Trim Berisha
2022 IVLP Impact Award Project: Lessons of the Past for a Peaceful and Prospering FutureRepublic of Kosovo
Trim Berisha completed his bachelor's and master's studies at the faculty of economics at the University of Pristina. From 2018 to 2019 Trim was part of the "EU Scheme for Young Professionals in Western Balkans," a program financed by the European Commission and implemented by the British Council. His participation in that program included sessions on "Management and Public Policy" at the Sciences PO Institute in Paris, France and "Public Administration Reforms and the European Union" at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. Trim is also certified as an internal auditor and lectures as a trainer at IKAP. He recently participated in the Knowledge Co-Creation Program "Capacity Building of Local Government for Development with Community Participation" provided by JICA.
IVLP Impact Award Project: Lessons of the Past for a Peaceful and Prospering Future
The project educated youth in Kosovo to become peacebuilders in their communities and gathered best practices from the post-war period in Kosovo for possible use in Ukraine. A two-part documentary was co-produced by Ukrainian and Kosovo journalists to teach young people about the devastating consequences of war and aggression and best practices around peacebuilding, the reconciliation process, and normalization of life. Journalists who had experienced war shared their personal stories with young people in Kosovo. Journalism students were trained to recognize fake news and misinformation used for propaganda. The project was implemented in partnership with er BIRN Kosovo and International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The final documentary can be viewed at this link: Lessons Learned During Reconstruction
And more on the project is available here: https://indeksonline.net/mesimet-gjate-rindertimit/
IVLP Exchange Experience
Trim participated in the IVLP Project Youth and Civic Engagement organized by the U.S. Department of State and American Councils for International Education in partnership with Gulf Coast Diplomacy, Global Ties Alabama, World Affairs Council of Kentucky & Southern Indiana, WorldBoston, and the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy.
Trim's exchange experience led to the development of his IVLP Impact Award Project: "IVLP was one of my best experiences so far. Very inspiring and useful."
U.S. Communities Visited Virtually
Birmingham, AL; Washington, DC; Pensacola, FL; Louisville, KY; Boston, MA; Salt Lake City, UT