ROMANO AVAZO
Radio Romano Avazo is a radio station that broadcasts in the Romani language in Prizren.
It covers topics related to the problems of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities in the municipality of Prizren and advocates for their improvement.
Prior to being registered in 2001 as an NGO, "Durmish Aslano" has been functioning as a cultural-artistic society since its founding in 1969. In 2007, this NGO received the license for local radio in Prizren. The radio is broadcast in the Roma language and the NGO aims to promote the culture, tradition and language of the Roma, providing information for the well-being of this community.
The founder of the radio was the playwright and journalist, Nexhip Menekshe. Now the organization is led by Fatmir Menekshe.
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Ownership Type
Private
Geographic Coverage
Local
Content Type
Free Content
Media Companies / Groups
NGO Durmish Asllano
Ownership Structure
The NGO "Durmish Aslano" is led by the director of the organization, Fatmir Menekshe, who is also the director and editor-in-chief of the radio.
The organization also has its board which consists of Islam Elshani, Osman Osmani and Erkan Vardar.
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General Information
Founding Year
2007
Affiliated Interests Founder
Founded Radio "Romano Avazo" in 2007, which was the first radio in the Romani language. Menekshe was a playwright, journalist and professor of the Romani language. He died in 2019 at the age of 53.
Menekshe devoted his whole life to art – he was the author of twelve plays and the director of 20 performances, which were mainly related to the description of the life and tradition of the Roma.
On April 8, 2022, President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, awarded Nexhip Menekshen the Presidential Medal of Merit posthumously, in recognition of his significant contributions to the education of Roma children, dramaturgy, and the promotion of Roma culture and history, as well as his dedication to ensuring accurate and equitable representation.
Affiliated Interests Ceo
Serves as the director and authorized representative of the NGO Durmish Aslano, as well as the editor-in-chief at Romano Avazo radio. Alongside his role at the radio station, Menekshe actively works to secure funds to sustain the NGO's operations. The organization has successfully secured project funding from various embassies in Kosovo.
Menekshe is also involved as an actor in the theater "Nexhip Menekshe," which operates within the NGO. He pursued his education at "Ukshin Hoti" University in Prizren, majoring in "Albanian Language and Literature."
Together with his father, Nexhip Menekshe, Fatmir played a pivotal role in the recognition of the Romani language as an official language in Prizren, an accomplishment realized on October 31, 2022. In addition to his radio work, Menekshe continues to be responsible for securing funds to ensure the sustained functioning of the NGO, which has successfully implemented projects with financial support from various embassies in Kosovo.
Affiliated Interests Editor-In-Chief
Serves as the director and authorized representative of the NGO Durmish Aslano, as well as the editor-in-chief at Romano Avazo radio. Alongside his role at the radio station, Menekshe actively works to secure funds to sustain the NGO's operations. The organization has successfully secured project funding from various embassies in Kosovo.
Menekshe is also involved as an actor in the theater ""Nexhip Menekshe,"" which operates within the NGO. He pursued his education at ""Ukshin Hoti"" University in Prizren, majoring in ""Albanian Language and Literature.""
Together with his father, Nexhip Menekshe, Fatmir played a pivotal role in the recognition of the Romani language as an official language in Prizren, an accomplishment realized on October 31, 2022. In addition to his radio work, Menekshe continues to be responsible for securing funds to ensure the sustained functioning of the NGO, which has successfully implemented projects with financial support from various embassies in Kosovo.
Affiliated Interests other important people
Are the board members of Durmish Aslano.
Islam Elshani is an official for the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities in the Municipality of Prizren. Osman Osmani is the executive director of the NGO Nevo Koncepti, founded in 2014 by Roma intellectuals.
Contact
Address: rr. Joni Llamella 2, Nr 2; Prizren, Kosovo, 20000
Tel: +383 44 631 729
Email: radioromanoavazo107@gmail.com
Websitesite: radioromanoavazo.com/kontakti/
Financial Information
Revenue (in Mill. $)
(66,225 $) 61,320 EUR (2023)
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Further Information
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Information about the radio, about the organization and its leaders has been easily accessible on the radio's website. The director of the organization has answered our questions more than once and has also provided access to the financial statements. Some data about the NGO were also public in the electronic system of non-governmental organizations within the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
