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47.
Multidisciplinary Centre for Management of Child Maltreatment, Tirana, Albania

Talk With Teens About Family, Feelings, Relationships and the Future

To build life skills in, and promote open communication among high school youth from several districts in Albania, and by that contribute to their maturing into autonomous, supportive and responsible adults.

 

46.
Association of Students With Special Needs and Volunteers, Tuzla, BiH

The Support to Development of Volunteerism Through Non Formal Education

To offer foreign language, computer and Braille alphabet reading and writing skills to a number of disabled students and volunteers, thereat preparing the former for better integration into society by easing their education and increasing their employability, and the latter for more skilled facilitation of this process.

 

45.
Ipak - Mladost gradi buducnost, Tuzla, BiH

Activities for the Young People in the Youth Centre “IPAK” in Simin Han

To provide educational opportunities and a cohesive social framework for youth development through an organized set of youth centre activities run in the Tuzla suburb of Simin Han, mostly populated by war victims – with devastated past, impoverished and traumatized present and weak chances for constructive future.

 

44.
Open Society Club Rousse, Rousse, Bulgaria

Equal Opportunities Centre

The project aims to address some of the critical reasons for youth unemployment in the municipality of Rousse, low education level and lack of qualifications adequate to the labour market, by improving the available possibilities for vocational training and qualification corresponding to the dynamic market conditions.

 

43.
Children's Theatre Centre, Skopje, Macedonia

Street Stories

To teach about intercultural learning and conflict prevention through performing arts, to use theatre as means to reduce ethnic tensions and violence among the children of different ethnic background.

 

42.
Centre for Information and Documentation in Childs's Rights, Chisinau, Moldova

Life Skills Education for Prevention of Youth Unemployment and Human Trafficking – Program for Boarding Schools of Moldova

To develop the life skills of students from boarding schools in order to facilitate their social integration after graduation, and by that decrease their unemployment and risk of trafficking.

 

41.
Association for Democratic Prosperity - ZID, Podgorica, Montenegro

Active Youth in Practice

The project aims to increase active engagement and employability of Montenegrin youth through provision of non formal education and opportunities for involvement in the civil sector, yet to increase public awareness about volunteerism.

 

40.
Cultural Centre Damad, Novi Pazar, Serbia

TeenNet Centre

To offer educational opportunities and access to new technologies to youth from Novi Pazar and to work on the preconditions of the peaceful multicultural cohabitation of the community.

 

39.
Zemlja Dece, Tuzla, BiH

Tuzla Teenage Centre Telex in 2003

To foster proper psychosocial development of youth in the city of Tuzla with a special attempt on drawing from all ethnic backgrounds through the operation of a full fledged youth centre offering a wide spectrum of activities.

 

38.
Bona Fides, Bjelina, BiH

Communication Towards Reconciliation and Tolerance

To strengthen cooperation and mutual understanding among youth from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia, through a series of joint activities focusing on communication and the acquisition of technologies.

 

37.
Volunteers' Centre Zagreb (VCZ), Zagreb, Croatia

Support of Youth Voluntary Organisations in the Region

To strengthen the capacity of youth voluntary organizations in the region to prepare and organize youth volunteer projects, thereby promoting the spirit of youth volunteerism in general.

 

36.
Suncokret - Centre for Grassroots Relief Work, Zagreb, Croatia

Education for Love and Non-Violence

To promote cooperation and non-violence among primary school children and foster positive psychosocial child development.

 

35.
Foundation for Educational and Cultural Initiatives "Step by Step", Skopje, Macedonia

Celebrating Our Cultures Through Dialogue and Art

Promotion of multicultural understanding and respect for all cultures in Macedonia; exploring cultural diversity; creating a climate for better communication among different cultures.

 

34.
Montenegrin Association Against AIDS (CAZAS), Podgorica, Montenegro

Third Summer School for Peer Educators on HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse Prevention

To continue ongoing efforts to raise awareness on the issues of HIV/AIDS and drug abuse prevention and at the same time to reinforce the existing network of young peer educators throughout Montenegro.

 

33.
Petnica Science Centre, Valjevo, Serbia

Summer and Autumn Seminars, Camps and Workshops

To improve the general level of science education by offering educational programs that go beyond regular school curricula and use modern teaching methods.

 

32.
Association for Protection and Promotion of Mental Health in Children and Youth

Youth Centre

To give an impetus to active volunteerism in the community of Nis by setting up a structure for volunteer engagement and providing training, learning and activity opportunities for the volunteers.

