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Within the project “Youth, Politics & Active Citizenship”, a round table brought together stakeholders from public and non-public institutions who work with young people, aiming to increase their participation and political engagement in local governance. This activity was organized in the Municipality of Has by the Center for Bridging Communities, with the support of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Albania.

Following the implementation of the "Youth, politics and active citizenship" project, in close cooperation with the Has Municipality, a meeting was held between the youth and the Mayor of the Municipality. During this activity, a joint dialogue was created between young people and Has Municipality, where young people exchanged opinions on the civic and political engagement, community issues, youth challenges and presented their ideas on community development. Experts on good governance and youth policies presented  different topics such as: the right to vote, youth participation models, the role of the Local Youth Council, public consultation at the local level, etc. This [...]

In "Nazmi Rushiti" professional high school, Peshkopi, the final activity of the project "Ambassadors of change: "Contesting stereotypes and violence against women through art" took place. In order to promote youth activism at the local level for issues related to gender equality, an awareness activity was organized which offered young people the opportunity to bring changes in their school and in the community. The young people prepared two awareness videos that dealt with gender stereotypes & career choices and gender roles in family relationships and presented these materials in a joint meeting with the participation of students and teachers of this [...]

It was organized a round table "All together in support of the role of young people in the community" on May 9, 2023. This closing activity of the project "Political participation of young people in local elections: "Mayor for one day" aimed at building the necessary bridges of communication and cooperation between interest groups, to increase the political participation of young people in Shijak municipality. Unifying the voice of young people for improving the quality of public services and strengthening local democracy requires the support of all responsible actors at the local level. During this meeting were presented the topics: "Youth [...]