Iowa Kosovo Project

In 2003 the Muscatine,Iowa,Children’s and Youth Choirs began an exchange with youth in war-torn Gjakovë, Kosovo.The Kosovars participate in a program sponsored by the Shropshire Music Foundation. In 2004,12 Gjakovë youths visited Iowa. In 2005,32 Muscatine residents and choir youth spent 2 weeks in Gjakovë conducting English,art and music classes,plus health and eye clinics. In July 2006,the project circled back to Muscatine as 11 youths from Gjakovë arrived in Iowa for 2 weeks.