Supporting the Western Balkan's Collective Leadership on Reconciliation: Building Capacity and Momentum for RYCO, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018-2020
Type of project | Youth focused |
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Timeframe | 2018 - 2020 |
Scheduled status | Completed |
Locations |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Donors |
United Nations
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Objective(s)
- to foster social cohesion and reconciliation, enhance attitudes of tolerance and reduce prejudice and discrimination among youth in the Western Balkans, but also strengthen RYCO as a regionally owned mechanismaims- to build capacities of its partner organizations and young people such as: high schools in the region and young people (especially hard to reach youth)
Key Activities
Activities include equiping high schools with a toolkit and a manual for training and workshops in intercultural exchange, peacebuilding and dealing with the past, as well as to training a regional group of teachers as trainers on these topics. A fundraising guide and a “digital classroom” for teachers and schools will be prepared including several study visits and numerous networking initiatives among teachers.For young people, it is building capacities by creating a regional manual on youth peer education on peacebuilding, establishing a group of youth peer trainers in the field of peacebuilding, training 300 youth and supporting 12 innovative ideas of and for youth in the region, as well as promoting their success stories from the Western Balkans.