SARAJEVO – The European Union recognizes the regional cooperation in the Western Balkans as one of the priorities in the region. In order to promote and improve cooperation possibilities and reconciliation between the young people in the region, the EU Info Center in Sarajevo, in cooperation with RYCO and Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia
read moreKOLASIN – RYCO Local Branch Officers in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, together with the RYCO Program and Communication Officers, gathered on 1 – 4 October in Kolasin, Montenegro for a working meeting. Meeting’s agenda focused on the working priorities of the organization in the upcoming period such as preparation for
read moreSARAJEVO – RYCO Local Branch Officer in Bosnia and Herzegovina Ms Berina Bukva presented RYCO activities, capacities and its strategic components at the round table “What Political Parties Offer to Young People in BiH?” hosted by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy on Tuesday in Sarajevo. The representatives of the political parties presented their programs for
read moreSARAJEVO – The “ACTO” conference organized on Tuesday by the Youth Council of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina gathered more than 40 young people from umbrella organizations of Southern Eastern Europe. The conference’s main focus was the youth participation in decision making processes which was discussed on a panel moderated by RYCO Local Branch Officer
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – Youth for Peace, in cooperation with Somborski omladinski Boom and MAYAA – Montenegrin American Youth Alumni Association, invites youth to take part in the project YOUr Past, Present, Future. The project is supported by RYCO within its first Open Call for Project Proposals. The aim of the project is to educate youth on topics of discrimination, constructive conflict transformation, human
read moreTIRANA – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša signed on Tuesday the Platform for Peace, a declaration document developed as part of USAID’s PRO-Future project to promote acceptance of peace-building and reconciliation processes among ethnicities and religious communities in BiH and to garner support for the activities at both the BiH and local levels. We
read moreTIRANA – We are honored to present you the first RYCO Strategic Plan for the upcoming three years (2019-2021).We express our immense gratitude towards a number of stakeholders who participated in the strategic planning process – representatives of international and regional partner organizations, civil society organizations, governments of the Western Balkans, secondary schools from the
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – Group “Let’s…” in partnership with Center for Youth Progress, Albania, Psihointegra, Macedonia and Red Cross of Tuzla Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina is inviting you to take part in the project Is it warring time again? Using performances and short movies as a tool for reconciliation and advocacy against extremism in Western Balkans When: 1st
read moreVIENNA – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) announced on Monday the 18 finalists of the OSCE Scholarship Programme for young people from the Western Balkans to attend the European Innovation Academy (EIA), one of the world’s leading summer entrepreneurship programmes in Turin, Italy. The scholarships were promoted through the network of the OSCE Field
read moreSARAJEVO – RYCO Local Branch Officer in Bosnia and Herzegovina Ms Berina Bukva participated in the event “Coffee with…”, an open discussion with the representatives of the Embassy of Sweden in BiH, the Ambassador H.E. Mr Anders Hagelberg and General Director for Development of International Cooperation at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr Johannes
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