Future 4 Youth – Youth Post Covid Resilience and Recovery

September 1, 2024 Projects

The project overall objective is to contribute to youth resilience, mental health, healthy lifestyles, gender equality, violence prevention, employability, and community engagement in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.

The Future4Youth Program empowers young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia by promoting healthy lifestyles, mental health, gender equality, violence prevention, employability, and active community engagement. Through participatory high school workshops, youth clubs, and community campaigns, the project provides safe spaces for reflection, leadership development, and skill-building. Teachers and peer educators are trained to ensure sustainable, long-term impact, enabling broader implementation of activities and fostering positive social norms. Post-pandemic challenges, including mental health and employability, are addressed through targeted resilience-building and job readiness sessions. Overall, the program engages 10,000 youth aged 15–24, alongside educators, local NGOs, and community members, creating lasting change at individual, school, and community levels.

What the Project Specifically Will Do:

• Conduct workshops on life skills, healthy lifestyles, and violence prevention in high schools.

• Organize youth clubs and school/community campaigns promoting gender equality and healthy behaviors.

• Train teachers and peer educators to sustain and scale program activities.

• Provide job readiness and resilience-building sessions to strengthen post-pandemic recovery.

Location:

Republic of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Supported by:

The project is supported by Marie Eberth Stiftung (MES) and Aktion Deutschland Hilft (ADH), with implementation led by CARE Balkans in partnership with Center E8, Institute for Population and Development, and Perpetuum Mobile.

Duration:

2024 – 2025