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As
a foundation oriented toward community development
that supports local initiatives for local
solutions, FDI has always been characterized
by the willingness to be in close contact
with grantees. This is supported by the fact
that FDI is located in Gjakova. This “decentralization”
of grant making is unique and successful for
the Kosovo circumstances---not all should
be and should come from Prishtina. FDI therefore
has a “local touch” and reaches
the areas that historically were left aside.
After its planning process in 2006, FDI has
focused on deepening its work in community
development and encouraging citizen participation
to address community needs. This is shown
in the foundation’s revised programs
described below. Other
donors in Kosovo basically deal with “big
issues” at the central level, such
as policy issues, infrastructure and/or
services and there are no other local indigenous
foundations in Kosovo. They are based in
Prishtina and they are not specialized to
deal with the local issues as FDI does and
intends to do.
FDI’s proactive
approach, FDI’s knowledge on how to
approach different groups has helped it
to be successful in working with different
ethnic groups, especially with the groups
from Serb minority.
FDI also has a history
of successes in the past and it has public
trust reached by its transparency, openness
and well-established communication channels
and financial tracks.
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