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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 […]

“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 […]

16+ years of supporting young people in the Balkans

April 26, 2023 YMI News

to reach their full potential in society while addressing gender inequalities, promoting violence prevention, healthy lifestyles, and healthy versions of masculinities.

YMI Team and CARE Austria meeting with teachers from ‘28 Nëntori’ School in Prishtina

February 1, 2023 News, YMI News

Last week Young Men Initiative team together with colleagues from CARE Austria visited ‘28 Nëntori’ to meet the teachers who have been trained on program Y. During the meeting we had a chance to discuss with the teachers the tools they have learned in the training to promote healthy lifestyles, challenge toxic masculinity, reduce violence […]

Opening of Youth Centar in Gračanica

January 26, 2023 News, YMI News

On January 17, 2023, a new Youth Center was officially opened in Gračanica. This state-of-the-art facility is fully equipped with everything needed for optimal functioning and is open to anyone who wants to make a positive impact on the local community through their activism. The Youth Center will also serve as a meeting and activity […]

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