Volunteers in Action

Working towards a mutual Education System in Kosovo
UN Volunteer Esma Vukovic is working for the ministry of education in the divided town of Mitrovica

Kosovo's Youth volunteering
The Kosovo Youth Network (KYN) has implemented a new Kosovo-wide youth volunteers program, funded by UNDP and UN Volunteers. The program shall raise the social awareness of young people and give them the opportunity to contribute to development and social life in Kosovo.

Danger Zone Mitrovica/e – Be aware of Lead
UN Volunteers Hana Klimesova, Title, and Elizabeth Morfaw, Health Risk Assessment Coordinator are working for the World Health Organization (WHO) on a survey about the impact of lead exposure on children’s health.

Community Information
UN Volunteer Tarik Jasarevic manages the Community Information Centers in the minority areas, ensuring a regular flow of information between UNMIK and minority communities

My house, your house – whose house?
UN Volunteers working for the Housing and Property Directorate (HPD) in Kosovo

UN Volunteer Marco Lembo represented Kosovo on the ICLEI World Congress in Athens
UN Volunteer Marco Lembo on the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) World Congress

UN Volunteers contributing to the Returns Process in Kosovo
About the work of Returns Officers in Kosovo

UN Volunteers assigned to maintain the Health of the Mission
No matter if it’s doctors, nurses or laboratory specialists, most of the international staff members in UNMIK Clinic are UN Volunteers.

Protecting and Integrating Minorities in Kosovo
The work of Local Community Officers or Assistant Local Community Officers in Kosovo means protecting the interest of minority groups in the municipalities.

Reaching out to the Missing
UN Volunteer Serguei Koutcherenko is an Outreach Officer with the Office on Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF), which is part of Kosovo’s Department of Justice.

Working for Kosovo’s Veterinary Services
UN Volunteer Philip Deng is Veterinary Officer. He is responsible for vaccination programs and other measures to prevent diseases in livestock that fall under the responsibility of the Government.

Weapons in Exchange for Development Projects
Since September 2002 the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been implementing an Illicit Small Arms Control (ISAC) Project in Kosovo. UN Volunteer Andrew House is Legal Policy Analyst for the project.

UNVs take care of Kosovo’s mentally handicapped Prisoners
UNVs Jane Muya from Kenya, psychiatric nurse, and Dr. Teofilo Britanico from the Philippines, Psychiatrist about their work in Lipjan/Lipljan Prison.

All 26 Municipal Civil Registration Officers in Kosovo are UNVs
Civil registration and the distribution of ID cards and UNMIK travel documents in Kosovo.

Being a UNHCR Field Officer in Kosovo
UNV Monica Ellena left her Junior Professional Contract to become a UNV working for UNHCR. She wanted to work directly with the people in need.

UNV Dr. Maciej Kaciuba helps to deliver 120 babies per month
Dr. Kaciuba is responsible for the maternity ward and the gynecology outpatients department of the health house in Glogovac/Gllagoc.

Kosovo’s Junior Football team wins second price at the Dana Cup International
UNV Football Coach Juan Pablo Covacich from Argentina about the first Kosovo Junior Football Team.

UNVs drive the Freedom of Movement Train in Kosovo
UNV Train Driver Donald Elliott about his 76 km long office.