[KWN-Voices] Volume 1, Issue 2 - English

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KWN VOICES: Your link to the Women of Kosova
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Volume 1, Issue 2 - January 3, 2001
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IN THIS ISSUE:

* Editorial: In memory of Shehide Rashica

* Network News

- Certified Results of Election 2001
- Women and the Kosovar Economy by Vjollca Krasniqi
- Campaign Against Violence Against Women and Girls

* Member Profile: Femrat ne Veprim in Podujeva

* Chronology of Key Events for the Women's Movement in Kosova
(corrected version)

* About KWN Voices

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FROM THE EDITORIAL DESK:

>>>In memory of Shehide Rashica, woman activist from Vushtrri who died
recently at the age of 43.<<<

While it is snowing outside in Prishtina, with the lights of the
candles and the battery power of the laptop, the second edition of the
KWN Voices is being written.

Since after the war until now there are restrictions on electricity,
sometimes 4 hours with and 2 hours without electricity. Most of the
time during especially during the winter it is the opposite: 4 hours
without and 2 hours with electricity.

In this Chrismas Eve, while writing this Editorial my prayers are with
those families who have no heating in this cold winter, with the
people of Afganistan and Palestine, with the people who lost their
loved ones in the September 11th tragedy in the US, with the women
victims of violence around the world, with the women who don't dare to
express their sexuality in their countries, with the women raped
during wars all over the world, with the widows, with the little girls
who are victims of child abuse.

My prayers are with the family of Shehide Rashica who died just couple
of days after we had the campaign against violence against women in
her municipality.

Shehide was so excited that evening after the campaign. She was full
of energy. But she had suffered stressful times during the war in
Kosova.

Instead of taking care of her needs, she was taking care of the needs
of the women in her municipality.

I pray that women activists around the world (including myself) start
thinking also about their own needs.

We all know that Christmas season is time for message of peace. And I
pray for peace in the world!

But I also pray that the world leaders don't speak about peace only on
Christmas but throughout the whole year.

Despite the difficulties, bad weather, no electricity, the ignorance
of the UN Mission in Kosova and  OSCE,  womens groups had their
busiest time during the months of November and December 2001.

They were involved in pre-election days, (election day was
November 17th 2001), in Women and Economy Conference (29 and 30th
November 2001) and in organizing Campaign Against Violence Against
Women in Kosova (November 24th until December 10th 2001). In this
newsletter you can read more about these activities.

We owe an apology to the women's groups from Kosova who were not
mentioned in the Chronology in the first issue of KWN Voices. The
corrected version of the  Chronology can be found below.

In peace, love and solidarity,
Igballe Rogova
Womens Network Coordinator
December 24th, 2001, Prishtina, Kosova

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NETWORK NEWS -

Women make up over 50% of the population of Kosova.  They come from
diverse ethnic backgrounds, from the cities, towns and villages, with
all levels of education and from different economic backgrounds.
These women have come together in the Kosova Women's Network (KWN) not
to share their problems but to share their strength and their work.

The Kosova Women's Network is engaged in six campaigns: Education,
Women in the Economy, Violence Against Women/Domestic Violence,
Coalition: NGOs and Politicians, Trafficking in Women and Refugee/IDP
Women.  While individual Network members may be working on other
issues these campaigns are the primary focus of the Network.

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CERTIFIED RESULTS OF ELECTION 2001

We will use the certified results that were given by OSCE and UNMIK to
show you more details and statistics about the parliamentary elections
held in Kosova November 17 2001

Thirty four (34) women won seats.  By law there had to be 30% women
candidates.  The names of the women who won and the party they
represent are listed below.

PDK- Flora Brovina, Drita Statovci, Teute Hadri , Nerxhivane Dauti ,
Sala Ahmetaj , Exhlale Salihu , Hatixhe Hoxha , Sabile Basha.

LDK- Nekibe Kelmendi , Edi Shukriu , Fetije Kepuska , Sanije Alaj ,
Edita Tahiri , Melihate Termkolli , Sofije Hargji , Nafije Berisha ,
Samije Zeqiraj , Remzije Nimani , Mevlyde Saraqi , Gjylshen Berisha ,
Besa Gaxheri , Zyhrie Maloku , Nurishahe Hulaj.

