Angelina Jolie, Hollywood star and special UN ambassador, hostess of the event, looked on as Saša Ostojić, representative of Banja Luka NGO Perpetuum Mobile spoke at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, held last night in London.
Navigating adolescence is a challenging period in all cultures. It’s a time when young people begin to find their identity, develop their values and confront the problems of the world around them on a personal level.
Saša Ostojić, a participant in the Young Men Initiative, asks: Who is a “real man” in the Balkans? The global image of Balkan men is not a good one. Decades of war and conflict have created a picture of us as very violent and aggressive.
o improve gender equality and decrease interpersonal and gender-based violence across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania, and Croatia by promoting healthy, non-violent, and gender-equitable lifestyles among young men and women.
Zvonko’s quiz has received a reward for the best project of primary prevention, within the preventing project “Living Life without Violence”.
Implemented over 700 activities in 30 cities across the region, and the program has included over 14 000 young people.
The conference Young Men as Allies in Ending Violence: Activism for Transforming Masculinities will be held on Jahorina mountain from 13th to 15th of November 2013 at the Hotel Termag and organised by CARE International NW Balkans and partner organisations.
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