2.2 People-To-People Networking

The project aims at building capacity and establishing two Youth Coordination Clubs in the cross-border region as well as developing opportunities of both clubs to provide services, establish contacts and partnerships, coordinating networks.

The main project activities are:

1. Conducting trainings of youth leaders with 68 participants;
2. Practical training for development of educational mobility and exchange projects - one in Bulgaria and one in Serbia;
3. Creating eight youth clubs with the motto "I want, I know, I can" – four in Bulgaria and four in Serbia;
4. Conducting a Youth forum for presenting the projects for educational mobility and exchange – one in Bulgaria and one in Serbia;
5. Planning, preparation and conducting public events in the CB region;
6. Collecting and promoting customs, traditions, rituals, presented in an attractive way in schools;
7. Holding two youth festivals;
8. Conducting campaigns to promote youth activity;
9. Creating a website and e-newsletter.

The expected results are:

1. Established two Youth Coordinating Clubs - one in Bulgaria and one in Serbia;
2. Forty leaders and sixteen mentors trained to create clubs, develop projects, manage events, organize campaigns and network;
3. Established network of eight youth clubs in the CB region;
4. Elaborated strategic plan for the sustainable development of the network of clubs.

Target groups – 1700 young people and active citizens from the local communities in the CBC region; Direct beneficiaries – 756 – participants in training activities – 56 (40 young leaders and 16 mentors) - participants in the project activities and stakeholders – youth clubs, forums, festivals, workshops, language coffees, exhibitions, representatives of media, local authorities, partners and other interested stakeholders – total of 750; Final beneficiaries – 12 000 people from the CBC area.