AAK - Zylfije Hundozi , Sebahate Grajçevci ,

VATAN - Zehra Elezi

KDTP - Nafiye Gash

KP - Smiljka Milisavljevic , Ljliljana Kenic , Rada Trajkovic ,
Stojanka Petkovic, Cveta Vujacic , Ivana Markovic , Vesna Jovanovic.

ELECTORATE

Total - 1,249,987
In Kosova - 1,102,536
Voted in-person - 105,159
Voted by-mail - 42,292

TURNOUT

Total - 803,796  - 64.30%
In Kosova - 715,669  - 64.91%
Voted in-person - 60,339  - 57.38%
Voted by-mail - 27,788  - 65.71%

VALID

Total - 788,303  - 98.07%
In Kosova - 702,045  - 98.10%
Voted in-person - 58,657  - 97.21%
Voted by-mail - 27,601  - 99.33%

BLANK

Total - 3,518  - 0.44%
In Kosova - 3,169  - 0.44%
Voted in-person - 302 - 0.50%
Voted by-mail - 47 - 0.17%

INVALID

Total - 11,975  - 1.49%
In Kosova - 10,455  - 1.46%
Voted in-person - 1,380   - 2.29%
Voted by-mail - 140 - 0.50%

CONDITIONAL BALLOTS

Total - 57,969  - 7.09%
Voted in-person - 50,897  - 6.99%
In Kosova - 7,072   - 11.51%

ACCEPTED

Total - 44,359  - 76.52%
In Kosova - 38,389  - 75.42%
Voted in-person - 5,970   - 84.42%

REJECTED

Total - 13,610  -    23.48%
In Kosova - 12,508  -  24.58%
Voted in-person - 1,102  - 15.58%

SEAT ALLOCATION

LDK - 47 seats
PDK - 26 seats
AAK - 8 seats
LPK - 1 seat
KP - 22 seats
PDASHK - 2 seats;
IRDK -2 seats
BSDAK - 1 seat
PD - 1 seat
PSHDK - 1 seat
VATAN - 4 seats
PREBK - 1 seat,
LKÇK - 1 seat
KDTP - 3 seats.

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WOMEN AND THE KOSOVAR ECONOMY

by Vjollca Krasniqi, Sociologist and Women's Rights Activist

The concept of economy, primarily the concept of Kosovar economy and
its development in Kosova is a worry and a concern of the women's
movement in Kosova.

This concern, otherwise, constitutes more than 50 percent of the
Kosova population - that of the women. In its newest, postwar history
of Kosova, economy and economic development were topics that raised no
debate and an opened dialogue between the international community in
Kosova and local structures.  There might have been some initiatives
of a dialogue on the Kosovar economy and its development, but there
was no transparent ways of discussing about it.

When it comes to the dialogue on the postwar problems of Kosova,
Kosovar women were ignored a lot of times. Women did not participate
in the forums and structures where the dialogue was led and conducted,
where the policy was designed and decisions have been made regarding
the future of our society.  As if Kosova and its problems constitute
an exclusive problem of the man. Someone might have thought that there
in Kosova there was no quality and aptitude that would enable Kosovar
women to debate, make a dialogue and make decisions on 'major issues
of Kosova'.

Therefore, the need to articulate problems, not only women are faced
with but the society in its entirety, and the need for a well
organized political activity by women in Kosova was expressed in the
initiative to organize the conference 'Women and Economy' held Novmber
29th and 30th  2001 in Prishtina.

In organizing this conference did participate women's local
organizations of Kosova, international; organizations operating in
Kosova, that support the empowerment of woman, and woman's rights
activists. It is this conference that initiated the debate and the
dialogue on the Kosovar economy including the woman as an equal
partner in economy.

Economy, as an abstract concept for a lot of people and not only for
the Kosovar women, was demystified and a great number of Kosovar and
international woman had the opportunity to freely express their
opinions and their vision regarding future economic development. They
took a step further and made it clear that they want to establish a
partnership and share their experience, their active and academic
potential to create better economic opportunities, including not only
Kosovar women, but society as a whole.

What was the objective of this women's forum on economy?

The first objective was the improvement of the economic status of the
women, the engagement that the policy makers in economy and donors
support and provide an equal approach and opportunities regarding the
economic resources for women and girls, thus offering conditions for
women to participate in consultations, designing and making decisions
on the politics of economy.

