Fatmire Feka

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Fatmire Feka is an Albanian peace advocate and promoter of reconciliation. She is the founder of "Kids Clubs for Peace" and was named a Nobel Peace Prize 1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe (PWAG).

Biography

Feka grew up in the ethnically divided village Koshtovë, Mitrovicë, Kosovo [1] and is an Albanian Muslim. [2] [3] In 1999, during the Yugoslav Wars, Feka lost her two older siblings in Kosovo when they were attacked by Serbians and her family's house was set on fire. [2] [4]

When she was 16, she attended a World Vision International summer camp, which was attended by Serbian and Muslim young people. [2] Inspired by this, in 2002, Feka founded "Kids Clubs for Peace." [2] [5] The club grew to over 14 multi-ethnic clubs across Kosovo by 2005. [4]

In November 2002, Feka was selected as an "Angel of Hope" by World Vision Canada. [4] In 2005, Feka was named a Nobel Peace Prize 1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe (PWAG). [1] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bislimi, Bekim (19 February 2008). "KOSOVARJA E NOMINUAR PËR NOBEL". Radio Evropa e Lirë (in Albanian). Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Blake, John (16 April 2010). "From hate to peace: Lessons from a woman of Kosovo". CNN . Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  3. ↑ World Vision Today. World Vision, Incorporated. 2002. p. 8.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "PeaceWomen Across the Globe". PeaceWomen Across the Globe. 2005. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Jalka, Susanne (22 October 2018). Denken.Kunst.Frieden.: Annäherungen an das Menschsein (in German). Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 296. ISBN   978-3-11-058989-4.
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