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Youth and employment in the Western Balkans

Project Title: Youth and employment in the Western BalkansDuration: 12 months (January 2012 – December 2012)
Place: Kosovo, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Implementing Organizations:  “Syri i Vizionit” in Corporation with “Solidar Suisse”
Budget: 61,567 € 
The Donor: Solidar Suisse

Project’s Aim: This project aims in the empowering of youth syndicalist section and youth organizations as a preparation and contribute in the social dialogue. As well as the awareness of citizens, politicians and economical decision-makers for the social dialogue, workers’ rights and unemployment among the youth.
Beneficiaries: The direct beneficiaries are the members of six youth organizations, who are particularly committed on youth issues and employment (unemployment, the rights at the workplace etc.).  The last beneficiaries will be the employees (youth), who benefit from the activities, campaigns, and from reinforced unions, as well as from the sensitization of opinion and politic decision-makers force for the social dialogue topics.
Project realization: The year 2012 is the fourth one since the opening of the international calling for the projects organized from Solidar Suisse and SiV, and the fourth year that it supports the youth organizations that have won in the international projects calling. During this year there are supported six projects as well, all projects within themselves dealt with youth and the possibility of providing or improving of any service  that is offered to the youth. SiV responsibility for the year 2012 was the financial monitoring, administration as well as the organization of regional conference where the organizations have presented  the achievements with the projects that have been realized in the former year.

Activities and Results:
•    The admission of six projects from youth organizations
•    The establishment of six contracts  with six organizations, two from Kosovo, BeH and Serbia
•    The admission of narrative and financial reports from the six organizations
•    The organization  of regional conference