In other words, the idea was that women not be just a being passively
benefiting from the economy, but an active entity in building and
implementing the policies and economic projects.

To achieve these objectives it is necessary that another objective be
attained, consisting on providing a data-base and the exchange of data
regarding the actual economic status of the women in Kosova; the
impact of the present economic policies on the women; gaps in the
projects designed by donators when they support women and their
economic development; women's limits regarding their access to the
resources and economic opportunities; foreign investments and new
trends in economy.

As a third objective was the long-term commitment to change the
discrimination on gender basis whereas emphasizing the inclusion of
women from all the ethnic backgrounds of Kosova in the economic life
and the urgent need for the education of the girls in Kosova.

What the conference achieved?

This conference, first of all, highlighted the articulated political
opinion of the women in Kosova, the fact that they have a vision,
expertise and motivation to address topics pertaining to economy.
Second, they made it clear that this vision will be implemented in
line with their commitment to eliminate discriminating policies on
gender basis and third that they are ready to carry out the
partnership with local and international organizations and structures
that have such a mandate, objective and motivation regarding the
economic development of Kosova.

The conference also made clear recommendations for a political
engagement of women in the sphere of economy and that these
recommendations be a fundamental to a women's platform in Kosova
concerning their economic activity.

Recommendations include the following segments:

* drafting of a 'map' that will show who are the structures that make
decisions on the economy and economic development; who are the people
that decide on economy; what is the relationship between UNMIK
structures in Kosova and recently established Parliament and future
ministries;

* donors to call on Kosovar women who will have a counseling function
on the developmental projects; as greater promotion as possible of the
women as an entity in the economy; establishment of a network of women
businesses  in Kosova; formulation of a budget from a gender
perspective; lobbying for non-discriminating economic policies on
gender basis; reconsideration of the criteria for applying for the
women's business in Kosova;

* loan systems to be public and transparent;

* women to participate when loans are allocated;

* the future education ministry to have a separate budget that will
support the education of the girls;

* education curricula to promote the gender equality;

* to organize campaigns regarding the girl's necessity to get
educated, increasing the number of pupils in Secondary schools as well
as organization of the education  projects for women in order to
produce conditions for an easy economic participation in free market.

Two days work of this conference surely will not resolve problems in a
short period of time and will not resolve problems women face. There
remains a lot to be done in this respect. To carry out the strivings
of more than a half of the population in Kosova it is necessary,
first, that structures, like international ones (UNMIK, donors) and
local structures as well (Parliament of Kosova, women members of the
Parliament, women actively engaged in politics, future ministries), be
as much as possible opened towards women's initiatives in Kosova and
that the work they perform be done as much as possible from the
women's gender perspective. I can assure everybody that this is not
difficult to achieve.

Everybody must make a question: what is the women's opinion on this
issue or how this would influence women? If there, due to a lot of
reasons, would not be an answer, than address it to expert women and
woman activists on women's rights. Women will be ready to assume the
responsibility together with you.

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CAMPAIGN AGAINST VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS

Since June 2001, the KWN in their monthly meetings started planning
the Campaign Against Violence Against Women and Girls.

It was decided to be a media and cultural campaign with these goals:

* Increasing public acknowledgement of the problems of violence
against women in the community: of domestic violence, rape in war and
date rape, trafficking and prostitution.

* Increasing public debate particularly in the media of the problems
of violence against women.

* Increasing the level of responsibility and action from the community
to combat violence against women.

* Prevention of trafficking - through increased publicity of cases
within Kosova.

* Breaking the isolation for women in violent situations.

* Increasing the publicity about services already existing for victims
of violence: e.g counseling, day shelters.

* Message - it exists, it's a problem, the community is responsible to
do something about it. Breaking the silence. Changing attitudes.

* Setting violence against women in the context of other hate crimes.
Making clear the connections between violence against women, violence
against children, ethnic violence, violence against people based on
identity.

The campaign, launched in November 2001, utilized culture and arts as
activities including; two popular songs, a radio drama, a theatre
drama, two television spots, posters and press/information packs.

