On September 18th 2017, EMPOWER Private Sector in partnership with Sida- Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete signed a grant to support Konditoria to purchase new equipment. Konditoria produces over a hundred varieties of cakes and sweets which are sold at many...

On September 15th 2017, EMPOWER Private Sector in partnership with Sida- Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete signed two grants with the Association of Wood Processors of Kosovo to support the participation of wood processing companies at two international fairs-...

On September 2nd to 4th 2017, USAID EMPOWER Private Sector representatives and experts took part in the Traditional Meeting of the Albanian Diaspora Business Network Board in Switzerland to discuss the draft strategy for the ADBN network. The 5-year strategy aims to continue...

September 19 – 21, 2017 Palace of Youth and Sports, Prishtina The Green Festival will kick-off on the 19 th of September and run until 21 st of September at the Palace of Youth and Sports in Prishtina. This is the second edition of the Green Festival, offering a networking...

On August 30th 2017, EMPOWER Private Sector in partnership with Sida- Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete signed a grant with the Kosovo Manufacturing Club to support the Made in Kosovo campaign for the second year running. The campaign aims to increase awareness...

On August 7th 2017, US Ambassador Greg Delawie stopped by the Tourist Information stand at this year’s Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival. Local tour operators and volunteers had the chance to show the Ambassador the different adventure tours on offer....

On August 9th 2017, USAID Mission Director James Hope visited Peppermint International in Leposavic. The company produces essential oils through distillation/extraction processes from a wide variety of wild-growing medicinal and aromatic plants. During the visit, the owner Stojan...

On August 7th 2017, US Ambassador Greg Delawie joined by Mission Director James Hope visited KOSHI Group, the only producer of fiber carbon automotive body components in Kosovo and the region. The owner Shkamb Koshi during the visit explained the process of making carbon fiber...

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...