18.12.2025. » 11:25

Seeds of Cooperation: Building Multiethnic Green Spaces in Mitrovica

The project “Seeds of Cooperation: Building Multiethnic Green Spaces in Mitrovica” is implemented by NGO ACDC with the aim of promoting environmental protection, youth empowerment, and interethnic cooperation in North Mitrovica. The project addresses shared environmental challenges—such as waste mismanagement, lack of green public spaces, and low awareness of sustainable practices—by using them as a platform for dialogue, cooperation, and collective action among young people from different ethnic communities.

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By engaging youth aged 14–29 from both majority and non-majority communities, the project combines environmental education with hands-on activities, including the creation of two multiethnic urban gardens, community clean-up actions, and an anti-littering campaign. Through workshops, advocacy meetings, and creative outreach tools such as a short documentary film and social media campaign, young women and men are empowered to become active agents of change in their community.

Project Activities

  • A1: Advocacy meetings with municipal authorities on environmental protection
  • A2: Educational workshops for youth on environmental protection, waste management, and circular economy
  • A3: Establishment of two multiethnic urban gardens, community clean-up actions and anti-littering campaign
  • A4: PR and social media campaign highlighting youth environmental leadership
  • A5: Production and screening of a short documentary film
  • A6: Final public event showcasing results and youth contributions

Expected Results

  • Increased knowledge and awareness of environmental protection and circular economy among youth
  • Two functional multiethnic urban gardens established and maintained
  • Improved green skills and leadership capacities of young women and men
  • Strengthened interethnic cooperation through joint environmental action
  • Increased community awareness and engagement on environmental and climate issues

This project is supported through the “Financial Support to Local CSOs’ Small-Scale Climate-Smart Economic Initiatives” under the “Green Horizons – Youth and Community Led Green Transition Initiative in Western Kosovo”, implemented by CARE Deutschland e.V. Office in Kosovo, and co-funded by the European Union.