BIRN Kosovo held a workshop for local groups on how to effectively monitor terrorism and violent extremism.
The workshop, in Prishtina on September 30, was attended by local NGOs and representatives of local civil society organisations (CSOs).
It began with participants from CSOs giving an overview of their work and interest in the field of preventing and countering violent extremism. There was a short presentation on the current situation regarding terrorism and extremism in Kosovo. This was followed by an explanation of the National Strategy for Preventing and Countering Terrorism, with a focus on developing monitoring and research projects on this topic.
During the workshop, Kreshnik Gashi, Managing Editor of Kallxo.com, an online platform which exposes corruption, discussed how the national strategy, which runs from 2023 to 2028, is being implemented at a local level.
Milot Sfishta, from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, provided an overview of how and where terrorism and extremism were impacting Kosovo, and how the government could collaborate with CSOs in addressing these issues.
The workshop was part of the Resilient Community Programme funded by the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF).
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focused on the development of monitoring and research projects in the fields of terrorism and extremism. A total of 12 participants took part in the one-day, focused workshop focused on the field of preventing and countering violent extremism, out of which 4 were women.
During the workshop, the attendees were engaged and expressed their opinions that such workshops are very important for them as they continue working in the civil society sector in the local level.