Aktiv ? Strengthening the Institutional Response to domestic violence in northern Kosovo The overall objective of this project is to foster a women's rights agenda and to promote gender equality in North Kosovo through tackling domestic violence at a local societal and institutional level.The specific objective is to improve the status of the 
victims of domestic violence in North Kosovo through institutional capacity building and the implementation of the Kosovo law on domestic violence through application of regional and European best practices.The main target groups are:a) Local professionals
 working in relevant public institutions who provide services for victims of domestic abuseb) Female victims and potential victims of domestic violencec) NGO sector workers who work with women and women issuesd) The international donor community and its re
presentatives who work in related fieldsThe action will be focused in the four municipalities in the North of Kosovo.  There is an institutional deficit in responding to violence against women in North Kosovo. According to researches as many as 96% of wome
n surveyed stated that they were not satisfied with the response of public bodies (police and municipalities) to domestic violence. This project will work directly with local institutions and the police in order to establish the groundwork for the construc
tion of a safe house in North Kosovo which will cater to the needs of victims.