Sarajevo – Are you passionate about community engagement and driving meaningful change at the local level? The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is looking for a proactive Local Program Officer to join our team and lead the implementation of impactful initiatives that empower youth and foster regional cooperation.s. Position: Local Program Officer Type: 12 months
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Pristina, December 20, 2024 – Peace Broadcaster Closing Event: Empowering Young Journalists as Peace Reporters End of December and one more significant milestone achieved, as 12 young journalists from WB6 successfully finished this year’s edition of Peace Broadcasters Program, focused on Intercultural Dialogue, Transitional Justice and Constructive Journalism. From 2021 Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO)
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Zlatibor – From December 6th to 8th, RYCO played a pivotal role as a partner organization in the promotion of the 4th generation of Young European Ambassadors (YEAs) on Zlatibor, Serbia. The event, organized by WeBalkans, showcased the collaboration between RYCO and the YEA project, emphasizing the importance of youth engagement in shaping the future
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BELGRADE – RYCO LBO Serbia, in collaboration with the South-East Europe Dialogue on Internet Governance (SEEDIG) and the OSCE Mission to Serbia, hosted the RYCO Youth Talk: Navigating the Digital Frontier: Youth, Peace, and Cybersecurity on Saturday, November 25, 2024, in Belgrade. This Youth Talk was organized within the SEEDIG Youth School, which gathered 30
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In the course of this year, RISE reached the milestone of five years since its establishment in the region for building social entrepreneurship and empowered youth in the Western Balkans. Celebrations marking this anniversary took place in Tirana, Sarajevo, Pristina, Podgorica, Belgrade, and Skopje. Organized by RYCO in partnership with the French Development Agency, the European Union, the Franco-German Youth Office, Groupe SOS Pulse, and Pulse Balkans, these events demonstrated the successes of the program and the exceptional individuals moving it forward. Since 2019, RISE has supported entrepreneurs, NGOs,
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RYCO Secretary General Albert Hani participated in a conference Human Capital in the New Growth Plan: Supporting the 5th Freedom, organized by the Hungarian Embassy in Tirana and Cooperation and Development Institute (CDI) Albania, delivering his speech on the topic of Youth and Skills. As a priority topic of the Hungarian presidency and in recognition
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Skopje – RYCO’s Local Branch Office in Skopje, in partnership with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) organized a 2-day training module workshop for representatives of Youth Political Wings from 8 political parties in North Macedonia, representing various demographics in the society. The training module focused on equipping the future young leaders with tools
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Skopje, November 18, 2024 — Students from across the Western Balkans gathered in Skopje this week for a dynamic three-day event, organized by LBO MKD and the Youth Educational Forum in partnership with the University Student Assembly of the University “St. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje. The event, marking International Student’s Day, focused on enhancing
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Pristina – A working breakfast with media representatives, held in Pristina on November 14, 2024, marked another step in RYCO’s ongoing efforts to strengthen collaboration with journalists across the region. The event, hosted by RYCO Secretary General Mr. Albert Hani and Head of the Local Branch Office in Kosovo*, Ms. Krenare Gashi Krasniqi, welcomed journalists
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Budva – A three-day capacity-building training on crafting project applications focused on youth mobility, cooperation, activism, and intercultural learning was organized by the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) Local Branch in Montenegro, with support from the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, from November 6 to 9 in Budva. Twenty representatives from civil society organizations (CSOs) across
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