About the LBO
The RYCO Local Branch Office in Kosovo is based in Pristina and operates throughout Kosovo, fostering youth engagement and leadership development in a diverse and inclusive environment. Until December 2023, the EU visa regime significantly limited mobility, making RYCO’s regional mobility programs and learning opportunities especially important for youth participation and cross-cultural exchange.
The LBO supports the implementation of regional programs and projects at the local level, enabling young people and other stakeholders from Kosovo to engage in intercultural dialogue, learning, peacebuilding, and reconciliation activities. Established in 2017, the office gained official status as a Representative Office on 23 October 2023.
Local impact
19
HIGH SCHOOLS
460
STUDENTS
55
CSOS
1,000+
YOUNG PEOPLE
7
CULTURAL PRACTITIONERS
55
YOUNG JOURNALISTS
10
HARMONY HERO AWARDEES
48
YOUNG DEVELOPERS
- Open Calls: 15 NGOs were supported to conduct youth exchanges in the region.
- Superschools: 19 schools from different municipalities implemented school-to-school exchanges with RYCO Contracting Parties. The narrative section of the factsheet notes that more than 200 students from different backgrounds travelled within the region through this project, many for the first time.
- Western Balkans Youth Cultural Fund: 7 cultural practitioners implemented RYCO-relevant projects, while 16 individuals strengthened their skills in organizing cultural activities for peace and reconciliation through capacity-building trainings.
- MIRAI: 12 young people from Kosovo were provided with the opportunity to travel to Japan.
- Peace Broadcasters: The program expanded regionally and has trained 39 young people to produce stories on transitional justice, intercultural dialogue, and constructive journalism, with work featured on Deutsche Welle and local media.
- RYCOgnized: Activities included education-focused dialogue with 60 Albanian and Serb students, solidarity actions involving 30 volunteers, basic YPS training for 20 youth, a “Student, Peace, and Security” conference with 200 multiethnic students, and a photography training with 15 participants from Kosovo and Serbia.
- Local initiatives: More than 40 CSO representatives were trained in intercultural dialogue, digital youth work, and project management; Youth Talks engaged more than 200 participants; the Harmony Hero Award recognized 10 young peacebuilders across 2023 and 2024; the Mitrovica Volunteer Festival brought together 100 young people; Solidarity Action Day engaged 456 participants; and GAME JAM at the Western Balkans Digital Summit involved 48 young developers and showcased prototypes to more than 300 attendees.
Opportunities
Exciting Opportunity: We are looking for a Local Program Officer in Kosovo*
Pristina - Are you passionate about youth cooperation, regional exchange, and turning ideas into real opportunities for young people? The...
Next Stop Pristina: Regional Leadership Tour Continues in Kosovo
In the first days of April 2026, Pristina hosted the Regional Leadership Tour of RYCO Secretary General Vladimir Obradović and...
Superschools Exchange at the British Gymnasium of Technology in Pristina
On 12 February 2026, students of the Gymnasium of Mostar visited their peers at the British Gymnasium of Technology (BGT)...
Meet the Superschools in Kosovo* – Exchange and Mobility of High School Students in the Western Balkans for Reconciliation and Better Regional Cooperation
Pristina – Eleven schools from Kosovo have been awarded the title of “Superschool” this year, with their projects presented at...
OPEN CALL - Local Workshop for Artists and Cultural Practitioners in Kosovo
The Western Balkans Youth Cultural Fund invites artists, cultural workers, and creative practitioners from Kosovo* to join a three-day local...
Sport for Development Instructor Training Builds new Capacities to Strengthens Regional Cooperation in the Western Balkans
From June 10 to 15, 2025, the second part of the third edition of the Sport for Development (S4D) Instructor...
Advancing the Youth, Peace, and Security Agenda: Local Actions Across the Western Balkans
Efforts to localize the Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) agenda across the Western Balkans have brought together youth, civil society,...
Peace Broadcaster Closing Event: Empowering Young Journalists as Peace Reporters
Pristina, December 20, 2024 – Peace Broadcaster Closing Event: Empowering Young Journalists as Peace Reporters End of December and one...
Celebrating Five Years of RISE: Empowering Change Across the Western Balkans
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,...
Journalists from Kosovo Visit RYCO Office in Pristina - Fostering Youth Voices in the Media
Pristina – A working breakfast with media representatives, held in Pristina on November 14, 2024, marked another step in RYCO’s...

