YMI News

MAN2020 has successfully conquered online space – 10th Edition

August 1, 2020 News, YMI News

The MAN Conference is an annual event organized by the Center E8, which brings together professors, social scientists, researchers, but also activists to jointly discuss, analyze and try to deconstruct various social phenomena such as masculinity, gender inequality, violence, power relationships and violent extremism. The Conference and its participants also strive to promote gender equality, […]

Terms of Reference For Final Evaluation of the Regional Project: “Men and Boys as Partners in Promoting Gender Equality and the Prevention of Youth Extremism and Violence in the Balkans – Young Men Initiative – YMI II”

July 21, 2020 YMI News

1st October 2017 – 31st December 2020Contract no: 8305-00/2017Individual experts, companies or evaluators teams can apply Deadline for application: August 16th, 2020, 4pm CET.

World No Tobacco Day in Mostar

July 1, 2020 News, YMI News

BMC Mostar members have made it a tradition to develop some kind of a street action on 31st of May – World No Tobacco Day. This year, due to COVID-19 outbreak and measures put in place, youngsters came up with some creative ideas to raise awareness during quarantine.

New YMI campaign against extremism: #TurnOnKnowledge #TurnOffHate

May 29, 2020 News, YMI News

The campaign “Turn on knowledge, turn off hate” is designed as a positive response to the negative messages that society often sends about everyone who is different in some way. We are led through the campaign by the pigeon Mirko, who reconciles differences, teaches us to respect them and shows us that there are things […]

XY Parental Advisor through digital platforms in the Corona time

May 29, 2020 News, YMI News

For three years now, the Association XY has been successfully implementing the “XY Parental Advisor” project through the digital platform of the same name.

Corona Crisis: Survival Kit for Men under pressure

April 22, 2020 YMI News

Not being able to move around freely. Being restricted. Feeling caged. All these things are a challenge.

In the focus: online trainings, mental health and “Are you OK?” campaign

April 7, 2020 News, YMI News

"Even today" was the symbolic name of the online campaign, which was organized on the occasion of the International Women's Day on the social networks by the Association XY's Be a Man Club and the Real Girls Sarajevo, in the short period before the declaration of the extraordinary circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Football: a Pink Jersey to Denounce Gender Stereotypes, a campaign of CARE International

March 8, 2020 YMI News

According to a UN study released on Friday, March 6: 9 out of 10 people have a gender prejudices around the World. Football became an ally this weekend along with CARE to combat gender stereotypes. This is exactly what happened on the afternoon of March 8th, when Croatian footbal player Franko Andrijašević played with stereotypes […]

Two parallel events organized in cooperation with secondary schools in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

March 4, 2020 YMI News

Youth Power, CARE partner organization, organized two parallel events on Vlašić from 26th–28th February 2020 in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, the Institute for Education Mostar and the Pedagogical Institute Mostar.

Young Men Initiative Advocacy and Movement Training, Serbia 25 – 28th February 2020

February 29, 2020 Program Y, Regional and International, YMI News

A Regional Advocacy and Movement training within the Young Men Initiative (YMI) project – “Men and Boys as Partners in Promoting Gender Equality and the Prevention of Youth Extremism and Violence in the Balkans” was organized this week in Belgrade.

Pilot program for work in primary schools

February 19, 2020 YMI News

In the period from 14th to 15th February 2020, Youth Power organized training for school counselors and teachers of elementary schools Peter Bakula and Ilija Jakovljević in Mostar.

Be a Man Club also implemented in the municipality of Podujeva

February 19, 2020 Regional and International, YMI News

The “Be a Man Club” has now expanded and established its own group in Podujeva municipality.

Youth Coordinator of the Association XY, Amer Džekman: Peer education with a comprehensive approach and Program Y can reduce peer violence in schools

February 19, 2020 Program Y, YMI News

“Be a Man Club and Real Girls Sarajevo” is an organized club of young people operating at Association XY which brings together a large number of members who, in this way, for many years have acquired life skills and competences that enable them to enter the adult world easier and healthier.

Terms of Reference for the Endline Assessments of the Regional Project: “Men and Boys as Partners in Promoting Gender Equality and the Prevention of Youth Extremism and Violence in the Balkans”

February 19, 2020 YMI News

The End line Assessment Consultant (April 1st – June 20th , 2020) ADC Grant Number 8305-00/2017 Project Duration 01stof October 2017 -30th of September 2020 Deadline for application 13th March 4 pm, local time and About CARE in the Balkans CARE’s mission in the region is to contribute to post-war recovery and the socio-economic development […]

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