Balaj
A basketball court, renewed together
Children, young people and adults repainted the basketball court near the school, creating a more welcoming space for sport and shared activities.
Our community, in action.
Explore the people, places and ideas behind our work.
Together with village communities
Local ideas.
Shared action.
Through meetings with village councils and residents, we support communities to identify their priorities and act together. Young people, women, schools and local organisations help shape and carry out the initiatives.
2024–2026 · Resilient and Inclusive Communities
Talinoc
150 books. A new place to learn.
Cooperation between the school, village council and residents led to a mini-library with 150 books contributed by the school and community.
Mirash
Bringing a cultural space back to life
Young people, the village council and Rin’ON volunteers improved a room in the unused Cultural Centre with repairs and murals, laying the groundwork for future community activities.
More community-led initiatives
CërnillëFrom one person to wider participation
Participation grew from a first meeting with only the village council chair to a shared initiative involving 30 residents. The 2024 annual report records tree planting in the village park, with 31 trees and environmental awareness materials.
DubravëA cleaner shared environment
Residents identified pollution and missing waste bins as a priority. A community clean-up and new bins in public spaces brought 18 people together.
GremeA play space shaped by the community
Community members, kindergarten staff and local businesses contributed to a play area near the village kindergarten, following discussions about children’s and families’ needs.
PaldenicëTurning a shared concern into action
Village meetings led to the installation of waste bins in public spaces. Children, young people and adults contributed to the initiative.
SeqishtëEnvironmental action and awareness
The village council, young people and women worked together to install waste bins and organise environmental awareness activities with pupils.
MollopolcDiscovering the village waterfalls
Residents and the Vjosa mountaineering association organised a promotional walk to the Mollopolc waterfalls, connecting people with local nature, history and ideas for the area’s future.
Read the village stories
Nine village profiles with photographs and descriptions of the shared process. Albanian · PDF · 2 MB.
Source: Rin’ON village council initiative profiles, 2024–2026, within the GCERF-funded project led by ATRC with BIRN Kosovo and CBM. This collection covers a different period from the 2025 annual figures above.
Stories of participation
From an idea
to something shared.
A closer look at what young people do with the space, trust and support they receive.
Art for a Cause
In October 2024, Rin’ON volunteers spent three days creating paintings, then organised an exhibition and sale in the main square. They donated the money raised to Have Hope Kosova, turning creativity into practical solidarity.
Annual Report 2024 · p. 11
Learning across communities
Bridge 2 brought together 60 young people in four groups in central Ferizaj and Dubravë during its two-year programme, which concluded in June 2024. Learning combined English, career readiness and technical skills with field visits, job-shadowing and intercultural experiences. Rin’ON worked as a local partner with RIT Kosovo A.U.K.
Annual Report 2024 · p. 16Movie Nights / 2024–2026
A film starts
the conversation.
We bring people together to watch, listen and reflect. Films open conversations about belonging, equality, empathy, mental health and community responsibility.
2024
Selected screenings: Përtej Territ · Gjithçka Fillon Nga Ti · Forgive Me · Shok · Si në vaj · Alike & Kitbull
2025
Selected screenings: Teatri Ilegal · Farmer’s Blues · Workers’ Wings · Kolona · Memory · HER
25.09.2026 · Ferizaj
Validation: the value of a kind word
At the Youth Centre, 13 participants watched Validation and discussed appreciation, kindness and positivity. Rin’ON volunteer Besarta Hasani facilitated the conversation, putting volunteer leadership into practice.
Shown here: the event poster. Activity summary based on the report of 25 September 2026.