
May 31, 2023
by rycowborg
Peace Broadcasters Program Successfully Empowers Journalists as Peace Reporters in Kosovo*
(Pristina, 31st May 2023) – Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), in collaboration with Deutsche Welle (DW) and the Association of Kosovo Journalists…

April 12, 2023
by rycowborg
A permanent symbol of dialogue and peacebuilding: A tree named “Andjelinja and Blend” planted in France
Andjelija and Blend are typical Western Balkan names. One young tree recently planted in Villeneuve d’Ascq, France, shares their name. How did…

March 15, 2023
by rycowborg
Meet the 11 awarded Superschools of Kosovo*
PRISTINA – The RYCO Local Branch Office in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) organized the introductory event “Meet the…

January 9, 2023
by rycowborg
More than 100 young people in Kosovo* attended RYCO Coffee Talks in 2022
RYCO LBO Kosovo concluded yesterday the last RYCO Coffee Talks event, which was held in the municipality of Dragash. Around 50 participants…

September 22, 2022
by rycowborg
RYCO and Germany Award Nermina Hrnić from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2022 Berlin Process Summit Logo Competition
WESTERN BALKANS/GERMANY – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office, in partnership with the German Federal Government, has selected an entry of a young…

August 10, 2022
by rycowborg
Open Call for Young Designers: 2022 Western Balkans Berlin Summit Logo Competition
WESTERN BALKANS – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office, in partnership with the German Federal Government, organizes an open call for the design…

PEJA – As a follow up to the Cycle I of “Peace Broadcasters: Empowering Young Journalists as Peace Reporters”, the RYCO Local…

May 16, 2022
by rycowborg
RYCO Local Branch Office in Kosovo* organizes a panel discussion on the role of media in the reconciliation process
PRISHTINA – As part of the final stage of the training and mentoring program “Peace Broadcasters: Empowering the young journalists as peace…

OHRID – The RYCO Local Branch Office in North Macedonia and the OSCE Mission to Skopje organized four-day training for RYCO senior…

March 24, 2022
by rycowborg
No Future without Truth and Reconciliation
WESTERN BALKANS – Since 2011, every 24 March marks the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights…

March 23, 2022
by rycowborg
Seven Days, 45 Young People, 1540 kilometres, Seven Western Balkan Cities
ROUTE WB6 Volunteer Caravan journey successfully concluded in Tirana WESTERN BALKANS – After a week of travelling throughout the region, conducting volunteering…

March 11, 2022
by rycowborg
Fifty Young People Travel Western Balkans in Volunteer Caravan
PODGORICA – As a part of the final stage of the ROUTE WB6 project, promoting youth mobility, volunteering and peacebuilding in the…

February 28, 2022
by rycowborg
Western Balkan Superschools Are Step Closer to Change Region
PRISTINA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) organized a capacity building training within the RYCO Superschools Exchange Programme for 60 secondary…

February 23, 2022
by rycowborg
RISE Selects Second Generation of Entrepreneurs from Western Balkans for Financial and Technical Support
WESTERN BALKANS – For the second year in a row, two social businesses from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia…

February 4, 2022
by rycowborg
Youth Leaders and RYCO in Kosovo* to Implement Project Ideas for Peace
PRIZREN – During January 2022, the RYCO Local Branch Office in Kosovo received project proposals by groups of young active and already…

January 31, 2022
by rycowborg
President of Kosovo* Congratulates Awarded Superschools in Kosovo
PRISTINA – The RYCO Local Branch Office in Kosovo organized a meeting of the Superschools from Kosovo, an introductory event with the…

January 27, 2022
by rycowborg
Holocaust Remembrance Day: Remembrance and Dealing with Past Crucial for Peacebuilding
WESTERN BALKANS – As 27 January 2022 is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, it commemorates the 77th anniversary of the liberation of…

January 24, 2022
by rycowborg
Schools from Region Are Becoming Superschools: RYCO Announces Final List of First Superschools Open Call
WESTERN BALKANS – On the occasion of the International Day of Education with the topic “Changing course, transforming education”, sixty secondary schools…

December 29, 2021
by rycowborg
With positive stories, a platform for the meeting of young people in the Western Balkans was presented – Hajde!
New Year’s gatherings are synonymous for good mood and a positive atmosphere, especially when you feel like everyone is eagerly waiting for…

December 25, 2021
by rycowborg
Hajde, hurry up, a new Regional Platform for Youth Cooperation is waiting for You!
The ‘Hajde!’ platform (www.hajde.media) is a new online meeting place for all young people who are interested in active participation in and…

December 24, 2021
by rycowborg
Youth go Hajde! New Year’s Meetup for Young Leaders from the Western Balkans
WESTERN BALKANS – After recently launching the youth platform “Hajde!”, RYCO wants to present it to you – the youth of the…

December 22, 2021
by rycowborg
Participants Selected: Western Balkans Meet Japan – A Bridge Into Future
WESTERN BALKANS – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan thank all the applicants…

December 14, 2021
by rycowborg
Students of Journalism from RYCO Regional Program Meet in Tirana
TIRANA – Within the regional program for students of journalism, a project funded by the Federal Republic of Germany, the Regional Youth…

December 10, 2021
by rycowborg
Fifteenth RYCO Governing Board Meeting Takes Place in Montenegro
PODGORICA – The 15th RYCO Governing Board Meeting under the Chairmanship of Montenegro is taking place in Podgorica from 9 to 11…

