On July 25th 2017, US Ambassador Delawie and USAID Mission Director Hope visited the Jaha Solar Factory. Jaha Solar is the first factory in Kosovo to produce and export solar products such as photovoltaic panels. Jaha Solar was founded in 2016 by Fadil Hoxha, as a subsidiary of...

On July 24th 2017, US Ambassador Greg Delawie and USAID Mission Director James Hope visited EMPOWER Private Sector beneficiary Binni. A leading furniture manufacturer in Kosovo, Binni produces quality kitchens, doors, windows, and a variety of other furniture. Co-owner Bedri...

On July 18 and 19, 2017, seven Kosovo company representatives from the apparel sector, were on a two-day study visit in Albania. The purpose of the visit was to share best practices between apparel companies and to gain first-hand knowledge on increasing the efficiency of their...

On June 28th, 2017, USAID Mission Director James Hope witnessed the signing of an MOU between EMPOWER Private Sector and DokuFest International Documentary and Short Film Festival. Through the MOU both parties will work together to promote Kosovo’s tourism to international...

On June 28th, 2017, USAID Mission Director James Hope visited KOSHI GROUP in Prizren to see the progress the company has made with EMPOWER Private Sector’s support.  KOSHI GROUP is a highly specialized producer of carbon fiber automotive body components. During the visit, the...

On June 28th, 2017, US Deputy Chief of Mission Colleen Hyland together with USAID Mission Director James Hope visited EMPOWER Private Sector beneficiary Solid Shoe Company, a family owned shoe-making business in Suhareka. In 2015, EMPOWER Private Sector in partnership with Sida...

On June 15th, 2017, US Ambassador Greg Delawie was joined by Deputy Chief of Mission at the Swedish Embassy Goran Paulson, USAID Mission Director James Hope, and President of the Kosovo Mountaineering and Alpinists Federation Arben Lila, to inaugurate the Kosovo segment of the...

Te Naseri furniture company has come a long way since its humble beginnings 35 years ago. Putting his carpentry skills into use, Naser Gashi started the small furniture workshop in his family home in 1982. Gashi made furniture products himself from scratch – from the lumber...

On May 15th, 2017, USAID Mission Director James Hope visited the Women in Online Work (WoW) training program in Gjilan where 85 young women are currently completing training to prepare them for online work. The program has had a great start with the women already gaining...

The International Girls in ICT Day was celebrated in Pristina on April 28th 2017. The Deputy Chief of Mission Colleen Hyland spoke at the annual event, organized to empower and encourage girls and young women in Kosovo to consider education and careers in the fields of...

On April 27th 2017, Empower Private Sector in partnership with Sida-Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete signed a grant with Iliria company. Iliria is a wood furniture business that began as a small family business in 1974.  To meet increasing demand for their...

On April 27th 2017, Empower Private Sector in partnership with Sida-Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete signed a grant with KIVO Kosovo, producer of bread bags, printed films and garbage bags mainly for export to the Dutch, Belgium and German markets as well as for...

On April 25th 2017, EMPOWER Private Sector in partnership with Sida-Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete signed a grant agreement with fashion designer Lia Stublla. The grant of €4,430 will enable the talented designer to purchase new machinery that will enable the...

On April 20th 2017, USAID Mission Director James Hope was joined by more than 30 representatives of successful businesses from Diaspora at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Albanian Diaspora Business Network. Both parties will work together on common...

On April 13th 2017, EMPOWER Private Sector in partnership with Sida – Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete demonstrated once again their support to young entrepreneurs of Kosovo, by signing a grant to support CE mark certification for Formon’s Kosovo-made 3D...

USAID EMPOWER Private Sector together with the Kosovo Mountaineering and Alpine Federation, from April 7th to 9th 2017, organized a two-and-a-half-day workshop for local tour operators delivered by Thierry Joubert from the Via Dinarica Alliance. The purpose of this workshop was...

On April 6th 2017, USAID Mission Director James Hope joined Rroni Fer owner, Labinot Kameri, to inaugurate the new electrical transformer substation that will allow Rroni Fer company to increase their production capacities, expand exports and double its workforce.  Rroni Fer,...

Godzi wood processing company from northern Kosovo, marked a major step on March 31st, 2017. With the help of EMPOWER Private Sector the company exported its first shipment of wood cutting boards to the German market. The important linkage with the German buyer was made ...