{"id":121289,"date":"2025-07-28T11:37:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kosovotwopointzero.com\/familjet-strehuese-ofrojne-shtepi-jo-vec-strehe\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T20:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:52:10","slug":"foster-families-offer-homes-not-just-shelters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/en\/foster-families-offer-homes-not-just-shelters\/","title":{"rendered":"Foster families offer homes, not just shelters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"121289\" class=\"elementor elementor-121289 elementor-120358\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79e7fc5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79e7fc5\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Foster families offer homes, not just shelters<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45e091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d45e091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nIn Kosovo, children without parental care are raised by the love of foster families.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5cb4e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5cb4e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kosovotwopointzero.com\/author\/arianhajdaraj\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arian Hajdaraj<\/a> \u2014 28\/7\/2025<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f03968 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f03968\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9269a1a\" data-id=\"9269a1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d247b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18d247b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On an early spring morning, Behrije Nrecaj-Gashi rolls up her sleeves to wash the concrete-paved yard of her home, located on the outskirts of the Shtime municipality. With her feet only halfway slipped into her slippers, she walks to the corner of the yard where a single flower grows \u2014 planted long ago by her late husband, Safet. The yellow water pipe trickles slowly, but she still takes care to water the flower, a quiet tribute to the man she once imagined a future with in that very yard.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since July 2024, when Safet died, Behrije&#8217;s life has changed. Every obligation they once shared now falls on her shoulders. In addition to the responsibilities of housework, she also bears the burden of caring for Genci, the six-year-old whom she and Safet had taken into their care in 2019.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The day they brought Genci to us was March 11, the birthday of our eldest son. He was six months old,&#8221; recalls 54-year-old Behrije. Genci was a baby without parental care, born with health problems.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6275c46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6275c46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8938c3a\" data-id=\"8938c3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7fc121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7fc121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.004.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120152\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.004.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.004-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.004-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.004-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.004-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.004-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.004-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Behrija has cared for Genci since 2019. Photo: Ferdi Limani \/ K2.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81b9885 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81b9885\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10069d7\" data-id=\"10069d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b7aa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4b7aa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her story is interrupted as she lifts Genci, who is almost motionless, into her arms and places him in the chair where he feels comfortable, in front of the television. Her attention is drawn to a toy slipping from Genci\u2019s hand. Gently placing it back into his still-wet fingers, she hugs him warmly and continues her story about him.<\/span><\/p><p><b>\u00a0Caption: Genci, with his favorite toy in hand, watches cartoons.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Behrije and Safet took him into their care, they were told he had Down syndrome, but they did not know that, in addition to this, he also had other serious health problems, including heart and kidney disorders. As a result of these conditions, he underwent surgery three years later. Today, however, he lives a more normal life.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGenci is a very calm child. He never cries. He wakes up early, usually at seven. Then I take him outside. He has allergies to pollen. He has therapy. But he loves nature very much,\u201d said Behrije. Despite the challenges, he has become a great support for her.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGenci has become my friend. When I wake up, I know I will take care of him: dress him, feed him. Every day, he takes away my worries, even though he can\u2019t speak. He is very attached to me,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90dc284 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90dc284\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-881dfcf\" data-id=\"881dfcf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e63badf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e63badf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120143\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.001.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.001-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.001-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.001-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.001-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Genci, with his favorite toy in hand, watches cartoons. Photo: Ferdi Limani\/K2.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63e556c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63e556c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e391015\" data-id=\"e391015\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06e44c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e06e44c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Behrije, caring for children without parental care has already become the story of her life. Genci is the 26th child she has temporarily sheltered. After the end of the 1999 war in Kosovo, Behrije and Safet, together with their three children, returned from Switzerland, where they had been staying as refugees. A few years later, in 2006, a call to become a foster family set their journey in motion \u2014 one that continues even after 19 years.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe saw a story on television that said, \u2018Become a foster family \u2013 save a life,\u2019\u201d she said. They were in their thirties at the time and decided to become a foster family, opening their hearts and home to a child in need of love and care.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, they took their first child into their care in 2006, just a month after completing their training to become a foster family.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cShe was a five-week-old girl. She was in poor health. It was a big responsibility. That night, we took the whole family with us. We raised her for four months,\u201d said Behrije. \u201cThen, she was put up for adoption, here in Shtime. We have contact with her. She is 19 years old.