Although their house is destroyed, the Bytyqi family is thankful to be back in Kosovo. This outlook seems to be common among the returning Kosovars. Their towns and villages lie in ruin with their infrastructures significantly damaged, yet the returnees are relieved to be back in their homeland. You can help deliver hope to Kosovo Hundreds of thousands of ethnic Albanians are returning to Kosovo after being forced from their homes last spring. For many, nothing is left but the skeletal remains of their homes and farms.
Water sources are polluted, agricultural equipment is destroyed, and stores are looted.
Returnees face a massive rebuilding task with very few resources. Additionally, thousands are suffering both physically and emotionally as a result of the trauma they have experienced. In response, World Vision's relief activities have included supplying these families with food, shelter, emergency supplies, health care, and psycho-social support. Physical and mental health care for the returning Kosovars is of primary concern. To meet these needs World Vision is stocking health facilities with necessary medicines and equipment, training health-care workers, and monitoring the nutritional status of children and families.