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The Greening Private Enterprises in Kosovo (GPEK) Project Officially Launched

The launch event marked the beginning of a five-year project (2026-2031) that will support Kosovo's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in becoming more competitive, resource-efficient and sustainable while responding to the growing demands of export markets.
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This is what we achieved in 2025 thanks to your support.

2+ million people

 across Eastern Europe benefited from improved access to economic opportunities, public services, and recovery‑focused support through programs implemented 

59% women

represented the majority of people reached, reflecting a consistent focus on expanding economic opportunities, participation, and access to services for women across programs.

35% young people

benefited significantly from interventions focused on skills development, employment pathways, and opportunities that support their transition into the labor market.

28700+ newly supported organisations

from public and private sector, and civil society strengthened their capacity to deliver services, create jobs, and drive local development within their respective systems.

CHF 32+ million additional income

generated for individuals and businesses through economic activities, contributing to more resilient and sustainable local economies.

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Our topics

Good Governance

Amplifying all peoples’ voices and rights, fostering good governance, enhancing inclusive access to services, preventing and resolving conflicts and ensuring that people on the move, whether by choice or force, do so safely, in decent and dignified conditions.

Economic Perspectives

Access to education, vocational training, and income-generating opportunities is essential to lift communities out of poverty.

Green Transition

Promoting sustainable practices, advancing the circular economy, fostering innovation in clean energy and agriculture, and enabling communities and institutions to lead the green transition through resource efficiency, resilience, and climate action.

Humanitarian Response

In recent years there has been a global rise in disasters. Earthquakes, droughts, floods and cyclones turn years of development progress to dust overnight.

Our Global Topics

Explore our global thematic expertise on our global webpage https://www.helvetas.org/en/switzerland

Our work in the countries

In addition to the countries listed below, we implement the RECONOMY program for the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), spanning 11 countries of Eastern Europe. 

About Helvetas 

Helvetas is part of a network of independent development organizations. With head offices in Switzerland, Germany and the USA, Helvetas is working in 35 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. We bring about real change in the lives of over three million disadvantaged people every year. In Eastern Europe we implement development projects in the areas of good governance, economic perspectives, green transition and humanitarian response.

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