WESTERN BALKANS/GERMANY – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office, in partnership with the German Federal Government, has selected an entry of a young designer from Albania, Mr Dei Hasko, as the winner of the Open Call for Young Designers: 2021 Western Balkans Berlin Summit Logo Competition. The logo competition was opened from 24 March to 7
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RYCO Project Leader Ms Vladica Jovanović speaks about the “YOUth Inspired by Peace” campaign which has been launched recently and the achievements of the “Supporting the Western Balkan’s Collective Leadership on Reconciliation: Building Capacity and Momentum for RYCO” project. Let us start with a general question. What is the RYCO mission and values you represent?
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TIRANA – The kick-off event of the “Western Balkans School Exchange Scheme” project took place today, Saturday 15 May 2021, at Europe House in Tirana, in the framework of “Europe Weeks 2021”. The project will connect Western Balkan schools and facilitate youth exchange. It will contribute to increase skills and knowledge of young people in
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WESTERN BALKANS – The fifth episode of the You(th) Choose(s) podcast hosted by young journalists from the Western Balkans is taking us on a new musical journey about love. Love is probably the most beautiful feeling to be experienced, and when you have the right people by your side there is nothing you cannot achieve.
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TIRANA – Youth in the Western Balkans should be supported more to foster the intercultural dialogue and pave the way for better a better future for all, a two-day UN-RYCO conference held in Tirana concluded. The event was jointly organised by RYCO and UNFPA Albania on 11 and 12 May in a hybrid format and
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The story of Luka and Fabian Until recently, travel was an integral part of our lives, but for the last year we can say that travel has remained only in our memories and fantasies. In order not to forget what it feels like to travel and what are all the components of the travel experience,
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WESTERN BALKANS – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is looking for new colleagues! We are launching a call for the RYCO Project Staff – Finance and Administration Officers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Serbia on a project co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
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WESTERN BALKANS – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and with the support of the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) launches the campaign “YOUth Inspired by Peace” aimed at raising awareness and increasing peacebuilding and reconciliation efforts among youth in the Western Balkans through various campaign
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WESTERN BALKANS – The fourth episode of the You(th) Choose(s) podcast hosted by young journalists from the Western Balkans is taking us on another musical journey, this time filled with positivity and motivating songs. They believe that sometimes, when things get tough, all we need is a little push. That is why the You(th) Choose(s)
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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, some young people decided to use all their creative potential to create social change and make people’s lives better during a crisis. One such positive story is about the student Elena Saveska from the city of Tetovo in North Macedonia. Revolted by negative phenomena in society such as
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