Tirana, Albania —RISE 5th Anniversary caravan continued its journey today in Tirana, highlighting achievements of this powerful initiative that has inspired and supported young social entrepreneurs across the Western Balkans. Held at Europe House, this final meeting was more than just an event, it was a heartfelt celebration of the challenges, and accomplishments of RISErs
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Skopje— Yesterday we wrapped up the two-day Regional Conference titled “Scoring Development: Regional Cooperation and Youth Empowerment through Sport.” Organized by the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the conference aims to develop actionable recommendations to upgrade youth and sports cooperation in the Western Balkans. In his
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TIRANA – The Local Branch Office of RYCO in Albania, in collaboration with SCiDEV, hosted the RYCO Youth Talk: YPS and Digital Rights on Friday, October 4, 2024, at Europe House in Tirana. The second edition of Youth Talk explored the intersection of Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) and Digital Rights, highlighting the critical role
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In celebration of the International Day of Peace, the award ceremony for the 2024 Harmony Hero Awards took place at the German Residence in Pristina on September 24th. Organized by RYCO Local Branch Kosovo* and the German Embassy in Kosovo, this event honors young peacebuilders whose contributions to reconciliation and community development are exceptional. After
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Skopje – Today, a productive meeting was held between representatives of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and Victorija Trajkov, Deputy Minister of European Affairs in North Macedonia. The meeting included Albert Hani, Secretary General of RYCO, Vladimir Gjorgjevski, Head of the RYCO Office in North Macedonia, and Anja Bebekovska, Program Officer at RYCO North
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Tirana- 16 schools from Albania 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 today at a public event called “Meet the Superschools,” organized by the Regional Youth Cooperation
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Sarajevo- 16 schools from Bosnia and Herzegovina have been awarded the title of “Super School” 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 today at a public event called “Meet the Superschools,” organized by RYCO
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PODGORICA – 5 schools from Montenegro received the title of “Superschool” this year, and their conceptual projects, which will contribute further to the building of peace and reconciliation and intercultural learning and dialogue between schools, students, and their communities, within the framework of the Highschool Exchange Program in the Western Balkans, were presented today at
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BELGRADE – This year, 30 schools from Serbia have been awarded the title “Superschools,” and their projects, which will contribute further to peacebuilding, reconciliation, intercultural learning, and dialogue between schools, students, and their communities through the School Exchange Program in the Balkans, were presented today at a public event titled “Meet the Superschools.” The event
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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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