Hello, we are the Youth Rights and Citizenship Initiative (YRCI ), a dynamic non-profit organization based in Elbasan, Albania. Founded in 2023, YRCI is committed to empowering youth through intercultural dialogue, educational programs, and advocacy for sustainable development
Gorjan Jovanovski, Founder/CEO, AirCare (North Macedonia) Samir Lemes, Professor, University of Zenica; Activist on Air Pollution (Bosnia-Herzegovina) Olsi Nika, Environmental Biologist; Expert/Activist on Water Quality, Eco Albania (Albania) Mario Rajn, Mayor, Krizevci (Croatia); ‘Energy independence by 2030’; Board Member, Energy Cities Selma Sehovic, Project Manager, Climate Change and Just Energy Transition, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Dialogue, South-East Europe (Bosnia-Herzegovina) Hristina Vojvodic, Legal Expert, Renewables and Environmental Regulatory Institute (RERI) (Serbia)
In contrast, for other Kosovo communities, the biggest problem was unemployment (48%), followed by poverty (20.5%) and urban space problems (13%). For Kosovo Albanians, unemployment (36.5%), poverty (21.9%), and prices of essential supplies (8.1%) were the three most pressing problems in Kosovo
I am British; I became a journalist in Malta and have lived in Albania for the past four years
Between 1997 and 1999, its activists protested against the war in Kosovo and the apartheid that the ethnic Albanian population was subjected to, expressing solidarity with the non-violent and women’s movements in Kosovo
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