2.2 People-To-People Networking

The main project objective is promoting civic participation of young people in Serbia and Bulgaria in the development of policies at the local level and raising their capacity through active citizenship training and development of non-financial projects.

Planned activities:

1. Conduction of a study in North-West Bulgaria and Eastern Serbia on the opportunities for involving young people in civil society;
2. Selection of target group representatives as a result of focus groups;
3. Conduction of a training under Programme for active civic inclusion and development of leadership skills;
4. Development of non-financial projects and mentor's programme for those, who successfully completed the course;
5. Establishment of a network of leaders with active stance, knowledge and skills for civic participation in the formation of public policies - "Youth Leadership";
6. Cross border Camp "I am young and active". Public presentation of 40 Bulgarian and Serbian projects and debates on them in the local community;
7. Creation of a web portal - "Youth Guarantee" - a network for people exchange and business connections.

Expected results:

1. Established Cross-Border Youth Network of Young Leaders – one elaborated documentary study and analysis of its results at the level of participation of young people in the cross-border region here;
2. Four focus groups held in Northwestern Bulgaria in the towns of Vratsa, Montana, Vidin and Sofia region and three focus groups held in Serbia in the towns of Vranya, Bosilegrad and Targovishte;
3. Selected 40 young people (20 from Bulgaria and 20 from Serbia) to participate in a three-module training and mentoring program;
4. One prepared mentor's manual (here);
5. Developed 40 non-financial projects;
6. One conducted cross-border camp for exchanging ideas and employment opportunities;
7. One functioning job search web-portal for internships, trainings and job opportunities in the cross-border region here;
8. One information campaign held.

The target group consists of 40 young people from Bulgaria and Serbia aged up to 29, working and learning in the cross-border region, who wish to develop their leadership skills and demonstrate an active civic position. Beneficiaries of the project will be about 100 young people who will participate in different clubs of interest in the network created by the project and will take advantage of the opportunities for finding internships, professional courses and jobs in companies registered and functioning in the Bulgarian - Serbian region.

Website: https://network.newroad.bg

Facebook page: @Мрежа за младежко лидерство Youth Leadership Network

Publications:

https://www.eufunds.bg/bg/node/9341?fbclid=IwAR0YdGDfVfNdq3lfPczx1dRCA-_Prl9viIv6hE0lD4U8hjHUI2KfCiMKgFc

https://www.bta.bg/bg/news/bulgaria/regional-news/222502-sdruzhenie-%E2%80%9Enov-pat%E2%80%9C-predstavi-rezultatite-ot-proekta-si-%E2%80%9Emrezha-za-mladezhko-li?fbclid=IwAR0HrjRFPgs9YAzMawGEy6BPsHabRBRoAggbOnMCZpK3Dlr7ihy1pA3aX18

https://www.vratzadnes.com/page.php?n=19462863&SiteID=922&fbclid=IwAR3NNHSk6mQG2GXRtN8sbvDA3N114dAShruN9omb1Il3peqtpr7m3rKOKcI

YouTube videos: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy-CJWPlICE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOiD-OOjEtw