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What is RYCO?
Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is an independently functioning institutional mechanism, founded by the Western Balkans 6 participants (WB 6): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Macedonia and Serbia, aiming to promote the spirit of reconciliation and cooperation between the youth in the region through youth exchange programs. The Agreement on establishment of RYCO was signed by the WB 6 Prime Ministers on WB Summit held in Paris, on 4 July 2016.Meet RYCO Grantees
Two years after the Western Balkan Prime Ministers singed the Agreement on the Establishment of RYCO and less than a year after the organization became fully operational, we are proud to present you some of our grantees who will organize the first RYCO youth exchanges in the region.
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What is RYCO doing?
We are supporting great ideas! We are promoting reconciliation, trust, cooperation and dialogue in the Western Balkans through supporting and funding projects which bring youth of the region together.
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Where is RYCO?
The Head Office is in Tirana with local branches in all the capitals across the region (Podgorica, Sarajevo, Skopje, Pristina, Belgrade).
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Who is financing RYCO?
RYCO is financed by the governments of the region and it is supported by the EU and other donors.RYCO is supported by
EU
Council of Europe
Europe
DW
Europe
Crossborder factory
Europe
PeaceNexus Foundation
Germany
GIZ
France
France Diplomatie
Europe
OSCE
France
OFAJ
Germany
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