Deadline: ongoing
Open to: individuals interested in volunteering
The Ideas Partnership is NGO founded in 2009 by Elizabeth Gowing, Robert Wilton and Ardian Arifaj. They support the people of Kosovo as they protect their unique cultural heritage, nurture their environment, and educate a new generation of citizens. With no office and a small team of volunteers, the organization has next to no administrative costs. All funds go directly into the small but significant initiatives it priorities.
Activities
Working with partner organisations and local institutions, The Ideas Partnership is supporting the people of Kosovo as they protect their unique cultural heritage, nurture their environment, and educate a new generation of citizens.
A lot of activities depends on overy splendid volunteers – people from Kosovo, or people just passing through who’ve found an excuse to stay for a while. A lot of the ideas are theirs, and a lot of the hard work.
Successful ideas
- devising and marketing the Kosova Kards micro-finance project for handmade greetings cards decorated with filigree;
- campaigning against unnecessary plastic bags;
- donating books to Mitrovica library and Gjakova Teqe;
- saving an old Ottoman house in Prishtina;
- gathering resources for the Gjakova safe house for victims of domestic violence;
- promoting local mineral water;
- touring an exhibition of photographs celebrating Kosovo’s culture and environment;
Volunteering
The Ideas Partnership is currently recruiting volunteers for a programme teaching English to members of the Roma, Ashkali
and Egyptian (RAE) community in Fushė Kosovė /Kosovo Polje (FKP).
for more information contact: theideaspartnership@gmail.com
