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Welcome to Hope Fellowships

Hope Fellowship was established by the National Albanian American Council (NAAC) and is funded  by USAID to strengthen the role of women in policy and decision-making in the Balkans.  The program operates in Kosovo, empowering women leaders to create collaborative, sustainable, positive change in government, civil society, and business that strengthen the democratic process and promotes prosperity for all peoples in the country. NAAC’s aim is to contribute to the development of the Balkans by offering concrete support in the form of educational opportunities and tools to foster democratic participation.

GET OUT AND VOTE Campaign in Kosovo

Hope Fellowship Program in Kosovo with the financial support from the American people through United States Agency for International Development and the US Embassy in Prishtina launched “Get and Out and Vote” Campaign and conducted a Round Table with Women Representatives of the Political Parties. The event took place on Monday, November 29th, 2010 at Grand Hotel, from 12:00 to 14:00. The campaign will last until December 12th, 2010.

The main Goal of the NAAC Hope Fellowship’s GET OUT AND VOTE Campaign is to mobilize Kosovo’s citizenry by increasing voter information, voter dialogue, and promoting transparency in the election process. NAAC-HF will seek to increase the number of women voters by promoting women candidates and their platforms. In addition, NAAC-HF through this campaign will increase awareness on the importance of the voting as the most powerful instrument of citizen’s voice.

On Wednesday April 20, 2011, Hope Fellows presented at The United States Institute of Peace on Democracy and the Challenge of Change: What’s Ahead for the New Government of Kosovo?
The speakers were Ulpiana Lama, Professor, Pjeter Budi University; Arjeta Emra, Director British Council Kosovo and Jetmira Berdynaj, Director of the Department for Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

They talked about what is expected from EU-sponsored talks with Serbia. The impact of the inclusion of a Kosovo Serb party in the coalition government on relationship with Belgrade. EULEX’s role in Kosovo’s transition to sustainable peace and prosperity and so on.