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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.

Youth clubs and school workshops for better health, environmental protection and peaceful and non-violent coexistence

September 17, 2025 Projects

The project aims to empower 6,000 young people in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to lead healthy lifestyles, develop critical life skills, build positive relationships, and actively contribute to their communities while promoting gender equality, violence prevention, and environmental sustainability. The project builds on the established life skills Program Y, updating it to address emerging […]

Regional Youth Leadership Camp Successfully Concluded

July 11, 2025 News

The Regional Youth Leadership Camp, held at Sunčana Reka, has been successfully concluded! Over the course of five intensive days, more than 60 young leaders from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia had the opportunity to develop leadership skills, learn about mental health, boost their self-confidence, and build friendships that will last beyond the […]

PITCH and SPEAK: Youth in innovation for a more equal society

July 9, 2025 News

As part of the regional project “Future for Youth” – implemented by CARE Balkans in partnership with Center E8 from Belgrade, the Institute for Population and Development from Sarajevo, and Perpetuum Mobile from Banja Luka – an inspiring event titled Pitch and Speak – Youth in Innovation was held today in Sarajevo, bringing together young […]

Empowering Youth for Future: Community of Practice Event in North Macedonia

December 24, 2024 News

Last week, CARE Balkans and the Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM) organized the Community of Practice Event in Veles, North Macedonia, as part of the second phase of the Young Men Initiative (YMI) in GBV Prevention in North Macedonia II. This initiative focuses on promoting healthy, nonviolent, and gender-equitable lifestyles among youth.

Program Y Regional Training of Trainers in Sarajevo

November 30, 2024 News

CARE Balkans, in collaboration with partners Institute for Population and Development, Center E8 and Pepetuum Mobile, successfully organized a five-day Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) on Program Y in Sarajevo. This innovative program focuses on preventing gender-based violence (GBV) and promoting healthy lifestyles among youth, equipping participants with the tools to create meaningful change in their communities.

Future4Youth Initial Partners Meeting

October 29, 2024 News

Last week, CARE and partners gathered in Vlašić, BiH for an initial meeting to discuss the roadmap and collaborative strategies for upcoming activities for the Future 4 Youth project that is implemented in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

CARE Caucasus

Strengthening Youth Voices: A Successful Study Visit from CARE Caucasus to CARE Balkans

September 30, 2024 News

Strengthening Youth Voices: CARE Caucasus recently conducted a fruitful study visit to CARE Balkans. This initiative aimed to foster learning and collaboration among youth leaders, with a specific focus on gender synchronization programming and methodology.

Gender Synchronized Life Skills Education in the Balkans 

September 17, 2024 Projects

The overall goal is to contribute to the institutionalization of life skills education in the formal education systems across the Balkans, equipping young people with knowledge, values, and skills that foster gender equality, healthy relationships, non-violence, and active participation in society. The Future4Youth project builds on over 16 years of experience from the Young Men Initiative (YMI), […]

“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.

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. […]

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.

Empowering Youth in North Macedonia: A Training for Trainers on Gender Equality and Violence Prevention

February 29, 2024 News

In February 2024, Veles, North Macedonia, CARE and CRPM hosted a transformative Training of Trainers (ToT) session, aimed at equipping peer educators from local CSOs with the skills to promote gender equality and prevent violence.

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 […]

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