1 00:00:07,740 --> 00:00:12,180 Hello, I'm Liza Gashi, Executive Director of the Germin Organization, here in Kosovo, 2 00:00:12,180 --> 00:00:17,800 which aims to bring closer Diaspora with Homeland and I’m trying, as a young Kosovar, 3 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:19,240 to do something for this country. 4 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:21,800 The Germin Organization is a non-governmental organization, 5 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:28,360 which aims to bring in our Homeland the experience and the knowledge of the Diaspora. 6 00:00:28,740 --> 00:00:33,640 Our main goal is to build the future of Kosovo together with our Diaspora. 7 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:38,720 The basic element of this engagement is about two-way communication, 8 00:00:38,740 --> 00:00:43,380 where we do not say "Come and help us" but "Let's do something about this place together". 9 00:00:43,660 --> 00:00:50,000 We have established Germin since 2014, in the last four years we have been intensively engaged 10 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:54,120 in advocating for social-political rights for communities living abroad, 11 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:58,700 and we have also engaged Diaspora toward local demands. 12 00:00:58,820 --> 00:01:03,300 Within Germin the main purpose is to bring closer Diaspora with Homeland 13 00:01:03,300 --> 00:01:09,060 Diaspora should be seen as our facilitator, as an informal ambassador that is abroad, 14 00:01:09,060 --> 00:01:13,280 should be seen as a bridge that links us with other, Albanian and non-Albanian communities, 15 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:18,140 and should be seen as potential for "Know How" and "Skill Transfer". 16 00:01:18,140 --> 00:01:21,560 I think that their expertise, living in democratic places, 17 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:26,300 gives Kosovo an opportunity to have a different approach. 18 00:01:26,620 --> 00:01:28,860 Kosovo is the ideal place to build the future 19 00:01:28,860 --> 00:01:33,260 and if you want to create something and if you want a location or a country 20 00:01:33,260 --> 00:01:37,640 that has potential but also has challenges, then this is the place where you need to work. 21 00:01:38,140 --> 00:01:42,100 I understand that there are a thousand reasons to dislike the reality 22 00:01:42,100 --> 00:01:45,420 but there are also a thousand reasons to change the reality, 23 00:01:45,420 --> 00:01:47,180 so we can do this together. 24 00:01:47,340 --> 00:01:52,480 We are trying to engage Diaspora to build a better future for Kosovo, 25 00:01:52,860 --> 00:01:54,320 what is your contribution?