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from Genci, whom Behrije has been taking care of for almost six years now, the other children stayed with her for shorter periods, as those in good health were usually adopted sooner.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75b71aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75b71aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80fc006\" data-id=\"80fc006\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7320bf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7320bf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.003.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120149\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.003.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.003-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.003-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.003-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.003-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.003-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.003-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Behrije and her late husband, Safet, have taken in 26 children since 2006. Photo: Ferdi Limani \/ K2.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87a268b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87a268b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70f3d4e\" data-id=\"70f3d4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e602f42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e602f42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe had no idea it would last 20 years,\u201d she said, holding a small diary in her hands. Alongside photographs of her biological family, she has carefully recorded all the details of the children who have been in her care. For each of them, she has written the date they were taken in, the day they left after being adopted, and the nicknames they were called during their time in her home.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-336a598 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"336a598\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-312b482\" data-id=\"312b482\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9cd0f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9cd0f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.002.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120146\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.002.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.002-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.002-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Behrije kept records of all the children she sheltered over the years. Photo: Ferdi Limani \/ K2.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad7c3ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad7c3ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-963689e\" data-id=\"963689e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d69b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2d69b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just a few kilometers from Behrije&#8217;s house, also in Shtime near the road to Koshare, Blendi is growing up. He has just turned 19 months old.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arbenita Nuredini, 28, in whose family Blendi is being raised, recalls the days when, as a mother of two young children, she and her husband decided to become a foster family and to provide care for another child. They were inspired by relatives who had previously been foster families.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy husband&#8217;s aunt was part of a foster family. Every time we visited, the children loved us \u2014 they sat on our laps, they left a very good impression on us. And one day I said to my aunt, \u2018Can I become a foster family too?\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But at the time, her second son was still not three years old, and she says she was told to wait until he reached that age before taking on another child. In the meantime, she completed training on how to care for children without parental care, which paved the way for her to realize what she now calls her dream: caring for children in need.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September 2024, Arbenita was visited by officials from the Center for Social Work (CSW), who told her they had an emergency case \u2014 a child who needed immediate shelter. Despite expecting her third child, a girl, Arbenita was able to take Blendi into her care alongside her two now-grown sons, one 10 and the other almost six.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The day I took Blendi, the two boys were waiting for us at the door. We welcomed him with joy and love,&#8221; recalls Arbenita, holding Blendi in one arm and her biological daughter in the other \u2014 the daughter she gave birth to a few months after becoming a foster mother.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76a8531 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76a8531\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4abbd9\" data-id=\"e4abbd9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db1f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5db1f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.009.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120167\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.009.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.009-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.009-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.009-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.009-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.009-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.009-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">During training, Arbenita learned how to care for children without parental care. Photo: Ferdi Limani \/ K2.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-011db2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"011db2c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d381cec\" data-id=\"d381cec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d608700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d608700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with the new energy and great love that Blendi brought, he also presented Arbenita and her husband with a deep emotional challenge.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn the training, they taught us not to let the children call us \u2018mom\u2019 and \u2018dad,\u2019\u201d Arbenita said.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This instruction, which means avoiding deep emotional attachment since foster care is temporary and eventual separation is part of the process, remains the most challenging for Arbenita.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen he calls me \u2018mom,\u2019 I don\u2019t respond, but then he comes and touches me,\u201d she says. \u201cWhen he was six months old, he called my husband \u2018dad.\u2019 He answered too \u2014 he said, \u2018I can\u2019t resist not answering him.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arbenita\u2019s and Behrije\u2019s families are just two of the 40 foster families currently operating throughout Kosovo. These families provide temporary care for approximately 65 children who lack parental care for various reasons, ranging from abandonment immediately after birth, abuse, temporary inability of parental care, and removal of parental rights by court order.