Coexistence
Aug – Oct 2026
Common Ground Lab: Prototyping Community Cohesion
Ten sessions in which about 30 people from different communities in Gostivar built trust and worked on local challenges together.
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In numbers
Participants aged 18–35 (about)
30
Connected sessions
10
Phases: connect, collaborate, reflect
3
About the project
Supported by the European Fund for the Balkans through its Common Ground Programme (Opportunity and Innovation Grants). In multi-ethnic Gostivar, people often live side by side without really meeting. The lab tested a model for building trust through shared experience.
What happened
An open call for people aged 18–35 living in Gostivar (deadline 7 August 2026)
The first session on 14 August 2026
Connect: personal stories and getting to know each other
Collaborate: mixed teams worked on local challenges and presented their proposals
Reflect: the last two sessions used the Living Library method
The Common Ground Toolkit, a guide other communities can adapt
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Work with us in Gostivar
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