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Kosovo Youngsters - 20 Years Since the War

Every Programmer is Needed
Kosovo Youngsters (1/12)
Every Programmer is Needed
Kosovo Youngsters (1/12)
Three quarters of Kosovans are under 35, a great advantage for an otherwise disadvantaged country. Hana Qerimi has founded a school that teaches children to be programmers, preparing them for the world of today and tomorrow.
4 min
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A Co-Existence of All Ethnic Groups
Kosovo Youngsters (2/12)
A Co-Existence of All Ethnic Groups
Kosovo Youngsters (2/12)
In Kosovo, Albanians and Serbs do not often mix. However, in the small town of Kamenica, co-existence is peaceful with both ethnic groups going to the same cafés and markets. This is the work of the town’s young mayor, Qendron Kastrati.
4 min
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Overcoming Language Barriers
Kosovo Youngsters (3/12)
Overcoming Language Barriers
Kosovo Youngsters (3/12)
Language is a major obstacle in overcoming cultural barriers in Kosovo. Most Albanians don’t speak Serbian and Serbs don’t speak Albanian. Bojan Stamenkovic speaks both languages fluently and he is breaking down barriers with his language classes.
4 min
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A Very Small Point in History
Kosovo Youngsters (4/12)
A Very Small Point in History
Kosovo Youngsters (4/12)
Kosovo is the only state in Europe without visa liberalisation meaning very few can leave the country. Perparim Kryeziu was one of the lucky few able to study outside of Kosovo with the Erasmus programme. He is determined to use his intellect and education to open up opportunities for young Kosovans
4 min
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Music Instead of Stress
Kosovo Youngsters (5/12)
Music Instead of Stress
Kosovo Youngsters (5/12)
Spring 1999 was the beginning of freedom for Albanian communities in Kosovo and a sad period for Serbian communities. In Pristina we meet Egzon Mustafa, a rock musician playing in a band which brings together the communities.
4 min
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I Wanna Get Out of this Place
Kosovo Youngsters (6/12)
I Wanna Get Out of this Place
Kosovo Youngsters (6/12)
Mitrovica is still a divided city with Serbians on the North side and Albanians on the south side with EU peacekeepers still present. Jelena Zafirovic is a musician whose band crosses the ethnic divide.
4 min
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A Lost Minority
Kosovo Youngsters (7/12)
A Lost Minority
Kosovo Youngsters (7/12)
28-year-old Marko Rakic runs an NGO in the Serbian area of Mitrovica. It helps young people to access training and supports social and cultural projects. He sees Serbians in Kosovo as second-class citizens, neglected by both Pristina and Belgrade.
4 min
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Room for Culture and Debate

Kosovo Youngsters (11/12)

4 min

Available until 11/05/2039

Politics and society

Nearly 100,000 Kosovans have left the country since 2014. Filmmaker Ilir Hasanaj went in the opposite direction. Having let Kosovo with his family in the 1990s for Switzerland, he has now come back to Pristina to help rebuild cultural life in the city.

Journalist

Jonas Dunkel

Photographer

André Raul Surace

Country

France

Year

2019

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