YMI News

From evidence to systems: Mrs. Sumka Bucan of CARE Balkans speaks at Future 4 Youth Conference organized by IPD in Sarajevo

February 5, 2026 Future for Youth Movement, Projects, YMI News

The Future 4 Youth program recently marked a major milestone with its conference in Sarajevo, titled “From Evidence to Systems – Programs that Build Healthy and Non-Violent Relationships Among Youth.” Organized by our partner, the Institute for Population and Development, with support from CARE Balkans and Marie Eberth Stiftung, the event focused on turning years […]

Shaping the Future 4 Youth program: Partners meet for strategic planning

February 5, 2026 YMI News

From January 28th to 30th, the partners organization from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina settled for a high-level strategic planning meeting. Bringing together key partners, the gathering focused on elevating the Future 4 Youth program to its next phase of impact. The meeting kicked off with a deep dive into the program’s existing strengths and […]

Professional consultation of partner school pedagogues on Trebević: Joint work on strengthening peer education and violence prevention

December 22, 2025 Program Y, YMI News

From November 18 to 20, 2025, a professional consultation was held on Trebević with pedagogues from six partner secondary schools, aiming to strengthen capacities for implementing peer education, preventive activities, and the promotion of gender equality in schools. During the three-day gathering, participants had the opportunity to exchange experiences, discuss challenges from practice, and jointly […]

Start of workshops with students within the Future4Youth Project

December 22, 2025 Future for Youth Movement, Program Y, YMI News

On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, the first workshop as part of the practical training for final-year students of the Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Džemal Bijedić in Mostar was held, within the courses Methodology of Teaching Psychology and Sociology and Methodology of Civic Education. The aim of this practical training is to equip future […]

Signed MoUs within the framework of the “Future 4 Youth” project in Mostar

December 22, 2025 YMI News

During the past month, the association Okret/Spin Mostar signed memoranda of understanding with seven educational institutions from Herzegovina: Through these agreements, cooperation within the framework of the “Future 4 Youth” project has been formalized. The project is implemented by the OKRET/SPIN Mostar association in partnership with CARE Balkans, with the support of the Marie Eberth […]

Empowering Youth: Peer Educators Training in Ohrid

August 27, 2025 YMI News

From August 23–25, 2025, Ohrid hosted the second training for peer educators within the Young Men Initiative (YMI) project. The three-day program brought together a dynamic group of young leaders eager to expand their knowledge, strengthen their skills, and gain practical tools for youth clubs and campaigns. The training combined theoretical insights, interactive group discussions, and hands-on exercises, […]

Empowering Youth for Future: Regional Community of Practice Event in N. Macedonia

December 27, 2024 YMI News

Educators, youth workers, representatives from the Ministry of Education, and NGO leaders from across the Balkans gathered in Veles, N. Macedonia for a two-day event organized by the Center for Research and Policy Making and CARE International Balkans.  This Regional Community of Practice event brought together front-line workers, including school staff, educators, and trainers, to share experiences and […]

“Be a leader, change the rules!” – is the message of 60 young people from BiH and Serbia

September 10, 2024 News, YMI News

More than 60 young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia gathered last week at the Regional Leadership Camp in Tjentište, as part of the “Future4Youth” project. The aim of this camp, traditionally organized by CARE Balkans and local partner organizations, was to develop life and leadership skills among youth, empowering them to become responsible leaders in their communities.

Program Y in Macedonian language

June 29, 2024 YMI News

Program Y has been launched in North Macedonia! Through joint partnership, CARE and CRPM adapted Program Y to reshape challenge attitudes across the Balkans, inspiring a new generations to embrace empathy, reject violence, and foster safer, gender- equal communities.

CARE Celebrates 30 Years of Work in the Balkans

February 5, 2024 News, YMI News

CARE International Balkans has marked 30th anniversary of its work in the region. Partners, staff and allies from all regions where CARE carries out its missions gathered in Sarajevo to celebrate this jubilee together. The guests attended the regional conference Future for Youth, and on the same day in the evening, they had the opportunity […]

Regional Conference “Future for Youth”

January 26, 2024 News, YMI News

The Regional Conference “Future for Youth” was held on Wednesday 24.01.2024 at the Skenderija Youth Center in Sarajevo, which brought together experts, organizations, and institutions dedicated to the prevention of violence among young people, the promotion of healthy lifestyles, and the advancement of gender equality. This important event marks the end of a three-year project […]

Regionalna konferencija “Budućnost za mlade“ 

January 18, 2024 YMI News

CARE international s ponosom najavljuje održavanje regionalne konferencije “Budućnost za mlade”, koja će se održati u srijedu, 24. januara 2024. godine u Domu mladih u Sarajevu. Konferencija okuplja stručnjake, organizacije i institucije posvećene prevenciji nasilja među mladima, promociji zdravih životnih stilova i unapređenju rodne ravnopravnosti.  Ovaj značajan događaj označava završetak trogodišnje faze projekata Budućnost za […]

Y+ event in Banja Luka “Discovering new potentials in work with young people at risk.”

November 28, 2023 News, YMI News

CARE International Balkans together with its partners, Status M from Zagreb, E8 Center from Belgrade and Perpetuum Mobile – Institute for Youth and Community Development from Banja Luka, organized a regional expert meeting called “Discovering new potentials in work with young people at risk.” This event took place on November 23, 2023 and provided all […]

Program Y+: Nurturing Equality and Non-violent Behaviors

November 15, 2023 YMI News

Today an event “Program Y+: Nurturing Equality and Non-violent Behaviors” organized by CARE Balkans and its partners supported by the Austrian Development Agency happened in Tirana, Albania. Maja Dimitrijevic, program manager, opened panel discussion in the joint event between Kosovo and Albania and spoke about the need for program Y+ in order to tackle gender […]

“Building healthy lifestyle habits of the boys in Gostivar and Gjorce Petrov”

June 22, 2023 YMI News

On 21.06.2023, Center for Research and Policy Making in North Macedonia held the final meeting of the project “Building healthy lifestyle habits of the boys in Gostivar and Gjorce Petrov”, where they shared the experiences gained from the implementation of the project and the results achieved. Deputy Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in […]

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