Projects

The project "The Youth Advocacy Bridge" is implemented by the World Youth Alliance of Southeast Europe in cooperation with the SPES Institute for Humanity and AI, with the financial support of the AU-EU Youth Action Lab program (Oxfam Novib, European Union). The goal of the project is to empower young people, especially marginalized youth from Croatia and Ethiopia, to monitor the transparency and accountability of government and the impact of technological development on democratic participation, through the creation of a comparative management tool, advocacy training and the development of a 5-indicator framework for management assessment. Activities include youth research workshops, international education in Zagreb, development and implementation of advocacy campaigns and dialogue with decision makers, as well as a network of Youth Governance Ambassadors to continue the application of the tool after the end of the project.

The project will strengthen the capacities of the association and its partners to implement 360 STEM workshops with 900 children and students over the course of 3 years. Additionally, 12 public events will be organized annually to promote STEM in public spaces, which will include 3 STEM booths, 5 STEM exhibitions, and 4 STEM competitions.

The project aims to develop an innovative training program and digital platform for informing and educating girls and young women (ages 13–30) about reproductive health, women’s rights, and reproductive mental health.

The project’s goal is to provide over 500 young people (ages 18–30) from Europe and the Western Balkans with the opportunity to understand human dignity, initiate dialogue about the culture and values of the EU, and develop soft skills in youth leadership. This will be achieved through the implementation of 6 sets of 5 activities each.

The project focuses on strengthening citizens’ democratic participation in the EU through activities aimed at media literacy, critical thinking, and youth engagement. The main goal is to support democratic and civic participation within the EU through a series of activities such as webinars, public forums, conferences, workshops, and youth initiatives.

The project conducted 13 group psychoeducational workshops, and 4 solidarity activities focused on quality leisure time, emphasizing sports, social, and volunteer activities. The target group was children lacking appropriate parental care from the “House of St. Theresa” in Vrhovac.

The aim of the project is to strengthen the capacities of SSM JIE and its partners for direct educational work by training 15 employees and volunteers. This is intended to address the local community’s need to enhance the psychological resilience of children in the face of earthquake crises and the coronavirus pandemic, through educating 50 children (ages 10–14) about values, developing a toolkit with self-help tools for children during crises, and organizing a volunteer action involving all project participants.

The project brought together 3 employed and 2 unemployed young people who, through 4 activities, will develop professional and business skills, increase the visibility of social entrepreneurship, and ensure the financial sustainability of the association by transitioning its operations to align with social entrepreneurship principles.