White Paper: The Youth Policy and Engagement Forum, North Macedonia
White Paper: The Youth Policy and Engagement Forum, North Macedonia
The Youth Policy and Engagement Forum (referred to as the Forum) was a platform for policy-driven dialogue between local and central government institutions and 17 Young Cities Ambassadors – young people who have completed Young Cities’ training programme and successfully delivered an initiative in their community through its small grants scheme. This White Paper summarises the results of the dialogue event, and concludes with two Read More
Young Cities: Maqedonia e Veriut
Deri më sot, Qytetet e Reja kanë ofruar programe në Gostivar dhe Shkup, ku kemi ofruar mbështetje të drejtpërdrejtë për të fuqizuar 76 paqendërtues të rinj dhe kemi trajnuar 12 zyrtarë komunalë për të zhvilluar zgjidhje të qëndrueshme ndaj këtyre Read More
Young Cities: Северна Македонија
До денес, Млади градови спроведе програми во Гостивар и Скопје каде што обезбедивме директна поддршка за јакнење на 76 млади градители на мирот и обучивме 12 општински службеници за развивање на одржливи решенија кон овие предизвици. Ова резултираше со 15 Read More
Young Cities: North Macedonia
To date, Young Cities has delivered programmes in Gositvar and Skopje where we provided direct support to empower 76 young peacebuilders and trained 12 municipal officials to develop sustainable solutions to these challenges. It has resulted in 24 youth-led projects Read More
Sports for Social Cohesion in Gostivar
A follow-up initiative by the municipality of Gostivar programme has led to the development of a curriculum and guide for teachers. Strengthening youth resilience to radicalisation is a core priority of Gostivar’s 2020 policy for preventing and countering extremism. Part Read More
Takat (Ambassador Grant)
Viewing reality through the lens of the Roma community. Takat has been successfully turning a spotlight on the Roma community in Skopje to capture their struggles with social and systemic discrimination. Takat’s film, “Dance in the Chaos” was screened in Read More
Skala (Ambassador Grant)
Marrying art and activism to empower a new wave of youth advocates. Skala Magazine is encouraging artists to become part of wider conversations around social change and pushing their readers to see art as the perfect medium for it. In Read More
Gen W (Ambassador Grant)
Mobilising women for better female political representation in North Macedonia. A multi-pronged, youth-led effort promoting women’s leadership in the public sphere in Čair and Kisela Voda, Skopje. Gen W’s first campaign was hugely successful, having reached 75,000 people across social Read More
WeUnity (Ambassador Grant)
Two teams of Young Cities Alumni join forces to combat polarisation among youth. WeUnity represents a confluence of forces between teams We Can and Unity, and focused their combined efforts on understanding factors that drive divisions between other young people Read More
Use It (Ambassador Grant)
Transforming Public Spaces to Foster Local Ownership Use It is breaking cycles of insecurity in their community by combatting vandalism and peer-to-peer violence. After their first initiative, in which 20 young people took part in a civic responsibility workshop and Read More
