WESTERN BALKANS – As the year draws to its end, it is time to look back and reflect on our work done for and with youth in the region, as well as on future plans and efforts. 2020 brought many challenges and impacted our work greatly. The developments of the COVID-19 pandemic trembled established certainties
read morePRISTINA/PODGORICA/BELGRADE – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) concluded the organization of a series of national annual events across the region aiming to present its achievements in 2020 and plans for the upcoming year. The events were organized within a regional campaign A Better Region Starts with YOUth supported by the Federal Republic of Germany.
read moreKOSOVO/SERBIA – Supported by RYCO and the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund through the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, the Centre for Counselling, Social Services and Research – SIT in Kosovo on behalf of Agribusiness and Technology High School “ABDYL FRASHËRI” in Kosovo and in partnership with the Edukacioni centar Leskovac in Serbia implemented
read moreALBANIA/BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA/MONTENEGRO/SERBIA – Within the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, co-financed by the UN Peacebuilding Fund, the Center for environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina in partnership with Streets for cyclists in Belgrade, Bajkultura in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Biciklo.me in Montenegro and GO2 in Albania, implemented the project “From sustainable mobility to sustainable
read moreALBANIA/NORTH MACEDONIA/SERBIA – Supported by RYCO and the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund through the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, Vlora Youth Center from Albania in partnership with the Timok Club from Serbia and NGO Info-centre from North Macedonia, implemented the #ChallengingBorders project, which took place from January to November 2020. #ChallengingBorders aimed to
read moreALBANIA/SERBIA – Within the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, co-financed by the UN Peacebuilding Fund, the Association of Citizens PLANT in Serbia in partnership with ACT for SOCIETY Centre in Albania implemented the project “Young2young”, which took place from December 2019 to November 2020. The project aimed to contribute to the process of
read moreNORTH MACEDONIA/SERBIA – Supported through the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, co-financed by the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund, the Union for Youth Work in North Macedonia and BalkanIDEA Novi Sad in Serbia implemented the DEEP – Diversity Educational E-Resource Project. The project, which took place from September 2019 to November 2020 aimed to
read moreMONTENEGRO/SERBIA – Supported by RYCO and the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund through the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, Vocational School for Trade, Tourism and Catering “Sergije Stanić” in Montenegro, together with Kulturno-umjetničko društvo “Željezničar” in Montenegro and JU Ekonomska srednja škola “Bosa Milićević” in Serbia, implemented the project “A Step Forward”, which took
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia Ms Marija Bulat participated in the international conference “Western Balkans in Comparative Perspectives – European Social Survey” which was held online, on 4 and 5 December. The aim of the conference was to bring together researchers and policymakers from the Western Balkans region
read moreBELGRADE – RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia had an honour to host a delegation of six Members of the Parliament from the National Assembly of Serbia at the premises of RYCO’s office in Belgrade on 20 November. Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia Ms Marija Bulat, LBO Program Assistant Ms Bojana
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