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bc264d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bc264d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c2015a\" data-id=\"6c2015a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a702cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a702cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.006-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120176\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.006-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.006-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.006-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.006-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.006-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.006-1-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.006-1-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">For Arbenita, the eventual separation from Blendi is the most challenging part of the fostering process. Photo: Ferdi Limani \/ K2.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1250181 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1250181\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e670eeb\" data-id=\"e670eeb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de64c45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de64c45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Few foster families<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foster care is one of the four forms of protection for children without parental care, alongside residential care, institutional care, and supervised independent living.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This form of care began to develop in Kosovo in 1999, with the activity of Amici di Bambini, a non-governmental organization composed of adoptive and foster families. Since 1986, it has worked worldwide to combat abandonment and support children in institutions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2015, responsibility for this service was transferred to the Organization for Children Without Parental Care (OFAP), a national humanitarian association focused on protecting children without parental care. OFAP is licensed to provide psychosocial services to these children.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this regard, OFAP constitutes a key link in the alternative care system for children in Kosovo. The organization is constantly committed to identifying families willing to care for abandoned children or children who have been legally separated from their biological parents by court order. This decision is usually made in cases of physical or psychological violence against the child, or violence in the interparental relationship, which makes the family environment unsafe for the child\u2019s development.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Albana Hoti, project manager at OFAP, explained the procedure a family must follow to take on the responsibility of sheltering a child without parental care during a visit to the Arbenita family. According to her, the family is first reported to the CSW at the local level \u2014 public institutions responsible in each municipality for the protection of children in need.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CSW evaluates the application based on the criteria set out in the Administrative Instruction on Shelter. Families must meet several conditions: they must not have been prosecuted; they must undergo recruitment and assessment of their economic situation; they must have sufficient space; maintain a stable relationship as a couple or family; and have the willingness of other family members to provide support.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, families that meet these conditions undergo five-week training. \u201cWe hold specific training for families. We have families who specialize in caring for particular children: infants, abused children, children with disabilities,\u201d said Hoti.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51a08b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51a08b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9ed0d6\" data-id=\"e9ed0d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d26448d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d26448d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.010-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120179\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.010-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.010-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.010-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.010-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.010-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.010-1-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.010-1-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The practice of foster care is one of the four forms of protection for children without parental care. Photo: Ferdi Limani \/ K2.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2db842e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2db842e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c68486\" data-id=\"5c68486\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f323a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4f323a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Hoti, the application is sent to a panel at the Ministry of Justice, and if everything meets their conditions, it is approved. \u201cIt is a procedure that takes several months,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foster care is a temporary placement for children without parental care, such as babies abandoned immediately after birth. These abandoned babies are usually taken by the guardianship body at the CSW immediately after birth in the hospital and then placed in foster families within the respective municipality.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The state temporarily places these children under the care of foster families until a permanent solution is found, such as adoption. Initially, care is sought within the immediate family circle \u2014 grandparents, aunts, uncles, or other relatives \u2014 where over 400 children are currently placed. But when this is impossible, placement in foster families is sought.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Kosovo, however, the number of foster families remains insufficient. It is much lower than international standards, which recommend at least three foster families per municipality. Of the 38 municipalities in Kosovo, only 15 have foster families. As a result, children are often placed in municipalities far from their birthplace.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn the municipality of Fush\u00eb Kosov\u00eb, we have only one foster family,\u201d said Abaz Xhigoli, as he opens the door of his office, which is surrounded by greenery. He serves as the director of the CSW in this municipality.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBut we have three children in foster care. One of them, an 18-year-old with disabilities, is placed here in Fush\u00eb Kosov\u00eb. The other two are placed in other municipalities,\u201d said Xhigoli, holding the list of 20 children that the municipality has placed in foster care since the war.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During his time at the CSW, Xhigoli has encountered various cases, many of which remain deeply etched in his memory. With his glasses in hand, he says the first thing he recalls are cases when he took newly abandoned babies into care.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSome children are abandoned immediately after birth, without even being named. So, the first burden for us is deciding on the child\u2019s name,\u201d he said. \u201cCase managers consult with legal guardians about names. It often happens that the name is decided on the way to the hospital or from the hospital to the foster family.