People in the Balkans share quite an intensive amount of experiences, including their intertwined past but also present, especially in the cultural aspect. They share the same food, with some small regional variations, same expressions and mannerisms, and to some extent the same preference in music.
Sport plays a crucial role in promoting women’s rights, offering women and girls often underestimated opportunities to assert themselves as independent individuals, especially in patriarchal societies. To achieve this, investments in infrastructure and athletes are essential.
Currently, more than 50 faculties from four main Serbian university centers – Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš and Kragujevac are completely blocked. Students demand responsibility for the accident at the Novi Sad Railway Station when 15 people were killed when the canopy collapsed.
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Young people across the world today are facing diverse challenges; youth work, in all its forms, can serve as a catalyst for empowerment. Never has the need for media literacy and critical thinking been more apparent.
On a summer evening, I was walking down Balkanska Street in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Despite the late hour, I saw that one of the shops selling drinks was still open. The owner of the shop was sitting outside and reading a newspaper under a lamp.
In Honduras only about 40% of total population has internet access. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the “digital divide” has become a major obstacle for the distance education required during these harsh times….
The Balkans, a region often surrounded by mysticism and myths that can possess irresistible charm but also occasionally overwhelm us with fear. It is also the place where a new monster has emerged – the Rimac Nevera racing car.
In recent years, the digital life of Albanian youth has grown at an extraordinary pace, turning social media platforms into central spaces for communication, entertainment, and identity building. But alongside this rapid expansion, a troubling reality has taken shape…
Media misinformation and disinformation is a major worldwide problem, as media plays a big role everyday in our lives. Everyone uses media for different purposes. In today’s society, it’s hard to tell what’s true and what’s fake!, and we have seen more and more people fall victim to media – induced confusion, believing all kinds of fake stories which leads to unnecessary drama.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, and across much of the Western Balkans, young people often feel stuck between ambition and stagnation. While EU policies promote youth empowerment, democracy and inclusion, the reality on the ground often feels not as such.
What happens when education designed for seniors starts inspiring young people too? That’s exactly where the Erasmus+ project Innovative Techniques of Seniors Activation (ITOSA) makes things interesting.