Youth Programmes Youth Centre Simin Han The youth centre Simin Han offers leisure time activities and sports. There are various regular workshop that the young people may choose to attend: Foreign language (German and English) and information technology courses; music and dance workshops; handcraft workshops; journalists’ workshop; seminars with the following themes: civil society development & participation; non violent action; youth policy; ecology. Once a week a movie afternoon takes place. Youth Centre Križevići (Project “Youth builds a bright Future”) The youth centre Križevići offers social support and integration programmes to young returnees. In the integration programmes both etnic communities (Bosnian Muslems and Bosnian Serbs) are learning together how to live and work in a common community. The process is supported by a “Non violent action project”. Further on, international youth exchanges with German and Swiss partners widen the intercultural experience and reflexion. Youth Cooperative Križevići Next to the youth centre the youth cooperative Križevići is running. The cooperative offers vocational training courses in agriculture & product marketing; carpentry; and office communication with a stress on computer skills’ training. Local Projects Besides the regular activities and the already mentioned “Non violent action project” a long-term project is the establishment of a “Youth Net” in the surrounding rural communities, but also including the City of Zvornik. The “Youth Net” is intended to function as a youth council or youth parliament, later on. International Projects Besides the described youth exchanges IPAK takes part in the EU-Youth Programme as partner or applicant. There is a strong connection with the SALTO office in Slovenia. Further on, IPAK starts co-operating with the German-French Youth Cooperation. Co-operation Partner IPAK keeps close co-operation with various local and international partners, as well form NGO-sector, as well from public sector.

 CAPACITY-BUILDING SERVICES: SHATIL provides capacity-building services to over 1,400 civil society organizations annually.
 CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT CENTRE: a think-and-do tank of the best conflict management practices shaping a culture pursuing regional peace.
 MIXED JEWISH-PALESTINIAN-ARAB CITIES: forms NGO and community partnerships to change planning and building policies and use cross-cultural communication to bridge gaps between Palestinian-Arabs and Jews in mixed cities.
 YOUTH LEADERSHIP: provide Israel’s youth with tools and skills to advance the rights and representation of the young adult population, also targeting Bedouin youth to shape the next generation of Bedouin leaders.
 ECONOMIC POLICY ADVISORS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE: providing Israel’s leading economic students with training in civil society practices, incorporating greater awareness of the social justice into economic policies.
 ADVANCING SOCIO-ECONOMIC EQUALITY FOR WOMEN: capacity-building, consultation, and advocacy programs for civil society agents working for women’s economic equality.

Création de "Caravanes culturelles et économiques" à travers les pays méditerranéens pour exprimer une culture et une identité catalane Création de stages , de rencontres musicales, poétiques, artistiques, économiques.

Considering the needs and challenges of the Albanian society in this transformation process, as well as EMA goals, its work is focused on:

-policy research, analysis, advice and advocacy;

-capacity building and training;

-public debates and policy forums;

-developing monitoring indicators on certain issues of significant importance for the public.

Activities fall under one of these program areas:

– Promotion of European values and European Integration process of Albania - activities aim in increasing capacity building of CSOs and other non-state actors in national and local level and to promote the cooperation of governmental and civil society sector with the aim to strengthen capacities and capabilities in order to be able to meet all the criteria of the EU integration;

– Democracy and good governance - implementing activities focused on rule of law; strengthening of democracy; human rights; assessing the legal framework; and EU accession negotiation process; accelerating the local democracy; inclusion of all sectors of society in the policy-making process

– Economic and social dimensions of EU integration - various activities and projects on migrants and asylum seekers; consumer protection; environment protection; agriculture; employment and four freedoms of movement; socio-economic impact of EU Integration;

– Regional cooperation - activities focused on regional cooperation on matters like EU integration process of WB; IPA and absorption capacities, regional cohesion, connectivity, strengthening of democracy in WB; - Activities including Youth aiming their empowerment and inclusion in policy-making process like Europe Day Project; Jean Monnet projects; Various Erasmus projects (KA1; KA3) etc.

Some of the IDC's main projects/activities are: - The Mediterranean Project, in cooperation with Center of Contemporary Culture, Barcelona/Spain. - The challenges of globalization and Albanian integration in Europe, a series of conferences, in cooperation with UNESCO - “History of 20th century ideas” a series of conferences. - The role of religion in the Balkans, organized in cooperation with CCA Barcelona. - Being European; Albania & Europe, Past, Present and Future, in cooperation with Balkan Trust for Democracy. - Some of the 2005 meetings with international writers, Jacques La Carriere (France), January 2004; “Creating a forum on developments of Albania-Kosovo relations” in cooperation with Soros Foundation.

Different programs and projects in Latin and Middle American, Africa, Asia, The Middle East, East Europe, the EU and Germany Focus on Globalisation, Foreign Policy, Democracy, Human and civil Rights, Gender Equality, Freedom of Media and Expression, Ecology Cooperation partners: NGO, Universities, Think Tanks, Civil Activists

? Medi@terra International Art and Technology Festival co-organized by Fournos and supported by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture.
? RESEARCH Fournos conducts research on new forms of art, entertainment and training and continuously develops a cultural network of artists, centers, researchers, philosophers, technologists, activists.
? CURATING & RESIDENCIES Fournos supports and promotes the international media art in Greece and the Greek media art abroad. EDUCATION AND TRAINING Fournos organized a number of workshops, presentations and seminars.
? FOURNOS STAGE A Fournos hosts and co-produces performance, theatre plays, screenings , lectures round tables on art / new media.

MedWet has concentrated its work in eight areas: a) Inventories of wetlands, b) Socio-economic analysis of wetland values, c) Wetland management, d) Capacity building, e) Culture and wetlands, f) Public Awareness, g) Dissemination of research results, h) Integrated water resource management, and implementation of the Water Framework Directive of the European Union.