December 9, 2021
by rycowborg
Better Region Starts with Volunteering
TIRANA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) organized the conference “A Better Region Starts with Volunteering” in Tirana on 7-8 December…

December 8, 2021
by rycowborg
Western Balkan Ministers of Youth and Education Work Together for Better Region
TIRANA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), the Minister of State for Youth and Children of Albania and the Ministry of…

December 1, 2021
by rycowb
Youth from Kosovo* and North Macedonia Promote Youth Inclusion and Activism
KOSOVO/NORTH MACEDONIA – Within the third RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, supported by the Federal Republic of Germany, the ASUC “Boro…

November 26, 2021
by rycowborg
EU-Balkan Youth Forum, Hani: Youth to Unleash Their Potential at Home
ROME/WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani said that young people should stay in the Western Balkans because they are…

November 16, 2021
by rycowb
International Day for Tolerance: Fostering Mutual Understanding and Peace
WESTERN BALKANS – The International Day for Tolerance was first proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1996, as a reminder…

November 12, 2021
by rycowborg
RYCO’s Regional Strategy Forum Is Example of Different Region
FRUŠKA GORA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) has successfully concluded the Regional Strategy Forum aimed at gathering inputs from the…

November 10, 2021
by rycowb
RYCO Meets Umbrella Youth Organizations from Western Balkans
BELGRADE – Our colleagues from the RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia hosted the “2nd Meeting of the Umbrella Youth Organizations from…

November 9, 2021
by rycowb
Invitation to Tender for Communication and Visibility Campaign
WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO is seeking for a service provider to carry through out the region a comprehensive communication and visibility campaign…

November 2, 2021
by rycowb
Invitation to Tender for Supply and Production of Branded Visibility Materials
WESTERN BALKANS – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is inviting tenderers to submit their offers for supply and production of branded…

November 1, 2021
by rycowb
Western Balkans Youth Engage in Environmental Protection for Peace
ALBANIA/KOSOVO*/NORTH MACEDONIA – Within the third RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, supported by the Federal Republic of Germany, the M&M Ivanaj…

October 29, 2021
by rycowb
Apply for MIRAI Exchange Program: Western Balkans Meet Japan
WESTERN BALKANS/JAPAN – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) are implementing the youth…

October 27, 2021
by rycowborg
Call for Applications: External Expert for Facilitation of RYCO Strategy Development
WESTERN BALAKANS – With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is starting the…

October 21, 2021
by rycowb
RISE Supports 129 Young Entrepreneurs in Western Balkans
WESTERN BALKANS – The RISE project selected 129 young entrepreneurs gathered in 47 teams coming from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro,…

October 21, 2021
by rycowb
RYCO Meets Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo*
PRISTINA – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Kosovo Ms Krenare Gashi-Krasniqi and RYCO Local Program Officer Mr Ramadan Sokoli…

October 19, 2021
by rycowborg
Apply Now: Superschools Open Call for Pool of Mentors
WESTERN BALKANS – The newly initiated RYCO Superschools Western Balkans School Exchange Scheme is part of a multi-donor project co-financed by the…

October 14, 2021
by rycowb
Kosovo* Welcomes Launching of Superschools Exchange Scheme
PRISTINA – The RYCO Local Branch Office in Kosovo has organized the opening event for the presentation of the Western Balkans School…

October 12, 2021
by rycowborg
Invitation to Tender for Travel Management and Other Related Services for RYCO LBO in Kosovo* [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
WESTERN BALKANS – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is inviting tenderers to submit their offers for travel management and other related…

September 28, 2021
by rycowb
Make Your School a Superschool
WESTERN BALKANS – Applications for the RYCO Superschools Exchange Scheme are now open. This newly established opportunity for schools, students, and teachers…

September 27, 2021
by rycowb
Youth from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia Engage in Multicultural Learning
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA/KOSOVO/MONTENEGRO/SERBIA – Within the third RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, supported by the Federal Republic of Germany, United World…

September 24, 2021
by rycowb
RYCO Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General Meet Young Leaders in Kosovo*
PRISTINA – RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani and the newly appointed RYCO Deputy Secretary General Mr Denis Piplaš and the Youth…

September 23, 2021
by rycowb
RYCO Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General Meet Partners and Stakeholders in Kosovo*
PRISTINA – RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani and the newly appointed RYCO Deputy Secretary General Mr Denis Piplaš had a series…

September 21, 2021
by rycowb
Peace Day: Youth Means Peace
WESTERN BALKANS – Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. Established in 1981 by…

September 20, 2021
by rycowborg
Apply Now! EU-Balkan Youth Forum “What is Europe?”
ROME/WESTERN BALKANS – The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is proud to convene the EU-Balkan Youth Forum next 22-26…

September 15, 2021
by rycowb
True Democracies Need Youth
WESTERN BALKANS – September 15 is celebrated as the International Day of Democracy after being established in 2007 through a resolution passed…

September 8, 2021
by rycowborg
RISE Continues Supporting Social Entrepreneurship in Western Balkans and Launches Second Open Call for Young Social Entrepreneurs
A successful cooperation between France and the Western Balkans to enhance social and solidarity economy at the European level A press conference…

September 1, 2021
by rycowb
Western Balkans Youth Challenge History to Shape Better Future
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA/KOSOVO*/MONTENEGRO/NORTH MACEDONIA/SERBIA – Supported by RYCO within the fourth Open Call for Project Proposals co-financed by the European Union, the…