The Civil Rights Programe Kosovo (CRPK), supported by the Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF), published a research paper that intends to assess and shed light on the opportunities for Civil Society Organizations to obtain state contracts in the Republic of Kosovo. The research was inspired by the Monitoring Matrix on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development developed by BCSDN together with its partners.
The Matrix, in its Sub-area 3.3: Collaboration in service provision, it stipulates the standard and the indicators regarding the creation of the environment supportive for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) involvement in the service provision. Based on the Matrixes’ Subarea 3.36, the assessment primarily seeks to explore the possibilities available for the CSOs to engage in activities and work supported by the Government funds. It will do so with the view of shedding light on current practices under the existing legal framework in the Republic of Kosovo.
This policy document (research paper) presents the assessment of the legal infrastructure in Kosovo regulating this matter. It will introduce the new approach that some segments of the Government, due to lack of legal framework at the central level, have found as modus operandi to circumvent the complications that may be problematic if not regulated by the legal framework in Kosovo. At the end, this paper presents conclusions for the Government and the CSOs from the lens of a neutral position, aiming to instigate dialogue to establish a solid legal basis for moving forward in the area of cooperation between the state and the CSOs in the years to come.
The policy document seeks to add value to the findings of the 2014 Matrix and thus uses an innovative approach to tackling the matter of how can CSOs benefit from the state contracts in Kosovo.
The full paper is available here.