Application Guidelines for New Grant Scheme to support Social Enterprises drafted

Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare has established a working group to design the application guidelines for a new European Union Office in Kosovo grant scheme that will support Social Enterprises in Kosovo. The project team of the “Support to Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare for Efficient and Effective Implementation of Active Labour Market Measures”, within its mandate, will support and provide expertise to this Working Group.
On 8th of May 2019, the project team organized the first workshop for representatives from the institutions of the working group, namely members of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Ministry of Public Administration and Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.
The workshop was designed as a mixture of training for the participants on the main elements of guidelines for applicants, eligibility criteria and PRAG rules. The workshop also provided a great opportunity for all stakeholders to analyze the current contextual situation of social enterprises in Kosovo, including best practice case studies, problems encountered in establishing and running social enterprises in Kosovo and the lessons learned to date.
The workshop continued with the finalization of the Application Guidelines on 10-11 June 2019 and the Application Guidelines will be submitted to the EU Office in Kosovo for approval.
The workshop was led by the Project Senior Non-Key Experts, Mr. Robert Babic and Mrs. Dajana Berisha.