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Three PLA Workshops Held in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

July 1, 2026 YMI News

Over the past period, three Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) workshops were successfully held in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of the ongoing process of reviewing and strengthening Program Y, ensuring it continues to respond to the realities and emerging challenges young people face today PLA is a participatory research methodology that works […]

Monitoring visit across project locations in the Western Balkans

May 18, 2026 YMI News

Last week, a monitoring visit was conducted within the project “Youth clubs and school workshops for better health, environmental protection and peaceful and non-violent coexistence,” implemented with the support of Marie Eberth Stiftung, during which we had the opportunity to host colleagues from CARE Germany. The visit was organized with the aim of reviewing the […]

The MAN conference of Center E8: MASCULINITIES IN TIMES OF CRISIS

February 24, 2026 News, Program Y, Projects, Regional and International, YMI News

On 19 February 2026, the 11th The MAN Conference was held at the House of Human Rights in Belgrade – an international expert platform dedicated to contemporary masculinities and policies for working with boys, young men, and men. After a five-year break, the conference was relaunched by Centar E8 and the regional network Younng Men […]

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