Today, the Institute hosted a meeting with representatives of the Vlasenica Municipality, to discuss how to improve prospects for youth in this local community. Representatives of the Municipality were particularly interested in the Institute’s models for support in developing youth policies.

We talked about opportunities for cooperation, supporting the working group for developing a youth policy, furnishing their youth center and creating a high-quality program for working with youth. One important topic during the meeting were the young people in umbrella youth structures in Republika Srpska.

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Public Call 19.03.0-N2.1-22

REad and REthink

The Institute for Youth Development KULT is issuing a public call for participants of a four-day training for youth (18-30 years old), from eligible local communities. The training is organized within the project “Providing support to youth in local communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina” implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) with the financial support of the Government of the United Kingdom. The training will offer young people an opportunity to hone their critical thinking skills, improve their political education and learn to adopt an analytical approach to information presented to them.

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On Friday, December 20, 2019, the Sarajevo Canton Assembly held a thematic session dedicated to discussing the position and needs of young people in the Sarajevo Canton. Members of the Assembly were presented with the results of the Survey on the needs and problems of youth in Sarajevo Canton, Youth Strategy of Sarajevo Canton, and Action Plan 2019-2021. The Assembly members were addressed by Mr. Jasmin Bešić, Executive Director of the Institute for Youth Development KULT, who emphasized the need for all competent ministries and institutions to provide coordinated care for youth when it comes to programs and areas that concern young people.

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