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the main services that the CSW provides for children without parental care are: assigning a case manager and legal guardian, drafting an individual care and development plan, placing the child in foster or residential care, conducting monitoring visits, and following procedures for reunification with the biological family or adoption when possible.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b39eb14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b39eb14\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fc7a7c\" data-id=\"8fc7a7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6986a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e6986a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.008.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120164\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.008.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.008-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.008-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.008-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.008-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.008-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.008-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Out of Kosovo\u2019s 38 municipalities, only 15 operate foster families. Photo: Ferdi Limani\/K2.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee25276 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee25276\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acc636c\" data-id=\"acc636c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b34fe1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b34fe1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, according to the Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection (KOMF),<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/komfkosova.org\/femijet-pa-perkujdes-prinderor\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSWs fail to carry out regular monitoring visits<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to the large number of children in need of care and their inability to cover all of them. According to KOMF, this seriously undermines the protective function of CSWs and contributes to a lack of continuous supervision, which is essential for the safety and development of children in alternative care.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSWs in Kosovo, which were decentralized in 2009 to improve access to social services,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kosovotwopointzero.com\/ku-jane-qendrat-per-pune-sociale\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">continue to face serious structural challenges<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The transfer of responsibilities from the central level to municipalities found many municipalities unprepared for this role, which face significant shortages in funding, trained staff and basic equipment, such as adequate vehicles or premises. According<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oik-rks.org\/2020\/04\/02\/raporti-vjetor-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the Ombudsman\u2019s report for 2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/childhub.org\/sites\/default\/files\/news\/attachments\/research_report_jad_alb.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KOMF data for 2020<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, existing CSW staff are overburdened, there is a lack of conditions for dignified work, and the infrastructure often fails to meet the requirements for providing sensitive services \u2014 such as those for children without care, victims of domestic violence, trafficking survivors, or people with disabilities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the national level, 40 CSWs operate, covering a total of 47 categories of beneficiaries, including children without parental care, victims of domestic violence, trafficking survivors, and people with disabilities or mental health problems. However, the acute shortage of professional social workers has forced many existing staff to cover multiple roles simultaneously \u2014 psychologists, counselors, social workers, and even administrators \u2014 often without sufficient academic or practical training. Their transfer under the administration of the Ministry of Justice in January 2023 has deepened concerns that the state treats social welfare more as an institutional control mechanism than as a fundamental right and responsibility.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Insufficient financial support<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to structural challenges and the lack of institutional support, another factor that directly affects the functioning of foster care is the financial support for foster families and other alternative care providers. Although the law provides compensation for families that shelter children without parental care, the current support is often insufficient to meet their needs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a child without parental care, the Ministry of Justice provides financial support of \u20ac350 per month, which is dedicated exclusively to the child. For a child with disabilities, the support increases to \u20ac450 per month.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, some municipalities have also begun to financially support foster families through local budgets. Monthly payments range from \u20ac150 to \u20ac350, which, unlike the support from the Ministry of Justice, are intended for the families themselves, not the children.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef666b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef666b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c55a082\" data-id=\"c55a082\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea72bb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea72bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behrije remembers a time when financial support was much lower, but her commitment was just as strong. She says that when they first began taking in children, the support was \u20ac90, which increased to \u20ac150 in 2018. Since 2023, the support has risen to \u20ac350 for children without health problems and \u20ac450 for children with disabilities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But according to Behrije, this support is still not enough, considering the many expenses required to meet the needs of a child like Genci, who has serious health issues. Even for other foster families, although the assistance helps ease their burden to some extent, it is not the reason they choose to take children into their care. The costs of medical check-ups, necessary medications for children with health problems, or formula for babies are often much higher than the support provided.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2437d41\" data-id=\"2437d41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a1e0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97a1e0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Municipalities that support foster families provide monthly financial assistance in varying amounts:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75695b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75695b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n- Municipality of Prishtina: \u20ac300 per month\n<br><br>\n\n\n- Municipality of Prizren: \u20ac250 per month\n<br><br>\n\n\n- Municipality of Obiliq: \u20ac200 per month\n<br><br>\n\n\n- Municipality of Lipjan: \u20ac350 per month\n<br><br>\n\n\n- Municipality of Fush\u00eb Kosov\u00eb: approximately \u20ac150 per month\n<br><br>\n\n- Municipality of Istog: approximately \u20ac200 per month<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ce5e40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ce5e40\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ce4fe6\" data-id=\"2ce4fe6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69dc703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69dc703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, although Behrije has served as a foster parent for more than two decades, her commitment has never been recognized as formal work. In 2024, however,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gzk.rks-gov.net\/ActDetail.aspx?ActID=85111\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the new Law on Social and Family Services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was adopted, recognizing, for the first time, foster families as providers of social services and paving the way for their inclusion in the pension scheme. The law is also expected to offer children over the age of 18 the opportunity to receive institutional support until the age of 26; this measure, however, has not yet been implemented.