TIRANA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) organized the introductory event “Meet the Superschools of Albania” in Tirana on January 25th, 2023 in the framework of the Superschools Exchange Programme. The meeting gathered the 17 awarded high schools from Albania represented by their principals and
read moreALBANIA – The RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania concluded successfully the “Youth Voices for Stronger Communities” project supported by the Austrian Development Agency and organized under the framework of Tirana European Youth Capital. This initiative reflects and meets the perceptions of youth in Albania and supports them with knowledge and tools to become proactive
read moreWESTERN BALKANS/GERMANY – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office, in partnership with the German Federal Government, has selected an entry of a young designer from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ms Nermina Hrnić, as the winner of the Open Call for Young Designers: 2022 Western Balkans Berlin Summit Logo Competition. The logo competition was opened from 11 to 25
read moreTIRANA – The Regional Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs (RISE) project, supported by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) organized a three-day regional Forum on social entrepreneurship, which took place in Tirana, on 6-8 September 2022. The Forum brought together the most relevant actors and stakeholders of the entrepreneurial
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office, in partnership with the German Federal Government, organizes an open call for the design of the 2022 Berlin Process Summit visual identity. The call is open to young people (from 18 to 30 years old) coming from the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North
read moreALBANIA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) through its Local Branch Office in Albania invites young people from Albania to participate in the “Human Rights and Minority Rights Academy 2022” that will take place in Voskopoja, from 30 August-3 September 2022. The Academy aims at providing and deepening young people’s knowledge of human rights
read moreALBANIA – The RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania together with World Vision Albania and the National Youth Congress (NYC) concluded successfully the Youth Festival 2022 under the theme “Y-Grow, Youth Getting Ready for Opportunities and Well-being” on Friday 1st of July 2022. The festival was organized in Korca and brought together around 100 young
read moreALBANIA – The RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania, in the framework of the project ‘Youth Voices for Stronger Communities’, organized its first workshop in Berat, on 29 June 2022. This workshop brought together around thirty young people, NGOs working with and for youth, and the Director of Education, Culture and Youth at the Municipality
read moreAlbania – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania Mr. Kreshnik Loka and Youth Representative in the RYCO Governing Board Ms. Franceska Muço met with the Head of the Department of Humanities and Communication at the European University in Tirana, Prof. Assoc. Dr. Belina Budini and students from this department at the premises
read moreTIRANA – In the period of 8-12 April, the city of Tirana was filled with the incomparable energy brought from the 24 young people, representatives of municipal councils, municipal offices, youth councils, and CSOs, coming from all over the Western Balkans. They participated in the fifth edition of the Youth Trail under the motto “Together
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