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Deadline was extended till Friday, June 24, 2022 (at 23:59 CET)
Deadline extended: Call for proposals: Support to local civil society organisations to combat hate speech

Within the framework of the joint European Union/Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022” and its action “Promotion of diversity and equality in Kosovo*”, the Council of Europe is launching a Call for Proposals with the aim to support local civil society organisations (CSOs) to combat hate speech.

This call aims at sensitising citizens / people on the dangers posed by hate speech, and support CSOs from Kosovo to develop counternarratives to it, based on human rights language. The activities of grantees will reinforce the messages developed as part of the local “Block the hatred. Share the love” campaign which is currently being implemented in Kosovo and in the Western Balkans Beneficiaries.

Project proposals shall aim to produce an added value to the European Union / Council of Europe work in combating discrimination and hate speech and diminish stigmatisation of vulnerable groups.

The extended deadline for the submission of applications is 24 June 2022 (at 23:59 CET). Applications should be sent to the following e-mail address: [email protected]

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

Pristina 20 June 2022
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Fifty practitioners to enhance skills in provision of occupational therapy

Following the adoption of the Guidelines for Occupational Therapy (OT), as well as the Training of Trainers (ToT) on OT that took place in January 2024, three 2-day cascade training sessions were organised in the course of February and March 2024.  Fifty professionals, mainly from the Prison Health Department, along with representatives from the Correctional Services, Institute for Forensic Psychiatry, and the Special Institute for Persons with Mental and Physical Disabilities, were trained on this important form of therapy.

To complement the theoretical aspects and provide the trainees with practical knowledge, some of the sessions were conducted in the Dubrava Prison, in a section which houses prisoners with both mental and somatic problems. This on-site training allowed the participants to observe and understand the application of OT principles in a real-life setting, thus enhancing their learning experience by connecting theory and practice.

These cascade training sessions allowed the participants to further improve their skills in applying the OT Guidelines and tools in prisons and other closed institutions, a concept which was thus far not utilised in a structured manner. Furthermore, training healthcare and correctional professionals together helps them further strengthen the inter-institutional cooperation in the treatment and rehabilitation of some of the most vulnerable members of the society.

Each of these sessions were facilitated by two trainers who had participated in the ToT in January and were supervised and mentored by a Council of Europe consultant who has been involved in the process since the very beginning, thus further strengthening institutional capacity to provide training.

The activity was conducted under the auspices of the Council of Europe project “Improvement of the treatment of persons deprived of liberty”.

 

 

*All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions, or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United National Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

Istog/ Istok 26 March 2024
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