NOVI SAD – How many times you have heard that someone is fighting for “world peace”? How are you fighting for peace? Do you consider that we are living in a just society? How and to what extent young people influence the security in the region? Is education truly free? What are the differences between
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PODGORICA – Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro H.E. Ms Maryse Daviet and SEE Desk Officer of the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna Mr Andras Abel visited the new premises of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro on Wednesday when they met with Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro Mr Edin
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WESTERN BALKANS – Today is a perfect opportunity to remind us all, our societies and governments, that a sustainable contribution to our communities starts with the warm hearts of our volunteers. Voluntarism is and stays as one of the important RYCO’s core principles because we believe that the better regions starts with youth that are
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Dear Applicants, We would like to express our gratitude towards all of you who have shown the interest and made efforts to take part in the third RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals. The Call was built upon the results and experiences of the first two RYCO open calls from 2017 and 2018 and dedicated
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NOVI SAD – The fourth three-day Regional Youth Leadership Forum concluded in Novi Sad, Serbia today with a panel discussion on the Western Balkans in 2030 – Visions, Wishes, Realities, attended by the RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša, the prime ministers of Serbia and North Macedonia Ms Ana Brnabić and Mr Zoran Zaev, and
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NOVI SAD – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša signed a memorandum of understanding on behalf of RYCO with the Franco-German Youth Office (OFAJ) represented by the organization’s Secretary General Mr Tobias Bütow. The two organizations are aiming to encourage intercultural dialogue, political and peace education, with a special focus on dealing with the past
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WESTERN BALKANS – The Scout Exchange “Scouting for Change” is a five day scout exchange and the first activity from the project “SCOUTS UNITED Learn it, Do it, Scout it” funded by RYCO and the United Nations Peace Building Fund through the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals. If you are between 15 and
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PRISTINA – In the continuation of the ROUTE WB6 project, with the support of RYCO, Lens in collaboration with the Office for Good Governance of the Prime Minister’s Office in Kosovo organized the second follow-up meeting in Pristina last Thursday. The event aimed at drafting a concept document for volunteering, which is being developed as
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ULCINJ – Through its second Open Call, RYCO supported connecting twenty young people from Serbia and Montenegro, participants of a unique film education program SeaVa Youth. The program organized in partnership between NGO iACT from Montenegro and Valjevska Kulturna Mreža (VAKUM) from Serbia, took place during the Seanema Film Festival in September this year. “Seava
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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 civil society organizations from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The training is supported by the OSCE Mission
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