WESTERN BALKANS – Today is a perfect opportunity to remind us all, our societies and governments, that a sustainable contribution to our communities starts with the warm hearts of our volunteers. Voluntarism is and stays as one of the important RYCO’s core principles because we believe that the better regions starts with youth that are
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Dear Applicants, We would like to express our gratitude towards all of you who have shown the interest and made efforts to take part in the third RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals. The Call was built upon the results and experiences of the first two RYCO open calls from 2017 and 2018 and dedicated
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BELGRADE – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša together with Head of the Local Branch Office in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović and Program Assistant of the Local Branch Office in Serbia Ms Ivana Antonijević participated on the regional conference “Youth Policy in Western Balkans and Turkey: challenges and perspectives”. The conference organized by Youth Banks
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NOVI SAD – The fourth three-day Regional Youth Leadership Forum concluded in Novi Sad, Serbia today with a panel discussion on the Western Balkans in 2030 – Visions, Wishes, Realities, attended by the RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša, the prime ministers of Serbia and North Macedonia Ms Ana Brnabić and Mr Zoran Zaev, and
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NOVI SAD – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša signed a memorandum of understanding on behalf of RYCO with the Franco-German Youth Office (OFAJ) represented by the organization’s Secretary General Mr Tobias Bütow. The two organizations are aiming to encourage intercultural dialogue, political and peace education, with a special focus on dealing with the past
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PRISTINA – In the continuation of the ROUTE WB6 project, with the support of RYCO, Lens in collaboration with the Office for Good Governance of the Prime Minister’s Office in Kosovo organized the second follow-up meeting in Pristina last Thursday. The event aimed at drafting a concept document for volunteering, which is being developed as
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ULCINJ – Through its second Open Call, RYCO supported connecting twenty young people from Serbia and Montenegro, participants of a unique film education program SeaVa Youth. The program organized in partnership between NGO iACT from Montenegro and Valjevska Kulturna Mreža (VAKUM) from Serbia, took place during the Seanema Film Festival in September this year. “Seava
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NAIROBI – Over 9,500 delegates from more than 170 countries took part in the Nairobi Summit ICPD25 (International Conference on Population and Development), where RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša and Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina Ms Berina Bukva had a chance to present RYCO’s vision and work, as well
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TIRANA – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša participated in the opening ceremony of the Equal Rights Association’s regional conference Our Rights, Your Future, one of the biggest LGBTI+ events in the Balkans and Turkey. The conference which is taking place in Tirana from 7 – 9 November 2019 kicked off with the Trans Balkan
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WESTERN BALKANS – Twenty one young musicians from the WB6 has held four contemporary classical music concerts in Prizren, Tivat, Sarajevo and Belgrade. Young musicians gathered in the No Borders Orchestra (NBO) traveled through the region with the main goal to provide a tool and symbol to help overcome a violent history and to set an
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