EU4Innovation Programme, in collaborating with Germin to implement the “Diaspora for Entrepreneurship l Education” project. GERMIN, is a non-governmental organization that for a decade now, uses technology and virtual as well as in-person channels to connect and engage Albanian Diaspora in advancing the development of their home countries, Albania and Kosovo.For more information regarding the Diaspora4Innovation Project, download the factsheet below.DIASPORA4INNOVATION-two-pager-1Download

GERMIN has conducted a report titled “Remittances in Kosovo: Big Amounts, Little Discussion.” You can see the key findings of this report in this infographic

Projekti “Invest in Prizren” u mbajt më 5, 6 dhe 7 korrik dhe u implementua nga GERMIN në mbështetje nga Komuna e Prizrenit. “Forumi për Bashkë-Investime dhe Rjetëzim”, kishte për qëllim hapjen e mundësive për bashkëpunim në mes të kompanive të diasporës dhe bizneseve në Kosovë. Më poshtë mund t’i shihni të vizualizuara përmes grafikeve të gjitha të dhënat bazuar nga hulumtimet në terren dhe intervistat me bizneset e Prizrenit.    

GERMIN in cooperation with the World Bank organized a series of events with the Albanian Diaspora worldwide and financial sector experts in Albania to discuss the challenges and opportunities related to remittances, as an important catalyst for economic development. As part of the Greenback 2.0 Diaspora Discussions, GERMIN hosted and hosted 6 meetings with members of the Albanian Diaspora from the United States of America, Germany, Italy, Greece, Switzerland and lastly on the International Day of Family Remittances with diaspora professionals from the finance sector from different countries. With the participation of over 200 members of the diaspora in ZOOM and 120 others through Facebook Livestream, the events brought together a large variety of members of the diaspora: individuals who work every day, professionals from the financial sectors, researchers, academics, businessmen, etc. Meetings were composed with national and diaspora stakeholders. The events took place from 18 December 2020 to 30 June 2021.

The project “Invest in Vushtrri ” was implemented by NGO GERMIN and supported by  the Municipality of Vushtrri. One of the main goals of this collaboration is attracting foreign/diaspora companies to invest in Vushtrri, as well as establishing a market linkage and new ways for local products to join potential foreign markets. Based on the field research, surveying / interviewing local businesses in the Municipality of Vushtrri, below is the data obtained visualized from the research presented in %, through graphs: 

In Kosovo, voting from abroad is allowed for all types of elections. Non-resident citizens can vote by mail in Local or Central Elections, once they have successfully registered to vote at the Central Election Commission (CEC). However, although there is a large number of citizens living abroad and the interest to vote from abroad has increased over the years, their participation in the Kosovo Elections continues to be a complex process, followed by recurring problems. This analysis aims to address the obstacles in the external voting process and provides a detailed overview of all electoral operations within it. This factsheet presents the main data and results from the out-of-country voting during the last elections for the Assembly of Kosovo, held on February 14, 2021