4.3 Mission in Kosovo these meetings was to enhance the visibility of new LPSCs and to establish communication links between them, their respective municipalities and other actors working in the area of community safety. During these meetings, new LPSCs briefed their respective community members on the main problems and concerns identified within their localities, and presented their proposals for prioritized activities to be implemented in 2016 with the support of the Mission. On 13 May, the Mission supported facilitating the 16th LPSC Executive Council Meeting. Senior representatives from the OSCE Presence in Albania, Mission to Skopje and Mission in Kosovo, the Royal Norwegian Embassy, MoIA, KP, representatives from community safety forums from the region along with members from all 56 Kosovo LPSCs, relevant international actors in Kosovo and various NGOs took part in this meeting. The meeting specifically focused on strengthening regional co-operation between the community safety forums of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania with those of Kosovo through an exchange of best practices in addressing local concerns. The executive council members also received detailed information on the implementation of the fourth phase of the joint OSCE-Royal Norwegian Embassy project “Supporting Community Safety Initiatives through LPSCs”. On 15 September, the Mission supported the CSCO staff in organizing a workshop to review the progress of implemented community safety activities. The CSCO staff informed the participants of all the activities implemented during the reporting period, as well as challenges they face towards becoming a more functional and credible entity. The workshop was attended by twelve participants, including officials from the MoIA, KP Directorate for Community Policing and Crime Prevention, as well as representatives of the Mission and ICITAP. On 19 September, the Mission gathered representatives from all LPSCs in a roundtable to establish an effective communication network. The roundtable was intended to ensure the integration of the LPSCs in decision making processes at both the community and institutional levels, as well as to encourage its members to raise issues related to the unequal access and enjoyment of rights in participation of women and men in community safety mechanisms. The activity was implemented in close co-operation with the CSCO, KP and LPSC representatives, including one from northern Kosovo. In September and October, the Mission facilitated four workshops in four municipalities5 with the aim to enhance 5 60 Prishtinë/Priština, Mitrovicë/Mitrovica, Gjilan/Gnjilane and Pejë/Peć. the capacities of LPSCs on preventive measures in the area of safety and security, as well as on issues related to Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism (VERLT) and domestic violence. Around 30 participants, comprising LPSC members and respective sector police officers, took part in each workshop, during which LPSC members were encouraged to take an active role in preventive activities and closely co-operate with KP officers assigned to their corresponding areas of responsibility. The workshops were implemented in close co-operation with the CSCO, KP directorates for community policing and anti-terrorism, and LPSC representatives, including those from northern Kosovo. As part of the fourth phase of a joint OSCE-Royal Norwegian Embassy project to support community safety initiatives through LPSCs, the Mission facilitated three youth camps in Kosovo entitled “For Better Future”. The first three-day youth camp concluded on 9 October and hosted 48 secondary and high school students aged between 16 and 23, including females and males from the Kosovo Albanian and Kosovo Serbian communities, as well as police officers. Another similarly mixed group of 50 representatives participated in the second youth camp, which was held from 21 to 23 October. From 18 to 20 November, 60 young female and male participants from Kosovo Albanian, Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, alongside respective sector officers, took part in the third camp. All participants attended training sessions on negotiation and advocacy, and took part in various team-building recreational activities. The events also assisted in the promotion of multi-ethnic cooperation, enhancing the role of LPSCs, and in establishing communication links between LPSCs, the KP and other actors working in community safety. Between 21 and 25 November, the Mission facilitated a training course for 12 members from six recently trained LPSCs. The purpose of this training was to equip them with specific training techniques in order to expand their partnership and problem-solving skills, as well as to support the promotion of the community policing philosophy in different regions throughout Kosovo. On 6 December, the Mission conducted an additional training for 16 selected members from 13 LPSCs, who they had earlier certified as trainers. The course covered specific topics aimed at expanding participants’ knowledge in drafting project proposals, training methods and techniques, and promoting the community policing philosophy. These newly trained community safety trainers will enrich the pool of existing trainers, and will be available for further operational use by the CSCO.