Exciting Opportunity: We are looking for a Local Program Officer in Kosovo*

Next Stop Pristina: Regional Leadership Tour Continues in Kosovo


Meet the Superschools in Kosovo* – Exchange and Mobility of High School Students in the Western Balkans for Reconciliation and Better Regional Cooperation

OPEN CALL – Local Workshop for Artists and Cultural Practitioners in Kosovo

Sport for Development Instructor Training Builds new Capacities to Strengthens Regional Cooperation in the Western Balkans

Advancing the Youth, Peace, and Security Agenda: Local Actions Across the Western Balkans

Peace Broadcaster Closing Event: Empowering Young Journalists as Peace Reporters

Celebrating Five Years of RISE: Empowering Change Across the Western Balkans

Journalists from Kosovo Visit RYCO Office in Pristina – Fostering Youth Voices in the Media

Meet the Heroes Who Make Our Community More Harmonious

Know a Peace Hero? Or Are You One? Nominate Now!

Warm welcome through RYCO Youth Talk to the regional participants of the UN Youth Assembly in Kosovo*

Key Insights from the FishBowl Discussion from young people and NGOs in Mitrovica

Apply for Peace Broadcasters – The Regional Edition: Empowering Young Journalists as Peace Reporters

Peaceful Vibes at Youth Fair in Pristina
Harmony Hero Awards: Celebrating Youth Peacebuilders on International Youth Day 2023

Call for Applications 2023/2024: Western Balkans Meet Japan – A Bridge Into the Future

Open Call for Nominations: Harmony Hero Award

Workshop on designing the “Volunteering in Schools” kicked off in Pristina

Peace Broadcasters Program Successfully Empowers Journalists as Peace Reporters in Kosovo*

A permanent symbol of dialogue and peacebuilding: A tree named “Andjelinja and Blend” planted in France

Meet the 11 awarded Superschools of Kosovo*

More than 100 young people in Kosovo* attended RYCO Coffee Talks in 2022

RYCO and Germany Award Nermina Hrnić from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2022 Berlin Process Summit Logo Competition

Open Call for Young Designers: 2022 Western Balkans Berlin Summit Logo Competition


RYCO Local Branch Office in Kosovo* organizes a panel discussion on the role of media in the reconciliation process


No Future without Truth and Reconciliation

Seven Days, 45 Young People, 1540 kilometres, Seven Western Balkan Cities

Fifty Young People Travel Western Balkans in Volunteer Caravan

Western Balkan Superschools Are Step Closer to Change Region

RISE Selects Second Generation of Entrepreneurs from Western Balkans for Financial and Technical Support

Youth Leaders and RYCO in Kosovo* to Implement Project Ideas for Peace

President of Kosovo* Congratulates Awarded Superschools in Kosovo

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Remembrance and Dealing with Past Crucial for Peacebuilding

Schools from Region Are Becoming Superschools: RYCO Announces Final List of First Superschools Open Call

With positive stories, a platform for the meeting of young people in the Western Balkans was presented – Hajde!

Hajde, hurry up, a new Regional Platform for Youth Cooperation is waiting for You!

Youth go Hajde! New Year’s Meetup for Young Leaders from the Western Balkans

Participants Selected: Western Balkans Meet Japan – A Bridge Into Future

Students of Journalism from RYCO Regional Program Meet in Tirana

Better Region Starts with Volunteering

Western Balkan Ministers of Youth and Education Work Together for Better Region

Youth from Kosovo* and North Macedonia Promote Youth Inclusion and Activism

EU-Balkan Youth Forum, Hani: Youth to Unleash Their Potential at Home

International Day for Tolerance: Fostering Mutual Understanding and Peace
