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Delhi Declaration and Call to Action

November 22, 2014 Regional and International

We live in a world of profound inequalities and unbalanced power relations, where rigid norms and values about how people should behave fuel and exacerbate injustices.

Strategic planning session, Vlašić, 17-19th of November 2014

November 17, 2014 YMI News

CARE and its partners have a strategic planning two days session on the new project “Promoting Healthier Lifestyles among Youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Challenging Gender Stereotypes – Young Men Initiative”.

CARE International Balkans on the 2nd MenEngage Global Symposium in New Delhi, India

November 14, 2014 Regional and International

MenEngage is a global alliance of NGOs and UN agencies, including UNFPA, UN Women, CHSJ and Beijing +20, which act in order to engage boys and men in achieving gender equality.

Meeting with partner organizations in Zagreb

October 20, 2014 YMI News

A meeting of partner organizations from regional Young Men Initiative project (Boys and Men as Allies in Violence Prevention and Gender Transformation in the Western Balkans) was held in Zagreb on 20 September, 2014.

Want to end sexual violence against women? Fix the men

September 4, 2014 Regional and International

A crisis of masculinity needs to be addressed in order to see a reduction in sexual violence against women.

Regional conference „Violence prevention among young people“

June 25, 2014 Regional and International

Perpetuum mobile – Centre for Youth and Community Development and RS Government Gender Centre organized Regional conference „Violence prevention among youth” on June 19th 2014 in Administrative centre of RS Government in Banja Luka.

Angelina Jolie applauded Saša Ostojić, Perpetuum Mobile activist

June 16, 2014 Regional and International

Angelina Jolie, Hollywood star and special UN ambassador, hostess of the event, looked on as Saša Ostojić, representative of Banja Luka NGO Perpetuum Mobile spoke at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, held last night in London.

On Father’s Day, What It Really Means To Be A Man

June 16, 2014 YMI News

Navigating adolescence is a challenging period in all cultures. It’s a time when young people begin to find their identity, develop their values and confront the problems of the world around them on a personal level.

Why I #challengeattitudes in the Balkans

June 1, 2014 YMI News

Saša Ostojić, a participant in the Young Men Initiative, asks: Who is a “real man” in the Balkans? The global image of Balkan men is not a good one. Decades of war and conflict have created a picture of us as very violent and aggressive.

Zvonko cooperated and got a reward – the best in Europe

December 24, 2013 Regional and International

Zvonko’s quiz has received a reward for the best project of primary prevention, within the preventing project “Living Life without Violence”.

Working with young people is a necessary investment in the future of the whole society

November 16, 2013 Regional and International

Implemented over 700 activities in 30 cities across the region, and the program has included over 14 000 young people.

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