"Project ""Berlin Process Academy"" project includes organization of 5 learning activities and 6 international project meetings as part of building a strong and lasting strategic partnership in the field of young people. The basic assumptions of the project are the exchange of practices and the acquisition of knowledge of specialist English, foreign language skills, professional skills and acquiring the skills needed to run a business in an international organization by young people participating in design. Participants as part of the project also have their own competences. They learn the art of good communication and assertiveness. Two people from the management team and youth leaders participate in the project meetings, while there are pupils and guardians from each side during its continuing.The first educational activity will be related to intensive English language course which is essential in project communication. The meeting will be organized by SFERA SRBIJA. The next meeting will be held in Croatia and will concern the management of non-governmental organizations operating in the international environment. Subsequently, the project activities will be transferred to Serbia as part of active inclusion in international society. The fourth educational meeting will be held in Poland and will focus on the Berlin Process. The fifth and final educational meeting will be held again in Poland - its subject will be digital competences of young people.Classes implemented as part of the project will have an interactive character, based not only on the transfer of knowledge, but mainly on the exercise through role-playing, presentations and case studies, and seminars. Classes will include both group work and individual work.The trainers will be people who have not only knowledge and experience in the topics that will be discussed, but they will be practitioners who use this knowledge in their everyday life. In addition to strictly educational activities, participants will learn about the culture, art and history of host countries, thanks to which it will be possible to bring young people from partner countries closer together, get to know different cultures, refute many stereotypes and counteract nationalism in Europe. It will definitely facilitate future transnational cooperation and strengthening European ties.During the project, the youth and the staff involved in the activities will also implement:- information meetings about the project and what are the Berlin Process, European Union, Erasmus + and the ""Berlin Process Academy"" project - implemented in all countries of the project,- information campaigns among peers and the elderly, people with disabilities aiming at integration and social inclusion of the above groups,- information meetings / promotional campaigns in countries not covered by the project, which are in the orbit of interest in the Berlin Process,- initiating partnerships at the levels of non-governmental organizations, local governments and above,- initiating cultural events and exchanging experience transfer between partners in the project,- activities aimed at establishing and operating a youth center operating on the basis of cooperation of project partners,- creation and management of the International Youth Center in Bosnia and Herzegovina.In addition, as part of the activities, the Development Strategy of Non-governmental Organizations of Podkarpacie, Vojvodina, Slavonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina will be prepared as a starting point for the continuation of partner activities outside the scope of the project. It is anticipated that thanks to the project implementation the following results will be achieved: 1. Increased openness among project participants 2. Significant increase in management knowledge in an international non-governmental organization, 3. Increased chances on the labor market by project participants, 4. Increasing social competences of project participants 5. Further joint project activities, 6. Dissemination of European values using the opportunities provided by the Berlin Process,7. Increase of social competences needed to be a leader in their community, 8. Increase in the quality of volunteering, 9. Increase of digital competences 10. Implementation of the Strategy for Development of Non-governmental Organizations Podkarpacie, Vojvodina, Slavonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11. Active inclusion in international society."

PASOS (Spain), together with Oriel (Italy), BWNGO (Egypt) and BRAVO (B&H), created the DREAM AFTER COVID project proposal, that aims to foster entrepreneurship in youth in the post - COVID society, as a way of increasing their inclusion and civic participation. During this project, the participants will learn to create and manage socially sustainable projects, acquire capacities in democracy management, innovation, collective intelligence, resilience, participative leadership, etc. and will become more active as citizens. The objectives of this project, and activities designed for achieving them, are:TO ENGAGE youth workers and youngsters in the creation of social projects that contribute to the COVID-19 recovery processTraining course in Egypt: 5 youth workers/ organisation will take part in the Dragon Dreaming principles and the Introduction to Innovation training.Local Workshops: Given to the young people by the participants of the Course in Egypt, to transfer the methodology acquired.Online mentoring: Given to the participants, divided in 5 teams. Each team will choose their social project and work towards its development, advised by the mentors.TO CONNECT youth workers and youngsters with fewer opportunities across the participating countriesCreation of the Interactive Brochure: The participants will create the Democracy Tools that will be documented in the Brochure. It will also contain entrepreneurship tools and details of the projects developed by the participants.Youth Exchange in Spain: 10 young people and a mentor/ organisation will share their projects and the experience gained while developing them.TO EMPOWER youth communities with the DD Methodology for the creation of sustainable projects being respectful with our planet, with our society and with themselvesDissemination Campaign: The outcomes of the project will be transferred to youth communities through Conferences, social media and website communication and Internal Workshops.

