Andjelija and Blend are typical Western Balkan names. One young tree recently planted in Villeneuve d’Ascq, France, shares their name. How did that happen? Andjelija, a 19-year-old woman hailing from the Serbian community in Zubin Potok, and Blend, a 22-year-old man from the Albanian community in Gjilan, both from Kosovo*, adopted a tree as an
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PRISTINA – The RYCO Local Branch Office in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) organized the introductory event “Meet the Superschools of Kosovo” in Pristina on March 13th, 2023 in the framework of the Superschools Exchange Programme. The meeting gathered the 11 awarded high schools from Kosovo represented by their principals and teachers
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RYCO LBO Kosovo concluded yesterday the last RYCO Coffee Talks event, which was held in the municipality of Dragash. Around 50 participants living in the region of Dragash, coming from different ethnicities, attended the event in which it was discussed about the participation of young people in regional and international mobility projects. The event was
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WESTERN BALKANS/GERMANY – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office, in partnership with the German Federal Government, has selected an entry of a young designer from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ms Nermina Hrnić, as the winner of the Open Call for Young Designers: 2022 Western Balkans Berlin Summit Logo Competition. The logo competition was opened from 11 to 25
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WESTERN BALKANS – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office, in partnership with the German Federal Government, organizes an open call for the design of the 2022 Berlin Process Summit visual identity. The call is open to young people (from 18 to 30 years old) coming from the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North
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PEJA – As a follow up to the Cycle I of “Peace Broadcasters: Empowering Young Journalists as Peace Reporters”, the RYCO Local Branch Office in Kosovo in partnership with Deutsche Welle (DW), the Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AJK), and OSCE Mission in Kosovo, organized last week in Bogë, Peja – the Cycle II of
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PRISHTINA – As part of the final stage of the training and mentoring program “Peace Broadcasters: Empowering the young journalists as peace reporters”, implemented by the RYCO Local Branch Office (LBO) in Kosovo in partnership with the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, LBO in Kosovo in cooperation with Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AJK) organized last
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OHRID – The RYCO Local Branch Office in North Macedonia and the OSCE Mission to Skopje organized four-day training for RYCO senior management, Youth Representatives in the RYCO Governing Board and Heads of the RYCO Local Branch Offices. The training took place on 5-8 April in Ohrid. During the training, the RYCO staff and Youth
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WESTERN BALKANS – Since 2011, every 24 March marks the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims. This observance was established by the United Nations General Assembly to honor the memory of victims of gross and systematic human rights violations, as well as
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ROUTE WB6 Volunteer Caravan journey successfully concluded in Tirana WESTERN BALKANS – After a week of travelling throughout the region, conducting volunteering actions and meet-ups with RYCO Local Branch Offices, young activists and local volunteering organisations, the ROUTE WB6 Caravan on four wheels ended its journey in Tirana, Albania on Monday, 14 March. During these
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