What is freelancing? How cost effective is it for young people? What does it bring? How much time does it take? Could it be something like a permanent job?
written by Anja Matić, Croatia
It often feels like we just can’t catch a break. Gen Z is facing tough challenges: mental health struggles, the pressures of social media, uncertainty about the future, unemployment, and economic insecurity. We also deal with climate anxiety, social inequality, and the feeling that our voices aren’t being heard.
written by Azra Tapuškić, Bosnia and Herzegovina
As Generative AI (GenAI) becomes a standard “colleague” in our workflows, the primary threat to critical thinking is no longer misinformation alone, but cognitive offloading. This phenomenon occurs when we delegate the “productive struggle” of reasoning to an algorithm, leading to what researchers now call “metacognitive laziness”.
written by Marta Spasikj, North Macedonia
Why are young people particularly prone to drugs, alcohol, and other addictive substances? In this article, I will pinpoint several main drives and reasons behind young people’s inclination towards addiction.
written by Marija Radović, Montenegro
A silent killer – cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among women in Montenegro when it comes to malignant diseases. According to data from the World Health Organization for 2020, Montenegro has the highest age-standardized incidence rate (26.2 per 100,000 women) and mortality (10.5 per 100,000 women) from cervical cancer in Europe.
written by Marlon Ramirez, Colombia
For more than 50 years Colombia has been submerged in an armed conflict that has brought various consequences, among them the forced recruitment of children and adolescents, who are kidnapped by both guerrillas and paramilitaries to be able to continue the fight almost indefinitely…
written by Mohammed Amine El Khaldi, Morocco
Social intelligence has recently become a buzzword in human resources departments around the world, but researchers are coming out of their reservations to say it’s time to take social intelligence seriously.
written by MAROC Baghdadi oussama, Algeria
When saying the word motorcycle, people always think of a way of moving from somewhere to somewhere else, in fact that’s true, but someone who sees it so much else, is the freedom and pleasure of living with fresh air with speeds above 299 km/h.
written by Ksenija Petrović, Serbia
Those who watch “pink and happy” broadcasters who brainwash the half-literate Serbian people every day, would certainly agree that this is a “golden age” for the country…
written by Marija Đakonović, Montenegro
Revenge pornography is a form of cyber violence where explicit images or videos are shared or misused without the consent of the person depicted. While revenge pornography can impact individuals of all ages, young women and girls are the most frequent victims. Particularly alarming is the prevalence of this issue among minors, who may not fully understand the long-term repercussions of sharing intimate images.
written by Arta Abduli Isaki, North Macedonia
In many towns across North Macedonia, the school bell marks more than the end of lessons. It often signals the moment when young people who share the same streets begin to live separate social lives.
written by Bogdan Vasić, Serbia
In the Western Balkans, history has left deep scars. Ethnic tensions, political divisions, and lingering mistrust continue to shape relationships across the region. But amid these challenges, one powerful and often underestimated tool for peacebuilding is making a quiet comeback: sport.