How Can We Improve Youth Employment?

Informational workshops were held for all civil society organizations from Sarajevo and Banja Luka interested in applying for small grants offered through a recently issued Public call.

The Public call for awarding small grants was published by the WeB4YES initiative (Western Balkan Civil Society Organisations for Youth Employment Support), supported within the Civil Society Facility and Media Programme 2016–2017 – Consolidation of Regional Thematic Networks of CSOs.

The info sessions were held at the EU Info Center in Sarajevo and Hotel Jelena in Banja Luka, on May 21 and 22, 2019. The sessions focused on the conditions for applying to the Public call, the selection criteria and the application process.

The Public call is intended to improve the efficiency of civil society organizations in the Western Balkans in implementing initiatives for improving youth employment and entrepreneurship at the local level. The Call is intended to build the capacities of CSOs in the Western Balkans and strengthen their participation in public decision making and implementing innovative initiatives aimed at youth employment, employability and entrepreneurship.

The maximum amount for each individual project is 10,000.00 EUR (the maximum amount of funds awarded by BOŠ is up to 9,000 EUR). The total amount of funds available for the call is 150,000.00 EUR.