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Kosovo Case Study: Addressing the Realities of a Post-Conflict Environment—Linkages between Microfinance and Other Livelihood Programs

As part of a series of case studies under the Accelerated Microenterprise Advancement Project Knowledge Generation microfinance amid conflict theme, this case study on Kosovo highlights two initiatives that link microfinance with livelihood programs. The first initiative highlighted is with the International Centre for Community and Enterprise Development (ICCED) and multiple microfinance institutions in Kosovo. ICCED, a training and consultancy firm, developed a course that brings minorities into the economic mainstream. It created opportunities for linkages across ethnic and programming lines, linking a subsidized training program with for-profit financial services. The second case highlighted focuses on the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and the Kosovo Enterprise Program (KEP). The case details how DRC’s income-generation program was transformed and merged into KEP’s normal financial operations.