BELGRADE, SERBIA – RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia took part in the EuroPride 2022 program from 14 until 18 September 2022 by organizing a series of activities throughout Pride Week. EuroPride organized in Belgrade presented a significant opportunity and momentum for young people in the Western Balkans to open a discussion on an important
read moreMontenegro – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) in Montenegro, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of France, organized three important & diverse events in the period from the 21 st – 23 rd of June 2022 in Podgorica. The prior goal of the events was to include young people in the social
read moreWe are launching a call for the RYCO Project Staff – Local Program Officer in Bosnia and Herzegovina on a project co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and RYCO. If you are interested in applying
read morePRISTINA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) organized a final event within its EU-supported project “Enhancing Youth Cooperation and Youth Exchange in the WB6” in Pristina on Tuesday, 8 February, 2022. The event presented the results of a project from Kosovo supported within the 4th RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals. It was attended
read moreTIRANA – RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani gave an interview for the Tirana-based newspapers, the Albanian Daily News, in which he speaks about recently-organized Regional Ministerial Meeting on Youth and Education, key achievements in 2021, the Berlin Process, and the potential of the Western Balkan youth to lead the change in the region. The
read morePRISTINA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), Local Branch Office in Kosovo in partnership with the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, hereby invites young men and women leaders in Kosovo to participate in a training program on “Intercultural Dialogue, Media Literacy, and Advocacy” with a view of strengthening and improving skills and knowledge of youth
read moreTIRANA – RYCO Local Program Officer in Albania Ms Flutura Brakaj took part in the conference “U4Politics 4.0_Politic’s never been that cool” that took place in Trana, on 10 November 2021. The event brought together representatives from the Ministries, institutions, national and regional structures, representatives of media, and also young representatives of four Academies on
read moreKOLAŠIN – The RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro organized a Youth Camp on Intercultural Competencies in Sports that took place in Kolašin, from 10 to 13 October. It was organized in cooperation with the Directorate for Sports and Youth of Montenegro and the OSCE Mission to Montenegro. The youth camp gathered fourteen young professionals
read moreYoung people are facing mental health problems at an increased rate, and this issue has been particularly exacerbated with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Seeing the increased presence of such problems among their peers and the lack of due care from their parents and institutions, young people are encouraged to start tackling these problems
read moreKOSOVO/NORTH MACEDONIA – Within the third RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, supported by the Federal Republic of Germany, OJQ Qendra e Gruas “ATO” (QG-ATO) from Kosovo, in partnership with SHMP “Bahri Haxha” from Kosovo and SHMEK “8 Shtatori” Tetovo from North Macedonia, implemented the project “Social Bridge”. The project enabled an open and safe
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