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Marking of Europe Day with a message of peace and unity

Europe Day is marked on the 5th of May by the Council of Europe, to recall the signature of the Treaty of London in 1949, which created the organisation and on the 9th of May by the European Union, to commemorate the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration. Europe Day is celebrated throughout the Western Balkans every year to honor peace and unity.

In the framework of the ROMACTED joint programme between the European Union (DG NEAR) and the Council of Europe on ‘Promoting good governance and Roma empowerment at local level’, the ROMACTED Contact Person in Ferizaj/Urosevac beneficiary municipality, and the official for European Integration process, Mr Elbasan Osmani, together with; chairwomen of the local council, chief of the mayors cabinet, religious leaders of islamic and  catholic beliefs, and community action group member, came together in the compound of the mosque, orthodox, and catholic church that symbolizes the city of Ferizaj/Urosevac, to jointly mark the diversity  on Europe Day with a joint message:

 ‘Let the unity and peace among us, celebrate our diversity and based on our shared European values, continue to guide Kosovo* in our European future’ 

 Happy Europe Day

Photo credits: Fitor Haziri

 

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

kosovo* 8 may 2020
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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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