LOCAL DEMOCRACY AGENCIES ACTIVITY REPORT 2018
PROJECTS IN 2018 Balkan Regional Platform for Youth Participation and Dialogue
Timespan: 01/01/2017 – 31/12/2018 Donor: European Commission (Civil Society Facility, Operating Grants to IPA CSO Associations, Support to Regional Thematic Associations) Applicant: The European Association for Local Democracy - ALDA (France) Partners: LDA Mostar, LDA Prijedor and LDA Zavidovici (Bosnia and Herzegovina), LDA Subotica and LDA Knjazevac (Serbia), LDA Niksic (Montenegro), LDA Peja/Pec (Kosovo) Associated partner: ALDA Skopje (North Macedonia) Objective: to contribute in structuring regional thematic cooperation and coordination between civil society and public authorities from targeted countries; to improve environment for youth activism and participation, in particular of young people with fewer opportunities Activities in 2018: In the fourth and final year of the project, LDA Mostar initiated and implemented several local mechanisms for youth participation such as Local Youth Advisory Group, Youth Taking Over Day, Youth Megaphone - International Youth Day Celebration, Local Youth Initiatives and research which included interviews with local stakeholders. As a part of the local research LDA Mostar produced a video interview which could be found on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLdE_u-BQn4&t=32s
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