Regional Youth Cooperation Office - RYCO

Regional Youth Cooperation Office - RYCO RYCO aims to promote the spirit of reconciliation and cooperation among youth in the Western Balkans.

RYCO promotes reconciliation, trust, cooperation, and dialogue in the Western Balkans through supporting and funding projects which bring youth of the region together.

Behind every successful Superschools exchange stands strong partnership and continued support. 🤝Here's a recap of Supers...
17/04/2026

Behind every successful Superschools exchange stands strong partnership and continued support. 🤝

Here's a recap of Superschools activities during the past months 🧩

This programme is part of a multi-donor project, co-financed by the 🇪🇺 and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development 🇩🇪, and implemented by GIZ together with RYCO.

Just Transition Young Voices Awards 2026 are back!👉 Ready to share your story? This is your chance to show what a just e...
16/04/2026

Just Transition Young Voices Awards 2026 are back!

👉 Ready to share your story? This is your chance to show what a just energy transition really looks like in your community, through your lens, your voice, your creativity.

🎬 Categories:
Pick your format:
→ Creativity for Impact (30s–3 min)
→ Storytelling for Impact (3–5 min)

Across Southeast & Eastern Europe, young people (18–30) are stepping up to share real stories and shape the future of energy.

Expect:
→ your work featured regionally
→ new skills & opportunities
→ a spot at the Just Transition Forum in Montenegro

Got something to say? Say it loud.

🚀 Applications are open, until 10 August 2026
More info on our website.

Regional cooperation is about finding your place and we’ve found ours. The puzzle 🧩 is nearly complete, and the picture ...
15/04/2026

Regional cooperation is about finding your place and we’ve found ours.

The puzzle 🧩 is nearly complete, and the picture is better than we imagined.

Final touches are happening…Soon, we’ll make it official 👋

🧩 YPS continues to thrive across the region, this time, we’re in Sarajevo, where our grantee Civitas is driving change t...
14/04/2026

🧩 YPS continues to thrive across the region, this time, we’re in Sarajevo, where our grantee Civitas is driving change through the project “Democracy Bus: Building Trust and Collaboration of Youth and Local Governments.”

💡 Over three days, 41 young people from across Bosnia and Herzegovina turned local challenges into real, actionable solutions, powered by collaboration, ideas, and determination.

🚌 The Democracy Bus keeps moving forward, see you soon!

We told you this June is gonna hit different… because it’s bringing the Youth Forum to Budva. 👀 Are you in?👉 This is whe...
09/04/2026

We told you this June is gonna hit different… because it’s bringing the Youth Forum to Budva. 👀 Are you in?

👉 This is where young people from across the region come together to speak up, exchange ideas, and shape what’s next.

From June 4–7, 2026, you’ll be in the room with young leaders, decision-makers, and voices that are driving change across the Western Balkans and the EU.

Expect:
→ real conversations (not just panels)
→ new perspectives
→ connections that actually last

If you’re 18–30 and ready to contribute - this is your moment.

🚀 The Call for Participants is now OPEN - until May 1st ‼️
Application form can be found on our website.

We told you this June is gonna hit different… because it’s bringing the Youth Forum to Budva. 👀 Are you in?👉 This is whe...
09/04/2026

We told you this June is gonna hit different… because it’s bringing the Youth Forum to Budva. 👀 Are you in?

👉 This is where young people from across the region come together to speak up, exchange ideas, and shape what’s next.

From June 4–7, 2026, you’ll be in the room with young leaders, decision-makers, and voices that are driving change across the Western Balkans and the EU.

Expect:
→ real conversations (not just panels)
→ new perspectives
→ connections that actually last

If you’re 18–30 and ready to contribute - this is your moment!

🚀 The Call for Participants is now OPEN - until May 1st ‼️Application form can be found on our website.

🎨 On International Roma Day, we celebrate stories, culture, and connection.Through “The Comic Exhibition: Connecting Rom...
08/04/2026

🎨 On International Roma Day, we celebrate stories, culture, and connection.

Through “The Comic Exhibition: Connecting Roma and Non-Roma through Agriculture,” supported by our Culture Fund grantees Oktavio and Xhenson, young people in Tirana explored how everyday life, traditions, and work can bring communities closer together.

Across 16 powerful illustrations, the exhibition highlighted shared experiences, challenged perceptions, and opened space for dialogue between Roma and non-Roma youth.

Because inclusion starts with understanding and understanding starts with listening, learning, and creating together.

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Across the region, classrooms are opening up to something bigger than lessons ✨From Gevgelija to Sarajevo, Belgrade to F...
08/04/2026

Across the region, classrooms are opening up to something bigger than lessons ✨

From Gevgelija to Sarajevo, Belgrade to Fier - these Superschools partnerships are bringing students together to learn, exchange, and grow 🤝

Here are some of the exchanges shaping the region:

• High School “Josif Josifovski” Gevgelija & High School Jablanica
• JU Gimnazija Obala Sarajevo & OEMUC “St. Naum Ohridski”
• Franciscan Classical Gymnasium & Economic Trade School
• JU Prva Gimnazija Sarajevo & XIII Beogradska Gimnazija
• “Dr. Jovan Kalauzi” Medical School & Secondary Dental School Sarajevo
• Public Institution Third Gymnasium Sarajevo & High School “Ljupco Santov” Kochani
• Sixth Belgrade Gymnasium & Ali Demi Gymnasium
• “Petro Sota” Vocational School Fier & High School of Graphic Technologies, Design and Multimedia Ilidža
• High School for Traffic and Communications & Hydajet Lezha
• Construction and Geodesy School “Neimar” & Novi Travnik High School
• The Contemporary – Art High School Tuzla & High School “Dobri Daskalov” Kavadarci
• Forestry School & Municipal Secondary School “Gjorce Petrov”
• Center of Competence & “Hysen Cela”
• “Hamdi Bushati” Vocational School & Hospitality-Tourism School Novi Pazar

This programme is part of a multi-donor project, co-financed by the 🇪🇺 and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development 🇩🇪, and implemented by GIZ together with RYCO.

07/04/2026

Youth Forum 2026 loading.
Montenegro is calling 📞

More to be revealed soon - stay tuned for the latest updates!

Address

Rruga Skënderbej 8/2/2
Tirana
1000

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

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