WESTERN BALKANS – Young people from the Western Balkans are invited to apply for a workshop in storytelling and fact-checking on topics of transitional justice, truth-telling and memory. We are inviting young people from any discipline who are interested in these topics to submit a proposal to join us at this workshop. Storytelling is crucial
read moreA one-month campaign organized by the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) on fostering youth cooperation in the Western Balkan region concluded on May 31. The campaign “YOUth Inspired by peace” which aimed at bringing together youth from the region to raise the awareness and increase peacebuilding and reconciliation efforts among youth was realized in cooperation
read moreTIRANA – The winner of the “Open Call for Young Designers: 2021 Western Balkans Berlin Summit Logo Competition” is a young designer from Albania: Mr Dei Hasko. He received the prize at the German Embassy in Tirana on Friday, 28 May 2021. The prize was presented to the winner by RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert
read moreBELGRADE – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia Ms Ivana Antonijević attended a roundtable discussion with the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Ms Ann Linde and representatives of the civil society in the field of youth, which took place on Tuesday, 25 May 2021. The event was organized at
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – The Youth for Peace in cooperation with Balkans Let’s Get Up! Organization and Udhetim i Lire – Liberi di Viaggare, and with the support of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office – RYCO and the European Union invite you to participate in the project P.A.C.E – Peace and Conflict Education. Participants from Albania,
read moreKOSOVO*/NORTH MACEDONIA/SERBIA – Are you a young person from North Macedonia, Kosovo or Serbia interested in learning how to deconstruct hateful and dividing narratives by using digital media tools? Are you passionate and willing to challenge and change the stories for those who are marginalized and oppressed? If you want to tackle topics such as
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – The sixth and last episode of the You(th) Choose(s) podcast hosted by young journalists from the Western Balkans concludes with those timeless favourite songs that always bring us good vibes. For the past five weeks, we virtually travelled through the Western Balkans to find out what sounds and music youth prefers. From
read moreSARAJEVO – As the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its largest urban, cultural, economic, and traffic center, Sarajevo is one of the most historically interesting cities in Europe. At the mention of Sarajevo, the first things that come to mind are ćevapi and Turkish coffee, but Sarajevo is much more than that. The city
read moreElida Nuri, the Advocacy & Communications Analyst UNFPA Albania highlights the advantages the youth cooperation brings in the Western Balkans. We are conducting this interview because the UN is working closely with RYCO on a joint project. Why do you support RYCO and its mission? We have found a strong partner in RYCO, because it
read moreWESTERN 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 Kosovo* and Montenegro on a project co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), implemented by the
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