THE SONGS

The message of the songs is that women have rights and their bodies
are their own. One song is about freedom of expression based on the
text of an Eve Ensler monologue, 'My Short Skirt'.  It is sung by
famous singers from Kosova: Aida Baraku, Donika Gashi, Alma Bektashi
and Iliriana Loxha. The music was done by Armend Rexhepagiq.

The second song is a ballad directed to adults concerning domestic
violence, with the key message not to keep silent about violence they
are experiencing. The song is called 'I Am Hurt' (Jam e lenduar).  It
is sung by Iliriana Loxha. Aida Baraku wrote the text and the music
was done by Armend Rexhepagiq.

Both songs have become a hit and are played often on radio and TV. You
can hear girls singing them in the streets. See the text of the songs
below.

RADIO DRAMA AND THEATRE PLAY

The play is called 'Our Stories' which incorporates short pieces of
women telling particular life stories, acted by actresses of the
National Theatre, Prishtina - Safete Rogova, Drita Begolli, Xhejlane
Godanci, Adriana Matoshi, Kumrije Hoxha and Sheqerije Buqaj.

The play is designed to be thought provoking, and to motivate the
audience to work to combat violence against women. The pieces are
written not to be pathetic and tragic, but to give voice to how the
'victims' in each case overcame the prejudices of those around them,
found help from supportive people or institutions and became
'survivors'.

 The  pieces are as follows:

* A story of a rural woman who didn't have access of education but she
manages to send her daughter in school, despite all the difficulties,

* A story of a woman raped in the war who manages to overcome her
trauma by the help of her husband and a nurse in the hospital,

* A story of a girl experiencing sexual harassment by local
businessman and International organization and in the end she manages
to start her own business,

* A story of a girl trafficked inside Kosova and how she manages to
get out and help other women who went through the same experience,

* A story of a woman becoming a politician and all the struggles to
get there,

* A story of a young girl who is harassed daily in the street because
she wears a mini skirt.

THE CAMPAIGN

The first phase of the campaign began in Prizren on November 24, 2001
and continued to tour in other municipalities: Peja, Gjakova,
Podujeva, Mitrovica, Rahovec, Vushtrri and Prishtina.

Each evening, the team of organizers together with the singers and
actresses, traveled in bad snow conditions from place to place to play
the performance.

In every place we were, the municipality made it possible to use the
place for free, in this way they showed they supported the campaign.

Places were always full, thanks to good advertisement of the media. In
particular we would like to thank TV 21 for the full coverage of the
campaign, CMB production house for making possible the video clips of
the songs and TV advertisements of the campaign, TV Koha, TV RTK, TV
Hasi etc.

Everywhere we went, the campaign had a great impact on people's
attitudes and emotions.

After the last piece, the story of the young girl being harassed
because she wears a mini skirt, when the singers would come on the
stage, the audience would stand up and dance and sing together the now
very popular song 'My Short Skirt'.

During the performance some men would go out in the lobby to have a
cigarette but in fact they were crying because they were touched by
the stories. When talking to them, they would say, 'I never thought
how much women suffer under different violence and despite all the
difficulties they have the strength to survive.'

The strongest reactions came after the story of a woman being raped du
ring the war. Many people said, 'Instead of supporting the women raped
during the war, we condemned them. Big mistake! Big mistake!'

In the spring we plan to continue the campaign in other municipalities
in Kosova. We also plan to go to Macedonia and Albania.

This campaign was sponsored by USAID/KTI  and the Swedish Organization
KVINNA TILL KVINNA (Woman to Woman).

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The text of the songs:

My Short Skirt (Fundi im I shkurte)

Is not an invitation, provocation, for rape, for rape,
It does not ask to be torn, to be pulled down,
Does not allow, does not allow,
It does not show I am spoiled, stupid, indecisive, easily manipulated,
It gives stability to the head, heart and feet

(the chorus)
It is mine, has nothing to do with you
It is mine, like everything under it
It is mine, it's free breathing
It's the beginning. Joy and existence

It is the flag of the army of women
This skirt of mine, my short skirt
Friend of my most intimate territory in this road,
It is my courage, it is a turn, a freeing, my short skirt
I feel I am on this earth, I am alive, I see, this is me.