 

31.
People's Parliament, Leskovac, Serbia

Youth Employment Initiative in Serbia and Montenegro

To establish a youth employment network of organizations and institutions in Serbia and Montenegro that will advocate for greater youth involvement in creation of national youth employment policies.

 

30.
World University Service of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Banja Luka, BiH

Student Consulting and Internship Centre

To improve career training and employment prospects for students through counselling, a web-based job bank and printed material on careers, to promote democratic values through online discussion forums, to facilitate the building of a modern information society through extensive computer courses, to promote and protect student rights through counselling, to promote cultural exchange by promoting possibilities for studying abroad and attracting foreign students to study in B&H.

 

29.
Educational World Association, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

The Sun City

To improve the Bulgarian language skills of Bulgarian minority children and thus prevent their dropping out of school and better integration into society.

 

28.
Gjirokastra Youth Council, Gjirokastra, Albania

Gjirokastra Youth Centre

To contribute to sustainable improvement of living conditions of young people in Gjirokastra by training youth with vocational skills that improve their chances for employment and by providing a wide range of general educational services.

 

27.
Youth for the Right to Live, Chisinau, Moldova

Help Line Service

To help social integration of vulnerable groups of youth by offering psychological and informational assistance by operating an SOS phone line.

 

26.
Humanitarian Women's Association "Aureola", Struga, Macedonia

Getting to Know Each Other Through Communication and Research of the Common Socio-Economic Problems

To facilitate interethnic communication among youth through joint work on common socio-economic problems.

 

25.
Centre Education 2000+, Bucharest, Romania

A Career Dream (second year)

To prepare teenagers for employment and self-employment by providing careers advice and job-seeking skills; to equip teenagers with the personal, social and technical skills to successfully participate in the economy; to promote values of ethical business practice and economic citizenship among teenagers; and to reduce the risk of unemployment and contribute to lowering the current unemployment rate.

 

24.
Junior Achievement Bulgaria (JAB), Sofia, Bulgaria

Fostering the Spirit of Free Enterprise in the Classroom, Creating a Generation of Capable Business Leaders

To introduce and expand the use of computer simulations in teaching of economics and business in Bulgarian high schools, to further support development of managerial skills in youth relying strongly on new technologies.

 

23.
Association of Creative Development( ACD), Belgrade, Serbia

Youth Open Club

To promote youth mental health, to contribute to youth development by focusing on the "democratic" and tolerant growth of the individual.

 

22.
For Each Child a Family, Resita, Romania

Together Let's Say Yes to Children and Young People

To provide vocational training in carpentry, tailoring, knitting, hairdressing, cooking etc. to 50 youth coming from social care institutions and by that to help their integration into society.

 

21.
Centre for Peace Studies, Zagreb, Croatia

Young MIRamiDA - Youth Participation in Local Communities; Youth Civil Society Development Project

To empower youth civil society initiatives to participate in decision-making processes, to encourage communication among youth from different background in Croatia.

 

20.
Kreativni Centar Mediteran, Podgorica, Montenegro

Teen Phone

To provide psychosocial support to adolescents especially with regards to issues concerning drug prevention, reproductive health and STD prevention, through phone counselling to be implemented by peer educators.

 

19.
Association for Information Global Educational Technologies - Svest, Skopje, Macedonia

Internet Classrooms - Technology for Youth Empowerment

Provision of information/communication technology to the primary schools from 8 communities in Macedonia and training for its effective use.

 

18.
The First Children's Embassy in the World - Medjasi, Skopje, Macedonia

Increasing the Capacity of SOS Help Line; Counselling Services to Diverse Youth: a Best Practice Model

To promote physical and mental health awareness among children and adolescents through operation of a well established SOS line for children and youth.

 

17.
Kosova Action Together (KAT), Pristina, Kosovo

Youth Planning for Their Future

To develop the capacity of youth to research and design viable income generation activities, through provision of training in business planning, market research and proposal writing. This would also indirectly contribute to supporting further developments of the youth centres belonging to the KAT network, and ensure the availability of other similar programmes throughout the territory.

 

16.
Professional Centre for Human Rights and Legal Initiatives, Pristina, Kosovo

Computer Courses for Young People

To train high school students from three secondary schools in Pristina in computer literacy with a view to improving their job prospects.

