to reach their full potential in society while addressing gender inequalities, promoting violence prevention, healthy lifestyles, and healthy versions of masculinities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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 […]
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 […]
CARE international s ponosom najavljuje odrĹľavanje regionalne konferencije “Budućnost za mlade”, koja će se odrĹľati u srijedu, 24. januara 2024. godine u Domu mladih u Sarajevu. Konferencija okuplja struÄŤnjake, organizacije i institucije posvećene prevenciji nasilja meÄ‘u mladima, promociji zdravih Ĺľivotnih stilova i unapreÄ‘enju rodne ravnopravnosti. Ovaj znaÄŤajan dogaÄ‘aj oznaÄŤava završetak trogodišnje faze projekata Budućnost za […]
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 […]
CARE International organization invites interested individuals/companies/evaluation team to apply for the evaluation of the project in Bosnia and Herzegovina “Promoting Healthier Lifestyles among Youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Challenging Gender Stereotypes – Young Men Initiative Project III (YMI)”. Deadline for application: December 4,2023, 4 PM CET Offers should be submitted the following e-mail address: […]
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 […]
Young Men Initiative in GBV Prevention in North Macedonia
CARE International organization invites interested individuals/companies/evaluation team to apply for the evaluation of the regional project “Future for You(th): Young people as leaders of Life Skills Education in the Balkans.” Deadline for application: October 27,2023, 4 PM CET Offers should be submitted the following e-mail address: [email protected]. Please find more details in ToR HERE. (click) Clarification 24/10/2023: […]
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