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SOS Children&#8217;s Villages and other child protection organizations have requested that the expansion of financial support for children without parental care be included in the draft Civil Code. However, the draft has not yet been adopted, as it failed to pass the first reading in the Assembly due to disagreements over the article related to the recognition of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kosovotwopointzero.com\/en\/we-dont-know-what-its-like-to-be-free\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">civil unions between persons of the same sex<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even so, the dedication and care for children without parental care go far beyond financial support. If it were only about the money, OFAP would have ceased to function long ago, as the organization has been in a financial crisis for months. \u201cA crisis began at the end of 2024 and is continuing into the first months of 2025. EU sanctions against the government have had an impact. Political developments, both domestically and internationally, affect our social services. We have been in a critical situation,\u201d said Hoti.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In June 2023, the European Union (EU) imposed measures against Kosovo, suspending around 600 million euros in development funds. This created a major financial gap that has deeply affected non-governmental organizations, including OFAP, whose services largely depend on donors and government funding \u2014 both of which have been impacted by these measures.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, most of the staff at OFAP continue to work without pay, often covering expenses themselves while traveling across Kosovo to visit children. \u201cSo far, 80% of the staff \u2014 from December until now [May] \u2014 have been working voluntarily,\u201d said Hoti, adding that the commitment to these children is more than just a job; it is a mission that cannot be easily abandoned, even if it means spending your last euros to shelter a child.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Hoti herself wrote a children\u2019s book titled Tales of Invisible Heroes, dedicated specifically to children without parental care. Proceeds from the book\u2019s sales have helped the organization to survive.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c4ee5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c4ee5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ac47cb\" data-id=\"5ac47cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dfa1ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8dfa1ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"705\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3341831.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120384\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3341831.jpg 705w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3341831-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3341831-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3341831-326x326.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3341831-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Each tale also highlights the role of the \u201cinvisible heroes\u201d \u2014 the families and caregivers who silently shoulder the emotional weight of care every day. Photo: Book: \u201cTales of Invisible Heroes\u201d<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cde82e\" data-id=\"0cde82e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af2995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3af2995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspired by true events, ten stories of children without parental care were transformed into ten fairy tales, with nearly 4,000 copies printed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEach tale is a mirror of their heart, a gentle call to understand the fragile world they live in. It is a treasure trove of small hearts, a mirror of hope that illuminates even the deepest darkness,\u201d said Hoti of the book.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of one of the tales, she writes: \u201cThe fish Val learned that no matter where we come from, love and acceptance are the greatest forces that can unite us and make each of us feel like we are part of a real family.\u201d This story aims to help children cope with abandonment and adjust to their new foster families. Each tale serves as both comfort and a guide, while also honoring the \u201cunseen heroes\u201d \u2014 the families who offer care, love, and stability when it&#8217;s needed most.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1334ed4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1334ed4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86a7f8b\" data-id=\"86a7f8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f52891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f52891\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The emotionally difficult separation<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, during a routine monthly visit, the CSW workers delivered difficult news to the Nuredini family \u2014 Blendi\u2019s status had been resolved. Although it may sound like a technical term, it essentially means that Blendi will only be able to stay with the family for a few more months, as the procedures for his adoption are being finalized.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b474129 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b474129\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c56fb16\" data-id=\"c56fb16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-009b52e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"009b52e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.007.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120161\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.007.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.007-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.007-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.007-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.007-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.007-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.007-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Blendi will only be able to stay with the Nuredini family for a few more months, as the procedures for his adoption are being finalized. Photo: Ferdi Limani \/ K2.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e5f2a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e5f2a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ab5772\" data-id=\"0ab5772\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d6c5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0d6c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe will miss him because he\u2019ll have to leave the house,\u201d said Arbenita. \u201cI used to think I was strong, but I\u2019m not. I never get tired of him. I\u2019m used to sleeping with him, waking up with him. I\u2019m used to, wherever I go, to have him by my side.