The workshop addressed the current situation with terrorism and violent extremism in Kosovo, the National Strategy for Preventing and Countering Terrorism, and the principles of strategic communication including the role of members of the referral mechanism in addressing and working with PVE and R&R topics in Kosovo.
Eight participants, five of them women, attended the workshop to discuss the national strategy, action plan and strategic communication.
Lead trainer Kreshnik Gashi, Managing Editor of Kallxo.com, gave an overview of the current situation with PVE and R&R in Kosovo, giving a historical background that included the role of disinformation and propaganda among citizens, which later resulted in hundreds of Kosovo citizens joining foreign conflicts.
He continued by explaining the role of the national strategy and its strategic communication among officials, emphasising that officials who work on this topic must have sensitivity and confidentiality and find correct ways of defining and addressing a specific group.
The participants posed questions about the impact of ethnonationalism and right-wing ideologies and the concrete role of the referral mechanism as a chain of actions in which all the members of the team should be clear on their roles and contribute actively.
This workshop was part of the “Resilient Community Programme” founded by GCERF.