BITOLA – The second co-design workshop of the ROUTE WB6 program was hosted by the Youth Cultural Center Bitola from 28 February to 1 March. The workshop gathered 15 participants from diverse spheres of youth and volunteer work from all across the Western Balkans. The event aimed to further discuss and design the regional volunteer
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WESTERN BALKANS – Our friends and partners form Deutsche Welle are looking for new participants to join the Balkan Booster project. Young journalists or journalism students from the Western Balkans who are interested can apply by 13 March 2020. Are you eager to find out who are the people who live in your neighborhoods and
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TIRANA – RYCO Deputy Secretary General Mr Fatos Mustafa participated in the Western Balkans Fund’s regional Civil Society Summit organized in Tirana from 27 to 29 February. As a speaker in the “Regional Cooperation Challenges and Successes” panel discussion, he spoke about cooperation between the two organizations but also challenges young people are facing in
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SARAJEVO – RYCO is launching an open call for participation in the capacity building training for project design in the areas of youth mobility, cooperation and activism in the Western Balkans. The call is open for less experienced representatives of secondary schools from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The training is supported by the OSCE Mission to
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PODGORICA – Representatives of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro met with Director of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Serbia, Montenegro Mr Norbert Beckmann-Dierkes and representatives of the KAS Office in Montenegro Ms Sanija Šljivančanin and Mr Luka Marić. The meeting discussed RYCO’s plans, current challenges for regional cooperation and future cooperation between RYCO
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SERBIA/KOSOVO* – Supported through the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, co-financed by the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund, the GAIA Kosovo and CK13 Novi Sad are announcing an open invitation for participants from Serbia and Kosovo for Camp of creative writing and translating, which will be held on Fruška Gora mountain from 12th until
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WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO organized a series of local consultations meetings in which young people had a direct say on how they want to see our programs being organized. The twelve meetings were organized on 11 to 21 February and brought together 308 young people from across the Western Balkans. To get direct contact with
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PODGORICA – UNICEF Representative in Montenegro Mr Osama Makkawi Khogali visited the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro on Friday when he discussed the organizations’ successful cooperation with Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović and RYCO Project Assistant Ms Irena Marunović. The organizations’ representatives reflected on the results of
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Albania/ Bosnia and Herzegovina/Montenegro/Kosovo*/Serbia – Supported through the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, co-financed by the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund – the Institute for Democracy, Media & Culture (IDMC) from Albania, together with its partners invite young people to take part in a study visit which will take from 25th until 31st May
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PODGORICA – The fourth RYCO Advisory Board meeting supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro took place on Thursday in Podgorica, Montenegro. The meeting discussed the RYCO’s development since the previous Advisory Board meeting but also deliberated the current state of play and RYCO’s future activities and plans. Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office
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