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I Am Hurt (Jam e lenduar)

I see my life in front of me, the dust storms worsen the weather,
And the bad weather-love, I hear strange voices and some horrible
refrains,
River fast over the boat of children, and I can not sail,
Unmerciful education, is there anything sacred for you,
My pain is my shadow, I can not feel my heart
You are used to no sacrifice, to have everything you want
To attack when not forgiven, to destroy whenever stopped

(the chorus)
I am hurt, I am exhausted, I am hurt but not diminished yet
In the middle of a desert I am building an oasis,
There are scars in my body and scars on my soul

No, I will not go crazy, I see a rainbow not just rain
Wake up girl be a woman, don't live your life as a slave of their
desire,
Don't, don't be afraid to have everything you want
Life is a good judge, time is a free witness,
I am not for war but not for being oppressed either,
I want a human, to be a human.

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PROFILE: Femrat ne Veprim

Each month we will profile a different member of the KWN.  In this way
we hope to show the depth and breadth of the women's groups working in
Kosova.  These profiles along with pictures and additional information
about their programs in both Albanian and English will be available in
the MEMBERS section of the KWN website once it is launched
(http://www.womensnetwork.org)

>>>'With the end of war and with the liberation of Kosova, we also
feel that Kosovar women should be fully liberated and active
participants in all activities regarding their daily lives..'<<< From
Women in Action Coordinator, Igballe Hakiqi

Femrat ne Veprim/Women in Action, founded in 1986, is a
non-governmental organization based in Podujeva, Kosova.  We work in
Podujeva and the surrounding villages.

At our center, in Podujeva, Femrat ne Veprim works with women from
their community and displaced women from rural areas.  The center
provides women with the opportunity to come and learn English, work on
computers, and acquire skills enabling economic independence.

Our vision is to strengthen the position of women in society.  Women
in Action  provides women with the opportunity to acquire skills in
computer training, sewing courses, psychosocial assistance, certified
driving instruction courses enabling women to gain their driver's
license, and job training programs helping  women to become
economically self-sufficient.

HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WORK

* Women in Action sponsored a project, in conjunction with UNDP, where
60 women won 400DM for their hand crafts;
* Health Education;
* Information sessions focusing on violence against women and domestic
violence, and the trafficking of women and girls, as well as
organizing community rallies regarding these issues;
* Workshops on women's rights;
* Psycho-social support to women and girls;
* Sewing workshops;
* Certified driving instruction courses;
* Certified courses in Cosmetology enabling women to become licensed
hairdressers and aiding in economic independence.

Contact information:

Femrat ne Veprim/ Women in Action
Igballe Hakiqi,Coordinator
+381 38 70-598

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(corrected version)

A CHRONOLOGY OF KEY EVENTS FOR THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT IN KOSOVA SINCE
1989

1989

The Serbian Regime led by Milosevic take away Kosova's autonomy,
removing Albanians from the parliament in Prishtina. 90% of the
population of Kosova (Albanians) are fired from their jobs including
in health care, education and media. Albanians protesting for equal
rights are met with violence from the police and military. The
Albanian community began over ten year's of passive non-violent
resistance to state oppression.

1990

Albanian Civil Society began organizing. The first Albanian NGOs are
founded among them the women's group MOTRAT QIRIAZI, the PARAPLEGIC
ASSOCIATION and the MOTHER THERESA HUMANITARIAN ASSOCIATION. Each year
there were more new NGOs beginning their work.

Womens activists formed ALBANIAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE.

Women's rights activists found the CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN
AND CHILDREN in Prishtina. This provides specialist advice, health
care, and documentation to women victims of human rights abuses

The organization WOMEN'S VETERANS OF EDUCATION AND YOUNG ARTISTS was
founded to support culture, education and young women artists. They
organized cultural evenings in cafeterias because Serbian Regime
closed down cultural Centres and forbid organizing any cultural
activities in Albanian.

Also was founded the MEDIA PROJECT who started trainings for young
women journalists. They started with trainings, continued with
publishing women's magazine, then Radio 21 on Internet.  At present
they run Radio and TV 21.

1995

International women activists and women's groups including women's
groups from Former Yugoslavia begin to give more support to women
organizing in Kosova.

In Viti region, Oxfam UK/I helps set up the rural women's group
LEGJENDA.

Albanian women from Kosova begin what becomes a long term involvement
in the Belgrade Women in Black Against Militarism annual meetings.

AUREOLA rural women's group is founded, working in Obiliq. ELENA,
group for women's rights, is founded, based in Prishtina.

