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Empowering Widows: Kosovo Cooperative Transforms Lives Through Ajvar

1/13/2026

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In Krushë e Madhe, Kosovo, the cooperative founded by war widow Fahrije Hoti packages ajvar and supports more than 60 women.
Many widows face social stigma and financial insecurity, often leaving their children with in-laws.
Survivors of wartime sexual violence, such as Vasfije Krasniqi, call for immediate government support and for society to treat survivors as witnesses of history rather than symbols of shame.

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Story summary

In Krushë e Madhe, Kosovo, the cooperative founded by war widow Fahrije Hoti packages ajvar and supports more than 60 women.
Many widows face social stigma and financial insecurity, often leaving their children with in-laws.
Survivors of wartime sexual violence, such as Vasfije Krasniqi, call for immediate government support and for society to treat survivors as witnesses of history rather than symbols of shame.