On #WorldMentalHealthDay, UNICEF Regional Health Adviser Dr. Gabriele Fontana delivered a keynote at the International Conference on Psychological Well-Being, in partnership w/academia. UNICEF & partners are mapping MHPSS services to strengthen systems for every child. 💙

Honored to host Federal Minister for Europe, Integration & Family 🇦🇹 @claudiaplakolm & showcase UNICEF education programmes for youth. Thanks to🇦🇹 support, young people have gained 21st century skills, opening opportunities 4social innovation, active participation & employability

In Plemetin, UNDCO @SteveOMalleyUN, KAS Dir. Avni Kastrati & @VeronikaVash joined #MICS team in the field. Today we witnessed that behind every data point there is a story of a child, a mother, a father and a family. MICS will guide policies that transform children’s lives! 💙

Learning Day with Arben Kllokoqi-ECRB Senior Energy Expert! We explored the role of children and adolescents in the energy & environment sectors, how they are impacted, how they can contribute, and how early engagement & awareness from a young age, matters! #foreverychild,🍀

📊 The MICS team is in its 3rd week collecting data on situation of the children and families in Kosovo. UNICEF & Kosovo Agency of Statistics shared updates on @TVDukagjini about the importance of this survey. Watch here ⬇️ 🔗 https://t.co/pi6ySP922Z

Media play an important role in informing citizens about the MICS & encouraging families to cooperate. Over 100 indicators on children, families & communities will be collected. Watch the interview with Servete Muriqi Gashi (KAS) & Teuta Halimi (UNICEF)👉 https://t.co/u9l2kfV9qh

Today, we were pleased to welcome the new UN Development Coordinator, Mr. Stephen O’Malley, to UNICEF Kosovo. We presented UNICEF’s work for children in Kosovo and discussed how to strengthen our partnership to advance child rights and accelerate progress towards the #SDGs.

📊MICS Team will knock on 8,800 doors across Kosovo to collect data on how children and families are really doing. See here, for more: https://t.co/supadpBl5Q

📊The unstoppable #MICS team is on the field from morning till late evening, visiting families across Kosovo to collect data that helps shape policies & investments #foreverychild. Thank you to all the families who are opening their doors, dedicating time &responding positively.

📊Fieldwork for the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) has started in Kosovo & will run for about 3 months, collecting data on 100+ indicators about families’ lives. Learn more in this interview with Executive Director of KAS & @halimi_teuta UNICEF. https://t.co/TJWY8fpbbJ

Today, we had an introductory meeting w/General Secretary, Mr. Muzbeg & Executive Director, Mr. Sunduri from the Turkish Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo, where we discussed potential areas of collaboration & the role pf the private sector in advancing the child rights agenda.

✨Celebrated the completion of a 1-month training for 72 enumerators who will conduct #MICS the largest household survey, gathering 100 indicators for children & families. Thanks to donors 4 supporting reliable data for better policies! Good luck as fieldwork starts Monday! 🚀

Today, UNICEF and @KOMF_Kosova, supported by 🇪🇺@EUKosovo launched an Assessment on protecting child victims & witnesses of violence in Kosovo. Laws exist but gaps in services & coordination persist. Every child deserves justice, dignity & protection.

As the MICS fieldwork training comes to a close, we were happy to learn from Prof. Kaltrina Kelmendi @instituti_P on the importance of ethics in data collection. A timely reminder that data quality starts with integrity. #MICS @UNICEFKosovo

During the 1-month MICS training, enumerators are also learning how to communicate w/children & families during the data collection in the field. This week, they practiced real-time testing w/kids on anthropometric measures (height & weight) to ensure accuracy, reliability & care

📊 Since early August, #MICS teams in Kosovo have been preparing for data collection. Under the leadership of the Kosovo Agency of Statistics & with UNICEF support, they tested tools in the field to ensure reliable data for children & families. Co-financed by🇨🇭 @SwissDevCoop

“The opportunity is there, the question is: “What do you want to create”?🤨 #foreverychild #unicef #creative #skills #youngpeople

These engaging sessions highlighted how MICS data is crucial for shaping evidence-based policies and investments to improve the lives of children and families across Kosovo. This important work is co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). 🇨🇭

📊Enumerators are getting ready! KAS & UNICEF continue 1-month fieldwork training for #MICS data collection. We welcomed guest speakers from the Ministry of Edu., Ministry of Finance & the Strategic Planning Office/Prime Minister Office to highlight the importance of this work.

Today we had the honor to welcome @vsagonjeva, Director of Strategic Planning Office/Office of Prime Minister at the #MICS training. Grateful for his insightful reflections on the importance of reliable data to drive effective planning and meaningful investments. #ForEveryChild