Thinking room 2: CIVIC ACTIVISM FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE Facilitated by Besa Kabashi-Ramaj,FES Jetmir Bakija(Democracy+) The participants(20) identified the area related challenges: Fighting clientelism; Increase Access to Information; Strengthen the Role of Education in Raising Civic Activism; Address the lack of stimuli(moral, material and institutional) of youth and communities for civic activism and volunteering. However, these challenges were identified only by a small group of people, therefore it is necessary to consult the citizens at our target communities about other challenges that might be important and mobilize them to tackle these issues through proper mechanisms and processes. The major issue with public policy making process in Kosovo is that citizens and stakeholders are left out of the process. It a ects implementation and buy-in of these policies from the public, therefore their inactivity in raising their voice in a try to overcome the challenges that they face in their community. Majority of the citizens don't even have means of information when these processes are undertaken. Building Civic Activism should start by increasing the citizen awareness on good governance issues and mobilize them to be part of addressing the challenges that directly a ect their community. 29