OSCE and Regional Youth Co-operation Office hold training course on project writing for Montenegrin civil society organizations
In preparation for the fourth Regional Youth Co-operation Office (RYCO) Call for Proposals, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, together with the RYCO Local Branch Office, organized a training course for potential applicants from 15 to 18 November 2019 in Podgorica.
Around 25 representatives from civil society organizations from Montenegrin towns participated in the training to develop their capacities for applying to the Open Call.
Edin Koljenović, Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro, said that this type of training course is the beginning of RYCO’s friendships with the NGO sector. The key goal is to provide a place and time for young people to meet and collaborate. “We have had three grant seeds so far. Through grants, we want to support projects to connect young people in the region. Every project must be cross-border and involve young people,” explained Koljenović, announcing the new call for proposals planned for the beginning of the next year.
“It is great that we have had the opportunity to work on defining a vision for a youth-friendly region,” said Ana Milović Jasikovac, a training participant.
In September this year, the Mission organized the project writing training course with RYCO for potential applicants — high school teachers from across Montenegro.
The OSCE’s Mission Democratization National Programme Officer, Ivana Vujović said that RYCO represents a partnership that transcends borders. “The OSCE Mission to Montenegro is proud to have been one of the first institutional supporters of RYCO because we recognize the importance of youth engagement and connectivity in the region as a key factor to peace and stability,” said Vujović.
RYCO, founded in 2016 at the Western Balkans Sixth Summit in Paris, is an independent institutional mechanism to promote the spirit of reconciliation and co-operation among youth in the region through exchange programmes.