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Site Profiles: Interviewee Areas of Kosovo
Southwestern Pristina Municipality- Gracanica,
Preoce, Livadje, Laplje Selo & Caglavica
Site Profiles: Gracanica | Preoce | Livadje
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Livadje
is one of the more physically isolated minority areas of Kosovo, a small village
surrounded by hills and farmland. The village lies
several kilometers south of Laplje Selo on a little-used road that eventually
leads to Donja Gu�terica and Janjevo. Security
& Transportation Livadje
has had no security incidents since the war�s end. Transportation is the
predominant issue, due to the isolation of the site. Private combis drive to
Gracanica and Gu�terica a few times a day. All further travel must be sought in
Gracanica. Economy
& Infrastructure Serbs
own all arable land. The Roma own little. Farmers sell their produce in
Gracanica or Gu�terica. A few small shops exist; there are no cafes or
restaurants. There is no sewage system, the water quality is poor, and power is
intermittent; Livadje�s transformer is decrepit and often breaks down.
Children�s Aid Direct delivered World Food Program parcels in Livadje until
Spring of 2002. Livadje, outside of farming, has no economic opportunity. |
Education
Livadje
has a small primary school. Secondary school students must travel to Gu�terica,
Gracanica or Laplje Selo. UNMIK provides transport.
Roma
Most
Roma in the village are related to one another. Their Mahala is
indistinguishable from the rest of the village. All of the adults have completed
primary school; one attended, but did not complete, university. Several Roma
children are enrolled in secondary school. All Livadje�s Roma are officially
unemployed. Some work as manual labors for Serb farmers; others carry out
small-scale smithing work.
Livadje�s
Roma
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Families |
Individuals |
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Pre-war |
~5 |
~40 |
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2002 |
~5 |
~42 |
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IDPs |
~0 |
~0 |
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Returns
2000-1 |
NA |
NA |
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Returns
2002 |
NA |
NA |