PRISTINA- 8 schools from Kosovo have been awarded the title of “Superschool” this year, and their proposed projects, which will contribute to peacebuilding, reconciliation, and intercultural learning and dialogue within the framework of the Balkans School Exchange Program, were presented last Friday at a public event called “Meet the Superschools,” organized by the Regional Youth
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Western Balkans – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office is looking for an Advocacy Expert! Job Description The advocacy expert is responsible for supporting the setting of the programmatic objectives of the project to be achieved through the project activities, and in line with the RYCO Strategic Plan. S/he is responsible for drafting and coordinating initiatives which
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KOPAONIK– The RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, organized for the seventh year in a row a capacity-building training for Civil Society Organizations from Serbia on project proposal writing in the area of intercultural exchange, peacebuilding and reconciliation. This year’s training, held on the Kopaonik mountain
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BELGRADE – RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia is opening a call for participation in capacity-building training for the preparation of project proposals enhancing mobility, regional cooperation, peacebuilding, reconciliation and youth activism in the Western Balkans. The call is open for representatives of civil society organizations from Serbia. The training is supported by the OSCE
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SERBIA – This month, RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia organized two Western Balkans Youth Cultural Fund local workshops, dedicated to all individuals and CSO representatives interested in raising their capacities for applying for regional cultural grants. The first workshop took place on Divčibare at the beginning of the month, while members of the CSOs
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Dear Applicants, We want to express our gratitude towards all of you who have shown interest and made efforts to participate in the Second Open Call for the Western Balkans Youth Cultural Fund. In the Second Open Call for the Western Balkans Youth Cultural Fund, we are happy to share that we have received 90
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Emphasizing youth perspective thorough raising youth related topics in public discourse Skopje – Working breakfast with media representatives, organized in Skopje on 14th of March, marked the continuation of series of events fostering RYCO’s collaboration with journalists in the region. This time, Head of the Local Branch Office in Skopje, Vladimir Gjorgjevski, together with
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RYCO Secretary General, Albert Hani, took a part as a panelist at Budapest Balkans Forum, high-level event that brough together from 12-13 March in Capital of Hungary prominent leaders, experts, and stakeholders to discuss and exchange opinions on various challenges and opportunities, and promote stability and prosperity in the region. ‘Keeping the Lights On: Responding
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Western Balkan Youth Cultural Fund brings new opportunities for art in action to contribute to mutual understanding and lasting peace Following the successful completion of the First Open Call, which supported 29 individuals and organizations from the Western Balkans region, whose projects covered the entire spectrum of cultural and artistic expression – from music, literature,
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WESTERN BALKANS – Reception at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan officially marked the end of seven-day journey for 13 young people from Western Balkan, who visited Land of Rising Sun within “Japan’s Friendship Ties Program” – MIRAI. In cooperation with the Government of Japan, RYCO has been implementing this project for four years in
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