EUROPE – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Kosovo Ms Krenare Gashi-Krasniqi took part in the celebration of the World NGO Day by participating in the webinar Challenges Facing NGOs in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations organized by the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe and supported by the Council of Europe
read moreTIRANA – Head of RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania Mr Kreshnik Loka met with General Director of the National Youth Agency Ms Kleina Kasanai on Thursday, 25 February when they discussed the organizations’ upcoming plans for 2021 and possible synergies for future cooperation. Mr Loka shared RYCO’s ongoing programs with a special focus on
read morePRISTINA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) signed a contract with NGO Lady on Thursday, 25 February, within the framework of the 4th RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals supported by the European Union. The signing ceremony took place in Pristina and was attended by representatives of RYCO, the European Union Office in Kosovo
read moreBOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA/KOSOVO/SERBIA – Supported by RYCO and the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund through the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, the Humanitarian Law Center from Serbia, in partnership with the Centre for Youth KVART from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Humanitarian Law Center from Kosovo, implemented the project “From Remembrance to Reconciliation: Forming
read moreBELGRADE – Within the framework of the 4th RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals supported by the European Union, the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) signed contracts with the Independent Journalists’ Association of Vojvodina, the Drug Policy Network South East Europe, the Red Cross of Vojvodina and the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia
read moreTIRANA – Within the framework of the 4th RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals supported by the European Union, the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) signed a contract with People in Focus and the Institute of Romani Culture in Albania on Tuesday, 23 February. The signing ceremony took place at the premises of the Europe
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – For the last four months, 137 young entrepreneurs gathered in 46 teams from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia worked on developing their social business ideas. In the upcoming days, they will compete in front of a jury for financial support and access to a regional incubation program
read moreMONTENEGRO – If you are a high school student, aged 14-19, coming from Montenegro, we invite you to apply for the online workshop “Reach the Future” to be held on 27 – 28 February 2021. The workshop was designed with the aim to connect high school students from different backgrounds in order to overcome existing
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – Within the framework of the advocacy project “A Better Region Starts with Youth” implemented with the support of the Federal Republic of Germany, RYCO organized a three-month Program for Students of Journalism in the Western Balkans. This program took place from November 2020 to February 2021 and provided young journalists, with an
read moreSARAJEVO – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and the Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 18 February, to enhance cooperation and mutual efforts in providing opportunities for youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Western Balkans. Even though RYCO and the SFF have been working together over the past
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