Completed Projects - Macedonia & Kosovo

Bridges for the New Balkans: Regional Media Project

Bridges for the New Balkans was a regional media project that began in 2000 and was successfully implemented in Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo and Serbia and Montenegro. Using media as a tool, the project enhanced trust among populations in the Balkans as a first step toward building regional cooperation. Read More...

Nashe Maalo

Nashe Maalo ("Our Neighborhood") was the first Macedonian children's television program created to promote intercultural understanding and to impart conflict resolution skills to children. Co-produced by Common Ground Productions and Sesame Workshop, the show follows a diverse cast of ethnic Macedonian, Albanian, Turkish and Roma children as they grapple with issues such as prejudice, stereotypes, friendship and love. Five seasons were produced and broadcast on multiple television stations in Macedonia from 1998 to 2003. Read More...

Documenting Conflict Resolution in Kosovo

Seven young filmmakers, two Kosovar Albanians, two Macedonians, one Macedonian Albanian, one Roma (Gypsy), and one Serb, completed six separate documentaries, depicting the experience of the war in Kosovo from their individual ethnic and cultural perspectives. This project exposed members of Kosovo society to alternative viewpoints, inspired the process of constructive community dialogue, and provided new models of conflict resolution. The dialogue that these films generated proved to be an extremely effective tool for promoting discussions about the tragedy in Kosovo. The project was completed in 2000.

The Balkans Forum

As a tool designed to help kids identify what conflict is, how conflicts grow, and how conflicts can be resolved, the Conflict Resolution Games Project operated in nearly 100 schools and involved a yearlong curriculum of games. The goal was that Macedonia would have resources and a strategy to implement an effective conflict resolution program in their educational system.