Another rural group was formed in Gjilan region called LIRIA.

OCTOBER 1997

Serbian military begin clandestine preparations in Kosova for ethnic
cleansing of Albanians and war.

FEBRUARY 1998

The Serbian Army start military operations against Albanian civilians
in central Kosova. Tens of thousands flee the war to other parts of
Kosova. Massacres, murders and rapes begin. The sixteen month's of
violence cause the deaths of almost ten thousand civilians and
included the rapes of thousands of women.

Kosova NGOs, women's groups and human rights organizations immediately
organize helping displaced people with food, medical care, shelter,
and education.

In these days, women's NGOs begin regular monthly meetings to support
each other and share experiences.

The CENTER FOR THE REHABILITATION OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN is founded
specifically to work with displaced from Drenica.

SEPTEMBER 1998

Kosovar rural women's groups organize as a network comprising Aureola,
Elena, Legjenda, Liria, Motrat Qiriazi. As the 'RURAL WOMEN'S NETWORK'
they develop a common program in order to provide more support to
women and girls in the conflict areas of Kosova, and to increase
networking with feminist women's groups outside of Kosova.

Women with disabilities begin to self-organize by founding their group
'ZGJIMI (awakening)'

Women judges founded the organization NORMA working with law and women
's rights issues.

MARCH 1999

NATO begins its response to the human rights abuses being conducted by
the Serbian authorities in Kosova. Military targets in Kosova, Serbia
and Montenegro are bombed.

Paramilitaries acting together with military forces intensify their
attacks on civilians, deporting Albanians from their homes, and
murdering many others. More than half the Albanian population is
forced, in many cases on foot, into the mountains, and on terrible
journeys to safety in Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Bosnia
Hercegovina.

Kosovar women's groups, themselves refugees, begin to fundraise, and
to organize humanitarian and empowerment work in camps and communities
in these places.

JUNE 1999

The Kumanova agreement is signed by the Yugoslav state, signaling
their submission to NATO's authority, and the beginning of their
military withdrawal from Kosova. The agreement fails to include hand
over of political prisoners. As a result many women cannot be reunited
with their men folk, who remain in jails in Serbia, in many cases
until 2001. Political prisoners also include some women. Albanians
begin rapidly to return to their burnt homes and decimated villages.
They start to rebuild their lives. Serbs and Roma begin to leave
Kosova fearing reprisals.

OCTOBER 1999

Many new women's NGOs were organizing in their communities to help
post war situation.

Women's groups become increasingly disaffected at the way the
international community is failing to include them as equal partners,
but is marginalizing them. The groups struggle against the
neo-colonialism functioning under the auspices of the UNMIK and the
OSCE, which gives little respect for the years of self organizing by
the Albanian community.

JANUARY 2000

A few individuals within international institutions give support to
women in their self organizing. One of these initiatives results in
the formation of the KOSOVA WOMEN'S NETWORK (KWN), an umbrella
organization, which represents over 32 women's groups, most of them
founded in 1999. Its regular monthly meetings include women from these
groups and from international organizations.

JUNE 2000

KWN organizes the first regional Albanian women's conference. Its
topics include health, education, violence against women, trafficking
in women, legal rights.

JUNE 2001

At their request KWN supports minority women's groups to organize. KWN
expands to include women's groups from Turkish, Roma, Ashkali,
Egyptian and Serbian communities.

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2001

KWN organizes the second women's conference with the topic of 'Women
and the Economy'.

KWN organizes their second annual Kosova wide campaign against
domestic violence. The innovative campaign features pop songs, tv
spots, monologues, posters and other media/cultural activities.

The KWN launches an e-mail newsletter, KWN VOICES and a website
http://www.womensnetwork.org

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About the KWN Voices
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KWN Voices is published monthly by the Kosova Women's Network (KWN).
The KWN is made up of over 32 women's groups from throughout Kosova.
We hope that you find the information we disseminate of value and that
when we make a call for action we can count on your support.  Please
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Inquiries and submissions can be sent to info at womensnetwork.org.  Back
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This newsletter has been produced with generous support from
OSI-Budapest http://www.soros.org

Editorial Board:
Igo Rogova, Motrat Qiriazi
Ilirjana Loxha, KWN Information Officer
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