Since achieving independence in 2008, Kosovo faced the challenge of establishing a system for enforcing legal agreements and court decisions that are necessary to stimulate domestic economic growth and foreign investment. In particular, the responsibility given to municipal court judges for executing utility bills and other minor claims left the courts with large backlogs of civil cases and diverted resources from protecting the contract and property rights of citizens and businesses. Under a subcontract with Checchi & Co Consulting, USAID’s implementing partner for the Systems for Enforcing Agreements and Decisions (SEAD Program) in Kosovo, EWMI worked to develop and implement an effective system for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in Kosovo that was consistent with international standards with the aim of yielding more timely resolution of claims and providing relief to the courts.