Engaged, connected and empowered youth, resilient and capable to face the internal and external challenges of the changing world is the future of the EU. EU`s democracy, peace, prosperity and innovation depend on the youth`s talents, creativity and education, thus placing it as one of the core priorities in EU. The new EU Strategy embraces renewed and comprehensive youth cooperation as an outcome of the EU`s experiences and lessons learnt in the past twenty years of its work in youth policy. As one of the most important actors for successful implementation of the Strategy and therefore, future of the young Europeans, are the non-governmental youth organizations as interlocutors for facilitating democratic participation, youth dialogue and positive change. More than half of Europe`s young people (53%) engage in activities of the NGOs and nearly one third are active volunteers which embraces the role of youth NGOs as services for civic engagement, education and employment. On the other hand, the breakup of the socialist regimes in the WB left institutional and policy vacuum disregarding youth and their potential to contribute in the transformative processes of state-building and EU integration. The significantly low participation and inclusion of young people predetermines WB youth as marginalized category–socially, politically and economically. Yet, EU`s contribution as the biggest donor in the WB and the credibility of the enlargement reinforced with the Berlin process , brought new dimension to youth issues and helped to establish more structured policy approach.In this regard, the stakes for the youth civil society and young people in general in the WB in light of the EU integration processes are exceptionally high. Firstly, youth NGOs need to fill-out the policy vacuum and contribute to greater youth engagement, connection and empowerment, and secondly, to develop organizational, managerial, financial structures and capacities to absorb the EU funds and practises. Additionally, they should establish quality professional networks on national and regional level and bridge the young people with their peers within the WB and EU, and align their practices with the key EU youth actions.Hereof, the project SETYN: Socially Empowered and Transparent Youth Network will enhance the management, governance, innovation capacity and internationalization of youth NGOs in WB and EU. In the same time, the project will establish a network in all WB countries that will cooperate strategically to promote transparent and effective governed organizations in WB. Moreover, the project will boost the cooperation and exchanges between regions, relying on the good practices and European and global experience of Mladiinfo Network composed of organizations from Montenegro, Macedonia, Slovakia and Poland to build the capacities and foster efficient management, internationalisation and leadership of youth NGOs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Albania and Serbia.

Climate change consequences are a serious concern for the welfare of current and future generations. Human action, like pollution and deforestation, are the key reasons for global warming and adverse climate changes. The consortium agrees that there is an urgent need for all of us individually and collectively, to become more aware of our environmental responsibilities and to find ways to climate change adaption and mitigation. Youth leaders/workers needs to raise capacities to organize quality international green youth projects, including digital skills, but also involve actively youth and citizens in ways of fighting against climate change in their respective communities.Our consortium agreed that when talking with young people about environment, green skills, youth workers/trainers have to start from inflicting some habits of green lifestyle while informing them on environmental elements, then proceed to issues like green economy, green jobs and green entrepreneurship. Non formal learning methods, such as an interactive digital map, will help in informing and promoting a nature responsible behavior of youth by providing interesting and useful information in a practical way. Green skills training of youth workers is crucial to lead other young people toward green lifestyle and jobs, which reduces the environmental impact of enterprises/economic sectors and help to avoid generation of waste and pollution. International youth exchanges are a great source of learning and personal development for youth, with a great potential for generating local impact and multiplying effect, using, among other things, digital tools. Green jobs in emerging economies/developing countries, such as Albania include opportunities for youth managers, scientists and technicians, but also can benefit a broad cross-section of the population which need it the most: youth, women, farmers, rural populations and families living in poverty. Green economy is more equitable and inclusive of all the people and countries and also a response against unemployment of young people. In the project framework, we will educate youth workers on green skills and jobs and use an interactive digital map to spread the project impact to youth and citizens at local level. We will engage at least 80 youth on exchange activities with other peers from Europe, as well as disseminate the project findings in a large-scale event. The digital tool (environmental map) is the innovation that the project will bring to the partners’ organizations and communities. It will contain information on environmental hot-spots, projects conducted by NGOs and local government, green jobs opportunities, call for projects as well as will provide a space for citizens/youth feedback on the implemented and coming projects, serving also as a tool for civic awareness and action.

“Structured Learning for Awareness in Media” (SLAM) aims at enhancing young people’s awareness and critical thinking on the role of Mass Media as a challenge and precondition for more inclusive societies towards migrants and refugees. The Council of Europe’s Report “Media Regulatory Authorities and Hate Speech” (2018) underlines the historical significance of media in enticing and feeding the climate of hatred and violence characterizing West Balkan’s turbulent past. The Balkans are still a primary example of media consciously or even deliberately using hate speech for sensationalistic purposes, thereby supporting it and causing its recurrence and reinforcement at the societal level. Bosnia and Herzegovina has recently taken a foremost importance as a transit node for migrants and refugees seeking entrance in EU territory, a trend which the UNHCR (2018) recognized as exponentially increasing in 2018, from the 198 arrivals in December 2017 to the 666 registered in the peak month of March 2018. The strain posed on the local relief system by this surge has contributed to a growing sense of local unrest and discontent, which national mass media have so far been able to answer by providing the public with awareness and understanding circa the phenomenon, in many instances providing an amplifier to internal currents of distrust, hate and stereotyping.From the European perspective, significant indications might be extracted from analysing media coverage about the reception and integration of migrants/refugees. The CoE in its 2017 Report “Media coverage of the refugee crisis: a cross-European perspective” underlines the role played by media in fuelling societal hate speech as consisting in an abetting/legitimacy factor to explicit hate speech brought about by shallow and sensationalistic coverage. Against this backdrop, the project explores the similarities, differences and potential synthesis among the different yet interrelated challenges faced by West Balkans countries and Europe within a transnational effort aimed at laying the grounds of a greater media literacy and critical thinking at the level of the youth and, by extension, of society as a means to provide an antidote against phenomena of hate speech and a building block of successful integration processes.