4.3 Mission in Kosovo adults to the Kosovo Paralympic Committee and Parents Association of Children with Disabilities. On 20 September, the Mission supported the facilitation of a roundtable for 47 representatives of LPSCs and MCSCs, which aimed at identifying the gaps and improving communication between LPSCs, MCSCs and the police across KP regions. During this event, participants discussed the importance of the role of LPSCs and MCSCs in ensuring safety and security, women’s rights, common issues in addressing violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT), and exchanged best practices. The roundtable was facilitated jointly with the MoIA, KP and LPSC representatives, including those from the northern municipalities. The main issues and recommendations raised at the roundtable will be considered during the amendment of the Community Safety Strategy’s Action Plan, the implementation of which the Mission will continue to support. On 27 September, the Mission supported the KP in organizing a one-day workshop for reviewing the existing Terms of Reference (ToR) for LPSCs. The workshop brought together 18 participants dealing with community safety policies, namely the representatives of MoIA and KP, as well as members of LPSCs from different regions and representatives of the Mission. During the workshop, the attendees were introduced to jointly prepared proposals for changes in the existing LPSCs’ ToR, which were collected during several meetings and consultations with relevant actors prior to this event. Participants addressed and incorporated their ideas and comments to the existing ToR, with the aim to improve operational capacities of LPSCs. The outcomes of this review workshop were incorporated in the amended ToR, currently awaiting approval from the KP General Director. On 16 November, the Mission supported the primary and secondary school for disabled children “Kosovski Bozur” in Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North, with a donation of computers, laptops, printers, furniture and a wheelchair. This equipment is expected to help children with disabilities increase their vocational education capabilities. Besides the Mission’s senior representatives, children with disabilities, parents and staff of the school, the event also gathered representatives of the local municipality, community police officers and the media. On 22 December, the Mission published a new edition of the community safety brochure6, as a result of co-operation with all regional directorates of the KP, community safety stakeholders and chairpersons and deputy chairpersons of LPSCs. For the purpose of raising public awareness about 6 60 See http://www.osce.org/mission-in-kosovo/363956 community safety forums and community policing work in practice, following the positive reception for the community policing brochure “Safety in Our Community” for northern municipalities in 2014, the Mission presented this trilingual developing tool to recognize milestone achievements and promote civic engagement in community safety. The new highly illustrated content contains stories on best practices and community project initiatives undertaken from 2013 and 2017, updated contact information, statistics and motivating words from community safety stakeholders and activists from all eight KP regions. Local Public Safety Committees (LPSC) From 7 to 21 March, the Mission concluded the delivery of orientation sessions for 40 members of four new LPSCs7, where participants were introduced to the capacity-building programme for LPSCs focusing on details of the forthcoming community policing training. They were also provided with basic information on community safety and the community policing concept, composition, functionality and activities of LPSCs aimed at addressing issues of safety, security and quality of life. From 24 April to 18 May, the Mission supported the members of newly established LPSCs in facilitating seven meetings with their respective communities. These meetings served to introduce new members to their communities in the LPSC capacity, and to establish communication links with all actors working in the area of community safety. Additionally, they assisted them in recording the main problems and concerns identified, as well as present their project proposals based on prioritized concerns, to be implemented in the near future with the support of the KP, respective municipalities and other potential donors. On 10 May, the Mission concluded the facilitation of partnership building and problem-solving modules of community policing training for members of new LPSCs. Training was delivered to 36 members of four new LPSCs and several newly recruited members of previously established LPSCs, by 11 Mission-trained community safety trainers in co-operation with the staff of the Mission. Both training modules focused on equipping participants with knowledge and skills on the principles of community safety and community policing, and on analysing issues related to safety, security and quality of life. LPSC members representing communities, youth and KP from different municipalities were also acquainted with the basics of project management, and through training exercises, developed project proposals based on prioritised concerns within their communities. 7 Local Public Safety Committees from Prizren, Gjakovë/Djakovica, Shtime/Shtimlje and Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North municipalities.