeting, where they…

KOMF held the webinar “Books for preschool education”

11 February 2021 KOMF held the webinar “Books for preschool education”, with the speaker Hana Zylfiu – Haziri…

KOMF: Keep children away from election activities

9 February 2021 KOMF appeals to political entities that are part of the electoral campaign for the national…

KOMF held the webinar “Media reporting for children”

5 February 2021 The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF has held a webinar on the…

Training on contracting of social services is held

29 January 2021 KOMF has held a three-day training on contracting social services by public authorities, contracting scheme…

KOMF adresses the candidates for prime minister with the request ” A Prime Minister for Children” THE CANDIDATES FOR PRIME MINISTER WITH THE REQUEST “A PRIME MINISTER FOR CHILDREN

28 January 2021 Given that the Republic of Kosovo will conduct Extraordinary Parliamentary Elections on February 14, KOMF…

KOMF condems media reporting on the case of the girl disappearing under 18 years old

28 January 2021 The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo has followed with concern the media…

KOMF welcomed the Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Switzerland in Kosovo

20 January 2021 The Deputy Chief of Mission, Pauline Menthonnex Gacaferri and Seraina Fürer, diplomatic staff from the…

KOMF awards annual prizes for journalism with focus on children’s rights and protection

29 December 2020 Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMFawards the annual prizes on best…

KOMF awards the annual acknowledgements “Friend of Children”, with focus on children’s rights and protection

22 December 2020 Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF awards the annual acknowledgements “Friend…

KOMF has held the General Assembly Meeting

9 December 2020 KOMF has held the virtual meeting of the General Assembly. During the meeting, members discussed:…

KOMF meets with Minister Reçica regarding the financing of social services

26 November 2020 Donjeta Kelmendi from KOMF and Valbona Çitaku from Shpresa dhe Shtepi per Femijet – SDSF…

KOMF starts with the series of webinars for early childhood development

23 November 2020 Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF, has launched a series of webinars aimed…

KOMF seeks the immediate approval of the Draft Law on Local Government Finances

23 November 2020 In order to solve the problem of financing social services for children and citizens in…

KOMF to the Prime Minister: Social services risk being closed in January 2021, children will be left without services

19 November 2020 KOMF, on the eve of the International Day of the Convention on Child Rights, addressed…

Proposals for the Draft Civil Code are presented toward Assembly

21 October 2020 Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF, UNICEF Office in Kosovo, SOS…

The campaign My municipality, my social right, has concluded

21 October 2020 Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF, has concluded a one-week awareness raising campaign…

KOMF and the Association of Centers for Social Work of Kosovo conduct a workshop on the Law on Social Services[

16 October 2020 Organization for Children without Parental Care – OFAP in cooperation with the Coalition of NGOs…

KOMF supports the working group with legal expert for drafting the Draft Law on Social Services

In addition to consultations and thematic workshops, KOMF is supporting the process of drafting the Law on Social…

KOMF conducts consultations on the organization and financing of social services in the Draft Law on Social Services

12 October 2020 Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF in cooperation with the Ministry…

KOMF offers proposals for expanding forms of protection in the Draft Law on Social Services

12 October 2020 Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF in cooperation with the Ministry…

National campaign “My municipality, my social right”

12 October 2020 Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF has launched the national campaign…

Child protection organizations have addressed proposals for the Draft Civil Code

21 October 2020 Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF, UNICEF Office in Kosovo, SOS…

KOMF held the first thematic workshop for drafting the Draft Law on Social and Family Services

7 October 2020 KOMF in cooperation with the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare held the first thematic…

KOMF to schools: Prioritize students’ mental health!

25 September 2020 KOMF through its member organizations has followed the education process during the first two weeks….

The meeting of the Thematic Group for Education of KOMF was held

10 September 2020 KOMF mbajti takimin e radhës të Grupit Tematik për Arsim. In this meeting it was…

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Klevis Vaqari nga KOMF ishte e ftuar në RTK për të folur për situatën e fëmijëve në Kosovë në kuadër të shënimit të ditës së Konventës Ndërkombëtare për të Drejtat e Fëmijës. Për më shumë ndiqni intervistën e plotë⬇️ ... See MoreSee Less
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Në Ditën e Konventës Ndërkombëtare për të Drejtat e Fëmijës, KOMF i cili përfaqëson 35 organizata jo qeveritare, adresoi çështjet emergjente për mbrojtjen e fëmijëve drejt Kryeministrit Albin Kurti, Ministres së Arsimit Arbërie Nagavci, Zëvëndës Ministres së Shëndetësisë Dafina Gexha dhe përfaqësuesve të tjerë në kuadër të Komitetit Ndërministror për të Drejtat e Fëmijëve. KOMF adresoi nevojën për rritje të buxhetit për funksionalizimin e shërbimeve sociale, gjithëpërfshirjen kuptimplote të fëmijëve me aftësi të kufizuara në sistemin arsimor, nevojën për rritje të burimeve njërëzore për shëndetin mendor të fëmijëve në institucionet publike shëndetësore, themelimin e shërbimeve të specializuara për mbrojtjen e fëmijëve viktima të abuzimit me substanca narkotike, fuqizimin e shërbimeve rehabilituese për të miturit në konflikt me ligjin, etj.____________On the Day of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, KOMF, which represents 35 non-governmental organizations, addressed emergency issues for the protection of children toward Prime Minister Albin Kurti, Minister of Education Arbërie Nagavci, Deputy Minister of Health Dafina Gexha and other representatives within of the Interministerial Committee for Child Rights. KOMF addressed the need to increase the budget for the functionalization of social services, inclusion of children with disabilities in the education system, the need to increase human resources for the mental health of children in public health institutions, the establishment of specialized services for the protection of children victims of drug abuse, strengthening rehabilitation services for minors in conflict with the law, etc. ... See MoreSee Less
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