New Democratic Leadership for the Secure Balkans – Reconciliation 2.0

This project aims to contribute to raising the awareness of young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Kosovo about the shared problems and encourage them to cooperate in solving them, which ultimately contributes to reconciliation. We intend to identify young opinion-makers that will undergo a structured program aimed at building their understanding of common issues, creating networks and providing platforms to amplify their voices in their respective communities. The cohort will comprise graduate and postgraduate students, policy researchers and practitioners, and journalists coming from all afflicted communities, with a particular focus on divided communities. Community-level leadership groups comprised of young opinion-makers would help counter divisive narratives and practices while amplifying the voices leading to conflict prevention.

This project is implemented by the International Republican Institute IRI, the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, and Divac Foundation.