OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports Ministry of Sports and Youth to strengthen capacities of municipal youth focal points
With the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Montenegrin Ministry of Sports and Youth organized a two-day workshop on strengthening the capacities of municipal youth focal points on 2 and 3 November 2020 in Budva.
The aim of the workshop was to strengthen capacities of managers in local self-governments to create and implement youth policy, with a focus on developing local youth action plans, which define new mechanisms for the implementation of youth policy at both national and local levels.
Nenad Koprivica, General Director of the Youth Directorate at the Ministry, thanked the Mission for its continuous support and partnership. “Since its establishment in 2016, the Ministry has been implementing activities aimed at the effective implementation of youth policy at both national and local levels, as well as strengthening the synergy of all entities relevant to this area,” said Koprivica.
Ivana Vujović, the Mission’s Democratization National Programme Officer, said that the national youth policy encompasses cross-cutting issues and involves inter-sectoral co-operation. “The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all our lives, especially young people. Involving them in the implementation of local youth policy is even more challenging now. But, we urge you to involve young people in all stages of local youth policy development and implementation, and support the local youth services in setting the path to their full functionality and sustainability,” said Vujović.
Vujović announced that in a few weeks’ time, the Mission would initiate support to the youth local services in their capacity-building and networking.