PROPERTY RIGHTS PROGRAM (PRP) FY2016 QUARTERLY REPORT NO. 7 (OCTOBER 1 – DECEMBER 31, 2015) JANUARY 2016 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Tetra Tech. The Property Rights Program (PRP) Task Order is being implemented under USAID Contract No. AID-OAA-I-12-00032/AID-167-TO-14-00006, Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights (STARR) IQC. Principal Contacts: Brian Kemple Don Cuizon Chief of Party Deputy Chief of Party Bedri Pejani Street Bldg 3, Flr 3 Bedri Pejani Street Bldg 3, Flr 3 10000 Pristina, Kosovo 10000 Pristina, Kosovo Tel. +381 (0)38-220-707 Ext.112 Tel. (802) 495-0309 [email protected] [email protected] John (Jack) Keefe Senior Technical Advisor/Manager 159 Bank Street, Suite 300 Burlington, Vermont 05401 Tel. (802) 495-0282 [email protected] Implemented by: Tetra Tech ARD 159 Bank Street, Suite 300 P.O. Box 1397 Burlington, VT 05402 USA Tel: (802) 658-3890 Fax: (802) 658-4247 Cover Photo: On December 10, 2015, International Human Rights Day, Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga, joined by the U.S. Ambassador to Pristina, and the Kosovo Minister of Justice, delivered remarks at the launch of the national campaign to support women’s rights to property. The campaign aims to increase public understanding of property rights in general and women’s right to inherit property in particular. This campaign is part of USAID’s Property Rights Program which aims to address challenges to exercising property rights in Kosovo by assisting Kosovo institutions in developing a plan for the stabilization of the property rights regime. PROPERTY RIGHTS PROGRAM (PRP) FY2016 QUARTERLY REPORT NO. 7 (OCTOBER 1 – DECEMBER 31, 2015) JANUARY 2016 DISCLAIMER This report is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of Tetra Tech and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................... ii LIST OF ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................... iii INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ................................................................................................ 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 2 Objective 1: Better Coordination and Policy Priorities ..................................................................... 2 Objective 2: Improved Court Procedures Related to Property Claims ............................................ 2 Objective 3: Enhance Women’s Rights to Use Property In Practice ............................................... 3 Objective 4: Improved Communication, Access to Information and Understanding of Property Rights ...................................................................................................................................... 3 PROJECT ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................... 4 Objective 1: Better Coordination and Policy Priorities ..................................................................... 4 Activity 1.1: Support Development of a National property rights Strategy ................................. 4 Activity 1.2: Support Development of a Legal Framework that Affords Citizens with Clear, Equitable and Enforceable Property Rights ................................................................... 6 Objective 2: Improved Court Processes Related to Property Claims .............................................. 9 Activity 2.1: Assist KJC and Stakeholders to Identify Gaps in Law, Procedure and Court Practices that Constrain Efficient Resolution of Property Claims and Disputes and Protection of the Property Rights of Women and Members of Non-Majority Communities ........................................................................................................................................ 9 Activity 2.2: Improve Court Procedures, Guidelines and Laws and Implement Reforms in the Courts of Merit to More Efficiently Resolve Property Claims and Disputes ................. 10 Activity 2.3: Assist the KJC to Expand the Court-Referred Mediation Process for Property Claims ........................................................................................................................... 10 Activity 2.4: Assist the Kosovo Judicial Institute to Develop a Property Rights Training Program ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Objective 3: Enhance Women’s Rights to Use Property in Practice ............................................. 12 Activity 3.1: Assist Development of Substantitive and Procedural Law to Bolster and Safeguard the Ability of Women to Exercise their Property Rights Freely and Equitably .............. 12 Activity 3.2: Change Social Attitudes and Behaviors Concerning Women’s Property Rights . 12 Activity 3.3: Build Capacity of ATRC and CSO’s to Enable Them to Carry Out Activities in Support of Women’s Property Rights ........................................................................... 14 Objective 4: Improved Communication, Access to Information and Understanding of Property Rights .................................................................................................................................... 16 Activity 4.1: Conduct Capacity and Business Processes Assessments in the Selected Municipalities ................................................................................................................ 16 Activity 4.2: Assist Selected Municipalities Issue Tenders and Monitor the Process .............. 17 Activity 4.3: Finalize and Implement Capacity Building Plan ................................................... 17 PROJECT SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ....................................................................... 18 SUCCESS STORY ............................................................................................................................... 24 PROJECT BRIEF UPDATE.................................................................................................................. 26 MEDIA ................................................................................................................................................... 29 Social Media Trigger Messages .................................................................................................... 29 Publications ................................................................................................................................... 31 PROJECT STAFF ................................................................................................................................. 33 ii USAID/KOSOVO PRP: QUARTERLY REPORT NO. 7: OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2015 LIST OF ACRONYMS ACDC Advocacy Center for Democratic Culture ASJK Association of Serb Jurists of Kosovo ATRC Advocacy Training & Resource Center BIRN Balkan Investigative Reporting Network CCPR European Commission Liaison Office Support to Civil Code and Property Rights Project CDCS Country Development Cooperation Strategy CLE Contract Law Enforcement Project CMIS Case Management Information System CoM Courts of Merit COP Chief of Party CRP/K Civil Rights Program in Kosovo CSO Civil Society Organization CTG Core Technical Group DO Development Objective E4E Engagement for Equity EROL Effective Rule of Law Project EU European Union G2G Government to Government GCG Gender Coordination Group GOK Government of Kosovo IQC Indefinite Quantity Contract IR Intermediate Result JAC Judicial Advisory Council JSSP Justice System Strengthening Program KBA Kosovo Banking Association KCA Kosovo Cadastral Agency KCBS Kosovo Center for Business Support KJC Kosovo Judicial Council MCO Municipal Cadastral Office USAID/KOSOVO PRP: QUARTERLY REPORT NO. 7: OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2015 iii MESP Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning MIA Ministry of Internal Affairs MoJ Ministry of Justice OSCE Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe PAK Privatization Agency of Kosovo PFD Partnerships for Development Project PRP Property Rights Program PSA Public Service Announcement RAE Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian RECAP World Bank Real Estate Cadastre and Registration Project RTK Radio Television of Kosovo SBCC Social Behavior Change Communications STJK Support to Transitional Justice in Kosovo STTA Short-Term Technical Assistance STARR Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights S&D Strategy & Development Consulting TAG Technical Advisory Group TWG Thematic Working Group UCR Unpermitted Constructions Registry USAID United States Agency for International Development WB The World Bank iv USAID/KOSOVO PRP: QUARTERLY REPORT NO. 7: OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2015 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The absence of an effective property rights framework in Kosovo weakens democratic governance, impacts human rights, disempowers women and impedes sustainable economic growth. The USAID/Kosovo Property Rights Program promotes effective donor and government stakeholder coordination to develop a National Strategy for Property Rights and strengthen property rights