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Voices of Kosovo in Manchester

Manchester Aid to Kosovo (MaK)Sep 2014-Sep 2019
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The collection contains twenty nine audio recordings of interviews with summaries and transcriptions, pen sketches, and photos of some interviewees.
The interview include:
13 Kosovars in Manchester
4 returnee Kosovars in Kosovo
1 Human Rights lawyer working in Kosovo who has represented children in Manchester
11 others involved in the humanitarian response
Other material in the collection includes copies of the exhibition panels, project files which includes the evaluation, and images of events and activities related to the project.
Title:
Voices of Kosovo in Manchester
Date of work:
Sep 2014-Sep 2019
Reference number:
GB3228.53
Level of description:
Collection
Custodial history:
This collection was donated to the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Education Trust through the Voices of Kosovo in Manchester project, conducted by the Manchester Aid to Kosovo organisation.
Arrangement:
GB3228.53/1 Voices of Kosovo in Manchester Project 2014-2016GB3228.53/1/1 Project filesGB3228.53/1/2 Oral HistoriesGB3228.53/1/3 Exhibition OutputsGB3228.53/1/4 Project ImagesGB3228.53/2 Voices of Kosovo in Manchester Project 2019
Source:
Transferred directly from Manchester Aid to Kosovo
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted24 hours notice is required to view this collection. Material will then be accessible through Manchester Central Library Search Room, Manchester Central Library, St. Peters Square, Manchester, M2 5PD. Any enquiries relating to this collection please contact: rrarchive@manchester.ac.uk
Use restrictions:
Restricted
General notes:
Manchester Aid to Kosovo (MaK) produced the VOKIM ‘Voices of Kosovo in Manchester’ project between September 2014 and March 2016. The project recorded and preserved the story of the Kosovar community in Manchester. Many arrived as refugees in 1999, evacuated to the North West in part of a global humanitarian response to ethnic cleansing in the Balkans. Their voices have been captured alongside a selection of the many people who responded to their struggle.The project was financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund and supported by the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Education Trust.The project produced various outputs including the oral histories, a mobile multimedia exhibition and education resources. Additional materials and guidelines for schools and learning can be found on www.vokim.orgIn 2019 Manchester Aid to Kosovo received additional funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to mark 20 years since the event of 1999. As a part of this project MaK showcased an exhibition in Manchester Cathedral and has been invited to exhibit new work, interwoven with VOKIM oral history, at the National Library of Kosovo and the University of East London.
Copies available:
Copies of the oral histories can be found at http://www.vokim.org/ and at the University of East LondonA copy of the transcriptions is also housed at the National Library of Kosovo
Related material note:
A transcription of the recordings is available in the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre Library Ref: MAN/HI.3/VOI'Voices of Kosovo in Manchester' by Siobhan Brownlie - a study of 11 oral histories from the Voices of Kosovo in Manchester Project, Oral History journal, Autumn 2019, Volume 47, number 2See also GB3228.15 Moss Side Parents Centre and Education Shop for records relating to the Kosovo project that provided pay activities for Kosova-Albanian refugee families that arrived at Manchester Airport in 1999.
Language:
EnglishEnglish, Albanian
Record number:
8931774
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