Conference: “Program Y – Youth: inovative approaches in GBV Prevention and Healthy Lifestyle Promotion of Young Men and Women”

CARE International Balkans with the support of the Swiss Government hereby announces the conference “Program Y – Youth – Innovative Approaches in GBV Prevention and Young Men and Women Healthy Life Styles Promotion ”

Banja Luka – CARE International Balkans, based in Sarajevo and with regional office in Banja Luka in partnership with the NGO Youth Power Mostar, Association XY Sarajevo and the Institute for Youth and Community Development Perpetuum Mobile Banja Luka is organizing the conference “Program Y – Youth – Innovative Approaches in GBV Prevention and Young Men and Women Healthy Life Styles Promotion” which will be held from 30-31 March 2017in the Hotel Mostar, Kneza Domagoja bb, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, starting on 30 March 2017 at 14:30. This conference is organized by CARE International Balkans, in partnership with local NGOs and with the support of the Swiss Government. Switzerland has a long tradition of support to comprehensive education on health, gender relations and sexual health in secondary schools. Although there are variations between cantons, most programs include teachers and outside experts as lecturers. Young people in BiH will continue to be in the focus of the new Swiss cooperative strategy 2017-2020 through activities which include the reduction of unemployment among young people, improvement of health services, including mental health and strengthening of gender equality. We need committed partners who are ready to respond and implement actions and to engage in the implementation of reforms.

We invited international and local experts to share with us current knowledge in this field. The goal of the conference is to promote a new educational program for the violence prevention and promotion of healthy life styles. The program is accredited in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton and has a license to be used in secondary schools in the Republic of Srpska. It is also used in the Sarajevo Canton and in the Central Bosnia Canton. The press conference will be organized on 30 March 2017 at 14:00 in the Hotel Mostar. The statements will be provided by:

• Swiss Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, H.E.  Andrea Rauber Saxer
• Professional Adviser in the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport in the Herzegovinian-Neretva Canton –  Emina Jusufbegović
• Regional Director CARE International Balkans – Sumka Bučan, MBA
• Project Manager CARE International Balkans – Prof Saša Petković, PhD

Please find enclosed the agenda of the conference.