07.11.2018. » 09:43

Strengthening the role of LYAC offices in Kosovo

Advocacy Center for Democratic Culture implemented the project ''Strengthening the role of LYAC offices in Kosovo''. ACDC implemented this project with the support of USAID's AKT-LS program. ACDC implemented activities between 16 LYAC offices in 16 AKT LS target municipalities. All actions were focused on increasing skills and capabilities of LYAC's in Kosovo, to become more efficient, visible, cohesive, and proactive partners within their communities.

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Advocacy Center for Democratic Culture implemented the project ‘’Strengthening the role of LYAC offices in Kosovo’’.  ACDC implemented this project with the support of USAID's AKT-LS program.

ACDC implemented activities between 16 LYAC offices in 16 AKT LS target municipalities. All actions were focused on increasing skills and capabilities of LYAC’s in Kosovo, to become more efficient, visible, cohesive, and proactive partners within their communities.

Overall objective of this project to develop networking and cooperation between 16 LYAC offices in 16 AKT LS target municipalities, to implement Action Plan for Local Youth Action Councils on the Northern Municipalities (Mitrovica North, Zvecan, Zubin Potok and Leposavic), as well as to develop awareness campaign among youth structures targeting enhancing skills in identification of youth priorities

 

 

Specific objectives are:

-the organizational functioning of the LYACs and member CSOs by building trust and possibilities for networking with other LYACs throughout  Kosovo, consequently leading towards improved interethnic cooperation and creation of sound linkages between LYAC’s in AKT LS target municipalities,

- Their ability to undertake initiatives, mobilize and represent youth in their municipalities,

-Implement the Local Strategy for Youth on local level in four northern municipalities,

-Increase the presence of LYACs in the media and awareness campaign that they exist and have capacities and knowledge to help youth in their active participation within the municipalities,

-The information and project exchange between youth and youth actors Kosovo wide. 

 

The results we achieved by this project are:

-Development of Policy brief

-Organizing study visits

-Networking Capacities of 16 Local Youth Action Councils (LYACs) in cooperation and joint project development activities will be strengthened

-Implementation of Youth Action Plans developed by LYAC in four northern municipalities (Mitrovica North, Zvecan, Leposavic and Zubin Potok).

-TV Debates and awareness rising

-Two Conferences

The implementation of the project started on September 19th and  ended on October 19th.