\u201d Arbenita gently caresses Blendi\u2019s hair, which she cut herself because, as she says, \u201che wouldn\u2019t let a barber or anyone else cut it, only me.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entire family is struggling emotionally as they prepare for the day they will have to say goodbye to Blendi. Arbenita\u2019s eldest son even asked the CSW official, \u201cCan we adopt him?\u201d Under the current law, however, foster families cannot adopt children in their care. This restriction is intended to avoid conflicts of interest and to maintain the professional and temporary nature of foster care, which is financially supported by the state.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to this approach, allowing foster families to adopt would risk turning foster care into a direct adoption process, which could undermine professional standards and the child&#8217;s right to an impartial and fair process in the selection of adoptive families.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In essence, the law draws a clear distinction between foster care as a temporary form of shelter and adoption as a permanent family solution, with the aim of ensuring better protection in the best interest of the child.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biological parents are given up to two years to improve their socio-economic conditions. If they fail to do so, the child is granted the status of a potential candidate for adoption, thereby initiating adoption procedures. In cases where the parents of a child placed in foster care are unable to create adequate conditions for the child\u2019s return, legal proceedings are launched to resolve the child\u2019s status. This includes filing a lawsuit for the termination of parental rights. If the biological parents are unknown, the law requires a waiting period of one year, after which the child\u2019s case is considered resolved, allowing adoption procedures to begin.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the guideline, children typically stay with foster families for six months to one year. In practice, however, this period is often extended. Children with disabilities or health problems, such as Genci, tend to remain in foster care longer due to the lower interest in adopting them. In fact, the process from the moment a child is abandoned or removed from the care of their biological parents to the point of adoption can be quite lengthy.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The adoption panel, established by the Ministry of Justice, reviews the waiting list and makes decisions based on the order of families that meet the legal requirements for adoption. Once a family adopts a child, they have the legal right to change the child\u2019s name and surname. Following the completion of the adoption process, the CSW is required to monitor the child&#8217;s upbringing for up to one year. After this period, the adoptive family assumes full responsibilities and legal rights equal to those of biological parents. Meanwhile, the number of abandoned children remains lower than the number of families seeking to adopt.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/askapi.rks-gov.net\/Custom\/4c760647-5b95-427f-aee3-f46e81908514.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS), the rate of child abandonment has decreased over the past decade<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In 2023, nine children were abandoned, compared to approximately 40 a decade earlier.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the biggest obstacles in the adoption process is that most applicant families insist on adopting children under the age of three, which makes the process more difficult for older children without parental care. According to Hoti, there are also families who wish to adopt only boys, while there are only girls available on the list.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYears and years pass like this until the criteria are met, and as a result, the number of families waiting to adopt has increased relative to the number of children available,\u201d said Hoti.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The maximum period a child without parental care can remain in a foster family is until the age of 18. Although the Child Protection Law provides for a new form of care \u2014 Supervised Independent Living \u2014 which aims to offer services and support for children without parental care from age 18 to 26, this measure has yet to be implemented.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, in cases where a child reaches adulthood and can no longer remain in a foster family, the Guardianship Body is often forced to terminate care and services. In cases where the child has disabilities, the only available solution is usually placement at the Institute in Shtime \u2014 a form of residential housing that can negatively impact the child\u2019s well-being and future development.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foster families themselves prepare for these separations, which may feel natural to the system but are far from natural to them. \u201cSeparating from Blendi will be emotional, painful, but also something to be proud of. The fact that I was able to do something for him. I also pray to God that the family who takes him in will stay in touch, at least send me photos. Even though I know it might be wrong, I just want to see him grow up,\u201d said Arbenita.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09b8474 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09b8474\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-707928e\" data-id=\"707928e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-293e58a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"293e58a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.005.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120155\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.005.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.005-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.005-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.005-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.005-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.005-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FLM-FosterFamilies_Intext.005-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Genci's name will be the last in Behrija's diary. Photo: Ferdi Limani \/ K2.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a67808 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a67808\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-167c167\" data-id=\"167c167\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb6182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fb6182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behrija is also thinking about the day of separation, not because someone will adopt Genci, but because he will miss her.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I have a plan for Genci. If I can send him to a family, for three months, while I go to my children (in the diaspora), because I don&#8217;t want to be completely separated.&#8221; With this, she also closes her long chapter of care: Genci&#8217;s name will be the last in Behrija&#8217;s diary.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Feature image and photos: Ferdi Limani \/ K2.0<\/b><\/p><p><b><i>Editor&#8217;s note: The names of the children in Behrija and Arbenita&#8217;s care have been changed to protect their privacy.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1d3243 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1d3243\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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