SERBIA – RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia in partnership with the OSCE Mission to Serbia organized the online discussion Youth exchanges – Beyond Travelling and Fun, which took place on 29 September. Over fifty participants took part in the online event, focusing on the importance and impact of youth exchanges in the region. The
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WESTERN BALKANS – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is inviting tenderers to submit their offers for an online volunteering platform. RYCO is planning to finalize a contract with a service provider to develop and to update one regional volunteering web platform. The online platform on volunteering will serve as a resource center and a
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – The Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), in cooperation with Civil Peace Service Forum (ZFD) and USAID project PRO-Future, have successfully implemented the special project In Youth Eyes: WESTERN BALKANS YOUTH TEAM which gathered youth from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Due to certain limitations and restrictions at
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PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro in partnership with the Association of Women Entrepreneurs and with the support of the French Embassy in Montenegro, organized the Intercultural Youth Hub, which took place in Podgorica from 25 to 27 September. The event brought together twelve young people from Montenegro, belonging to different, ethnic, national
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TIRANA – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša and Ambassador of Germany in Albania Mr Peter Zingraf announced a new cooperation between RYCO and the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tirana today. The event held at the German Embassy in Tirana launched a new advocacy project that aims to increase young people’s understanding
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SKOPJE – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in North Macedonia Mr Albert Hani met with Deputy Prime Minister of North Macedonia Mr Fatmir Bytyqi in Skopje on Thursday, 17 September when they discussed further cooperation and the continuous support provided by the Government of North Macedonia. The Head of RYCO Local Branch Office
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PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro organized a four-day capacity building training for eighteen representatives of civil society organizations from Montenegro. The training was supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and took place from 17 to 20 September in Podgorica. The training aimed to strengthen the skills and capacities of less experienced
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WESTERN BALKANS – The International Day of Peace is observed each year on 21 September to highlight the importance of peaceful societies. It was first proclaimed in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly in global efforts of celebrating and strengthening the ideals of peace. Peaceful societies are achieved when cooperation, dialogue and mutual understanding
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WESTERN BALKANS – The six Local Incubators are organizing a series of the informative sessions for all the young entrepreneurs from the Western Balkans interested in taking part in the RISE Journey. The informative sessions aim to give answers to all the questions regarding the program and ongoing call for applications. The schedule of the
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PRISTINA – RYCO is launching an open call for participation in the capacity building training in the areas of intercultural dialogue and online youth work in the Western Balkans. The call is open for less experienced representatives of civil society organizations from Kosovo*. The training is supported by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo. The training
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