Balkan Youth Forum 2004

September 12 -14, 2004, Croatia
The Balkan Children and Youth Foundation is organising a Balkan
Youth Forum to be held in Croatia from 6 to 12 September 2004.
The event will gather 150 - 200 Youth NGO representatives from
the Balkan Region with the following geographic coverage:
Albania,
Bosnia - Herzegovina, Croatia, FYRO Macedonia, Serbia and
Montenegro (including UNMIK AP Kosovo), Bulgaria, Romania, and
Moldova.
Profile of participants: Leaders of child - or youth-serving
NGOs, governmental and business sector representatives and donors
from the Balkan Region having a solid experience in at least one
of the four main programmatic priorities as youth
employment/entrepreneurship, youth engagement and leadership,
youth policy and life skills learning.
The objectives of the forum are to encourage inter-NGO
co-operation and networking within the Balkans; disseminate new
ideas among youth NGOs; help youth leaders to get to know other
players across the region and encourage exchanges; acquire
additional knowledge, skills and attitudes that are useful in
their youth work; and increase the awareness on the needs and
priorities for children and youth in the Balkans.
The Balkan Children and Youth Foundation is a support leading
organisation for youth development in the region.
More information at website: http://www.balkanyouth.org
Deadline: July 5, 2004