Support to Save the Children Support to Save the Children The overall objective for the project is - Enhancing social inclusion of children, especially those with disabilities, and parents/caregivers in Kosovo through improved social services and active involvement in child rights and biodiversity project. To reach the objective, Save the Children have outlined four outcomes that are presented below.

- Formal and non-formal social (which Sida considers should be mentioned as public services and Non-governmental organizations) and health services providers strengthen social inclusion for children and youth with disabilities by utilizing resources and practices from Save the Children's thematic approaches.

- Mothers of children in rural areas and youth with disabilities have increased skills, knowledge, and opportunities for decent employment. 

- Save the children in Kosovo collaborates with and supports children to engage with Ombudsperson Institution and Office for Good Governance in the development of the new national Strategy for Children's Rights and the Action Plan for the next period, 2024-26.

- Children and youth in Kosovo contribute to the protection and sustainability of biodiversity in the country. De främsta huvudsakliga målen: 

- Civilsamhällesorganisationer som leverar vård och offentliga vårdleverantörer ska stärka social inkludering för barn och ungdomar med funktionsvariationer genom att få tillgång till och använda sig av Rädda Barnens tematiska tillvägagångssätt och praxis. 

- Mödrar till barn med funktionsvariation på landsbygden och ungdomar med funktionsvariationer ska få ökade kunskaper om sina rättigheter samt färdigheter inom området. Ungdomarna ska även få möjligheter till en anständig och trygg anställning. 

- Rädda barnen ska stödja barn att engagera sig med Ombudsmannem och Office for Good Governance vad gäller utvecklingen av den nya strategin för barns rättigheter och handlingsplanen för perioden 2024-2026. 

- Barn och ungdomar i Kosovo bidrar till skyddet av biologisk mångfald i landet genom att lära sig om skyddsmekanismer och hållbarhet. De ska även få möjlighet att bättre ta vara på Kosovos nationalparker. During the activity period 1st of January 2024 until 31st of December 2027 the project will work with several goals.

The four main outcomes  

- Formal and non formal social and health services - which means  social service providers from the state or civil society organizations - strengthen social inclusion for children and youth with disabilities by utilizing resources and practices from Save the Children's international methods and thematic approaches.

- Mothers of children in rural areas and youth with disabilities have increased skills and knowledge within the field - such as the rights of services and possibilities for a better life. Youth will also have better possibilities for decent employment

- Save the children collaborates with and supports children to engage with the Ombudsman and Office for Good Governance in the development of the new Strategy for Children's Rights and the Action Plan for the next period, 2024-26.

- Children and youth in Kosovo contribute to the protection and sustainability of biodiversity in the country. They will also have better access to the national parks.

The main reasons for the decision to support the project

- Sida has identified that the need for increased social inclusion for children with disabilities and their families in Kosovo is vast. 

- The project correlates with Kosovo's National Development Strategy 2030, several of the Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030 and the Strategy for Sweden's Reform Cooperation with the Western Balkans 2021-2027. 

- The projects aim is to enhance Non Governmental Organizations capacity to enable them to provide qualitative service.  

- The organisation is a strong actor within the field of children's rights and advocacy and has good contact with other organizations, communities and the state. Their work and network is broad and connects to different societal levels. 

- Since 2022 they have reached a status of National Office, which implies that they have strengthened their organization.