Fatmire Feka

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. ^ a b Bislimi, Bekim (19 February 2008). "KOSOVARJA E NOMINUAR PËR NOBEL". Radio Evropa e Lirë (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d Blake, John (16 April 2010). "From hate to peace: Lessons from a woman of Kosovo". CNN. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  3. ^ World Vision Today. World Vision, Incorporated. 2002. p. 8.
  4. ^ a b c d "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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