Within the project “Increase accountability of local government institutions in northern part of Kosovo” supported by the British embassy Pristina, project team from NGO Aktiv had an opportunity to introduce the project to the citizens from all four municipalities, as well as to get involved and to be a part of it. Besides media and promotional campaign our team had successfully accomplished all preparatory activities foreseen within a project. Stay tuned for more!

On the 25^th September, the Civic Energy Center in North Mitrovica played host to the presentation of NGO AKTIV’s 2018 Trend Analysis. This publication is the product of annual public opinion research that is conducted in the four northern municipalities of Northern Mitrovica, Zubin Potok, Leposavic and Zvecan. 800 respondents partook in this year’s survey. The results of the Trend Analysis were presented by NGO AKTIV’s Head of Policy Office, Caleb Waugh. Maja Ficovic, journalist with Radio Kosovska Mitrovica acted as a moderator for the discussion, and Nenad Radosavljevic, Director of TV Mir in Leposavic, provided critical reflections upon the findings as a panel guest. The presentation discussed some of the most important findings of this year’s trend analysis.

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In a new debate in Mitrovica Social Club, the director of the Kim radio - Isak Vorgucic, and the radio journalist from Gorazdevac - Darko Dimitrijevic, discussed the current political issues in Kosovo, with the emphasis on the idea of partition presented by the leaders from Pristina and Belgrade. In a one-hour conversation, they conveyed the opinions and attitudes of the Serbs south of the river Ibar on this issue and referred to other important topics and events that took place in the past period.

The NGO Aktiv began with the implementation of the project- Increase accountability of local government institutions in northern part of Kosovo- financed by the British Embassy in Pristina. The project activities will be implemented in all four northern municipalities: North Mitrovica, Zvecan, Zubin Potok and Leposavic. Informal citizen` groups (including the most vulnerable ones) will participate and give their own input and suggestions to the representatives of their local governments and enable higher level of transparency and accountability at the local level.

On the 25th of September 2018 from 10:00 in the Civic Energy Center (CEC), Aktiv will present the findings of its Trend Analysis (public opinion research) conducted in the four municipalities of northern Kosovo. In the coming days, Aktiv will be publishing key results and findings on Facebook and Twitter. Stay tuned for some key findings and be sure to attend the conference for more detailed information and analysis!

On 14th of September, the International Day of Democracy, representatives of the NGO Aktiv participted on the NGO Fair organized in Prishtina. Apart from presenting major Aktiv publications, representatives talked with citizens and political representatives about past and current projects.