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General Purposes

Youth Communication Center - Banja Luka

www.okcbl.org

  • Program Civil Society
  • Program Area Special Initiatives
  • Grant Amount $100,000
  • Grant Period April 1, 2003–December 31, 2005
  • Location Banja Luka, Bosnia And Herzegovina
  • Geographic Focus Bosnia and Herzegovina

About this grant

The center was established in 1997 to provide positive activities for youth and contribute to the development of a civil society. Since its inception it has developed into a model for community-based programming and national and international policy development and advocacy on youth, education and peace-building issues.Multiyear funding will enable the center to pursue program and organizational development. Activities will include providing conflict-resolution training to teachers in secondary schools in the Republic of Srpska; assisting in the formation and training of student councils in 70 high schools in 35 towns; establishing youth commissions; strengthening its board of directors, international advisory board and youth council; developing the capacity to administer and monitor a grants program; and organizing a strategic planning exercise.