One of the main obstacles for reconciliation between communities living in Kosovo, is the language barrier. To learn both official languages will contribute to a better understanding, more interaction and reconciliation among people from different communities.

Yesterday, IOM together with the British Embassy in Pristina, the Office of the Language Commissioner and the NGO Center for Social Initiatives presented VOC-UP, an interactive digital platform developed for learning Albanian and Serbian languages online. The language platform is designed for beginners, and will provide basic lessons in vocabulary, phrases and grammatical rules. The lessons consist of various exercises such as relevant video content, written words, audio tracks, animations and quizzes.

This language platform is part of IOM’s Social Inclusion Project that started in October 2016, with the aim to contribute towards socio-economic integration of minorities, and to support reconciliation and long term conflict prevention in Kosovo.

The development of the language platform VOC-UP is funded by the British Embassy, Pristina, and implemented by IOM, Office of the Language Commissioner and the Center for Social Initiatives from North Mitrovica.