Enhancing the employment of vulnerable groups

This EU IPA project was designed to improve the employability and social inclusion of disadvantaged and vulnerable groups in Kosovo—especially unemployed women and youth, people with disabilities, and social aid beneficiaries—by deploying efficient active labour market measures with measurable results. As part of a consortium with OSB Consulting GMBH, WYG’s team designed innovative, tailor-made measures targeting these groups based on best practices from the EU and the region. We also helped to build the capacity of Department of Labour and Employment (DLE) staff responsible for coordinating these measures through training and the transfer of best practices. Finally, our staff helped implement a grant scheme consisting of active labour market measures aimed at youth, women, Roma, and people with disabilities, in addition to training DLE staff in developing an implementation monitoring plan to ensure these measures meet their intended purpose.