Brief Description

Located 5-30 minutes (depending on traffic) outside of Prishtina, Fushe Kosova hosts the largest Learning Center within the BSF Learning Center Network. Serving approximately 300 children daily, the center is staffed by seven facilitators and thirty-five tutors.

The center is directed by Rrahmon Stollaku. The center is unique in that it has programs both in Albanian and Serbian languages. Fushe Kosova Learning Center provides early childhood, elementary and secondary educational programming as well as additional support for staff currently enrolled in secondary school and college.

Fushe Kosova also has a women’s literacy program enabling a group of committed women to learn to read and write. The Center opened in April 2008 for homework help and the language club, began the preschool in June 2008, and the Women’s Literacy program in April 2009.

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Office Address

Youth, Culture and Sports Hall #114 Luan Haradinaj Street Prishtine Kosovo 10 000 38 246 299 +381 38 246 299

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Contact Person

Rrahmon Stollaku

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E-mail

fklc@balkansunflowers.org

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Web

www.balkansunflowers.org

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Year of Establishment

April 2008

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Last Year's Achievements

Secondary school attendance rates have jumped from 7 to 54 in Fushë Kosova since 2008. 30 plus secondary school students work in the Center. In Fushë Kosova, 1/3 of secondary school students are young women. Dropout rates over the two years of Center operation decreased dramatically, from 120 in 2007-2008 to 14 in 2009-2010.

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Other

Since opening the (Learning Centers Network) in 2008, there have been many direct and indirect educational and social benefits which can be seen across the four communities where we work. Directly or indirectly the 6,400 Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians living in the 4 towns are positively affected. Children who attend the LCN are better prepared to enter school, pass from class to class, graduate and succeed academically.