 

15.
Open Prospects, Subotica, Serbia

Young Entrepreneurs

To enhance young people’s capacity and chances for self-employment, by strengthening their enterprising abilities, broadening their knowledge in the European type entrepreneurship and market economy.

 

14.
Group MOST, Belgrade, Serbia

Democracy Learning - Youth Participation

To provide youth NGOs with skills necessary for participation in civil society and democratic change by boosting their capacity through training in conflict resolution and non-violent communication, NGO management and cooperation and intercultural understanding.

 

13.
The Belgrade Post Pessimists, Belgrade, Serbia

Seeding the Future

To train youth leaders and youth members in non-violent communication, conflict resolution and group management, achieve as great a peer outreach as possible, with the aim to empowering young people in the region to actively engage in social life and impact it by expressing their needs, ideas, and suggestions.

 

12.
World University Service of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Banja Luka Office

Counselling and Information Centre for High School Students and Undergraduates

To improve career training and employment prospects for students through counselling, a web-based job bank and printed material on careers, to promote democratic values through online discussion forums, to facilitate the building of a modern information society through extensive computer courses, to promote and protect student rights through counselling, to promote cultural exchange by promoting possibilities for studying abroad and attracting foreign students to study in B&H.

 

11.
Centre Education CEDU 2000+, Bucharest, Romania

"A Career Dream"

To prepare teenagers for wage and self –employment, to able teenagers with the personal, social and technical skills to successfully participate in the economy, to promote values of ethical business practices and economic citizenship among teenagers.

 

10.
Samaritans, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

"Integration Through Education"

The purpose of the project is to help the reintegration into schools of street children, to develop their social skills through participation in interest clubs, to actively involve the parents in issues concerning the education of their children, to increase the public school teachers’ understanding of this matter, and to involve the local community in finding a solution to this problem.

 

9.
Youth Centre for Balkan Cooperation, Veles, Macedonia

"Young People Development Centre"

The project aims to develop creativity and personal attitudes of young people and stimulate their active participation in community life, closely involve parents and other community factors in youth development. Funding goes for subsistence of ongoing activities in an already existing youth centre open for youth age 14-25. The activities are divided into: social clubs, journal clubs, debate clubs, seminars on local level, and seminars for parents.

 

8.
The Centre for Education and Counselling of Women, Zagreb, Croatia

"Building Gender Awareness"

Funding will promote values of gender equality and tolerance among 1,000 young women and men in the Republic of Croatia. It will also seek to encourage learning through non-formal education and to increase awareness of reproductive health issues.

 

7.
The Association PLIMA (Ecology and Multi-Culture),Ulcinj, Montenegro

"Centre for Creative Multiculture "Equal and Together"

To engage 200 children and youth from various cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds in a series of learning activities aimed at increasing understanding and acceptance of differences.

 

6.
The Centre for Contemporary Culture Konkordija, Vrsac, Serbia

"Art Info Centre for Young Artists"

To enable young artists to display and market their art via the Internet and to communicate with one another, with a view to share experience and advance their work.

 

5.
The Intellectual Women Association, Puka, Albania

"Strengthening the Professional Capacity of Puka Young People"

To educate, support and protect the rights and opportunities of girls and young women, to enhance their professional skills, to promote and support the participation of young women in the labour market and encourage the participation of young women in a national level dialogue about women issues.

 

4.
The Union of Contemporary Students, Deqan, Kosovo

"Leading the UNB Students' Union Activities to Full Sustainability Thanks to the Issuing of Pluralistic Media"

To issue on a regular basis an independent school magazine in the Deqan Secondary School. It would give the students of Deqan an opportunity to express their ideas and opinions in a pluralistic way. UCS would then help contribute to building up long-term local democracy in Kosovo, especially by involving young generations.

 

3.
The Association "Play", Zagreb, Croatia

"Good Better the Best"

To provide expert assistance and support to children in developing their individual potentials and in learning, and also to their parents in developing a more responsible parenthood. It also aims to prevent behaviour disorders and juvenile delinquency.

 

2.
The Youth Centre - Omladinski Centar in Gornji Vakuf, Bosnia-Herzegovina

"Youth Role in Peace Building"

To enhance and favour reconciliation among children and youth from both sides of divided community through educational, artistic, creative, and recreational activities.

 

1.
Association "Step by Step", Skopje, Macedonia

"Children's Creative Centre"

To enhance the opportunities of this unique place that offers a particularly attractive space for children and a place that enables children to gain knowledge through active learning. It is focused on children's intellectual, social and creative development.

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