Valdete Idrizi (born 27 June 1973)[1] is the executive director of the CiviKos platform (in 2017).[2] She was the executive director of the NGO Community-Building Mitrovica, which she founded, and which works for peace and builds community in the Mitrovica region in northern Kosovo.[3][4] For six years prior to 2008, Community-Building Mitrovica was the only organization in Mitrovica which encouraged reconciliation and rebuilding of relationships between ethnic Albanians and Serbs.[5] Idrizi herself is an ethnic Albanian from Kosovo in North Mitrovica who lost her home in 1999 when the Serbs invaded. [3][5] [4] In 2008 her home was still occupied by Serbs.[3] Community-Building Mitrovica has managed to arrange the return of some Serbs to their homes in Kosovo, for which Idrizi received death threats from Kosovar Albanian militants.[3]
Valdete Idrizi | |
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.jpg) Valdete Idrizi (left) with Secretary Condoleezza Rice, 2008 | |
| Born | 27 June 1973 |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Known for | Women's rights activism |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Kosovo |
| Awards | 2008 International Women of Courage Award 2009 Soroptimist International Peace Award |
Idrizi received a 2008 International Women of Courage Award and the 2009 Soroptimist International Peace Award.[5][6][4]
She was chosen as CiviKos Platform Executive Director in December 2011; CiviKos is an initiative of civil society organizations in Kosovo "aimed at creating an enabling environment for [the] cooperation of [the] formal civil society sector and the Government."[2]
References edit
- ^ oralhistorykosovo.org
- ^ a b [1], Civikos, Retrieved 11 February 2017
- ^ a b c d Kosovo's 'Woman of Courage' Bridges Ethnic Divide | WBUR & NPR
- ^ a b c "Valdete Idrizi | WISE Muslim Women". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ a b c International Women of Courage Award Ceremony: 2008
- ^ Valdete Idrizi wins Award - Community Building Mitrovica