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From Aug 2026

Youth Resilience to Extremism in Multicultural Communities

Building young people’s resilience to extremism in Gostivar and Vrapčište, together with a local multi-sectoral body of institutions and civil society.

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In numbers

  • Municipalities: Gostivar and Vrapčište

    2

  • Days of training for the multi-sectoral body

    3

About the project

IGI was selected again for a Canada Fund for Local Initiatives grant for 2026–2027, a Government of Canada programme run through the Embassy of Canada in Belgrade. The project works through intercultural dialogue, youth participation and cooperation between institutions.

Youth Resilience to Extremism
Youth Resilience to Extremism, the work in progress

What happened

  1. First coordination meeting of the Local Multi-Sectoral Body for the Prevention of Youth Radicalisation in Gostivar and Vrapčište (August 2026)

  2. A three-day training on youth resilience and preventing violent extremism (September 2026)

  3. Planned: a one-year local programme and coordination action plan

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young people at a Common Ground Lab session in Gostivar

Work with us in Gostivar

Young people aged 15–29 can apply for trainings and exchanges. Schools, NGOs and municipalities can propose a project with us.