In the period from 23^rd to 29^th November 2022, three young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the training within the BEYOND project, which was held in Prizren, Kosovo. Upon arriving at the training, the participants did the first getting-to-know-each-other activity where they wrote their names and their favorite song on paper. Those papers were later used for SMS wall activity. The seminar officially started the next day, and the first activities were team-building activities that brought young people from Serbia, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina together. According to the testimony of one of the participants of the training, Azra Hodžić, the participants very quickly became a very connected group that did everything together. The training was divided into blocks, the first was based on teambuilding activities, the second was dedicated to guest lecturers who talked to the participants more about their experiences and religions, and one whole day was set aside for a tour of Prizren so that the participants could visit religious sites. On that day, the participants visited the Cathedral, the Skender Pasha Mosque, the Tekke House, and the Theological Seminary. Each visit was enriched with information and freedom to explore. Religious leaders were ready to answer all the questions of the participants as well as host them for a cup of coffee and tea.

The seminar ended with a movie night and a farewell party. Azra Hodžić, one of the participants of the training, said that "the organization of all activities, as well as the organization of accommodation, food and the complete agenda of the project, was excellent. We need more projects like this, we just need to create better bus lines so that the whole process goes more smoothly". All this tells us that young people want to participate in these kinds of activities, they want to network and travel in the region, but that better conditions are needed to make it easier to do so.

Project BEYOND is funded by the European Union through the Erasmus + program, implemented by the organizations: Youth for Peace, THY, Balkans, let's get up!, Joint, and Hang-Kép Egyesület.

During the past 6 days, in the period from 7th to 13th August 2022, the third training within the Beyond project was held in Belgrade. The training was on the topic of Identity loss: BEYOND Assimilation, where 15 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Kosovo, Hungary, and Serbia gathered. The training was organized in cooperation with the partner organization from Serbia, Balkans Let's Get Up! The sessions during the training were facilitated by Ljiljana Šotra, a long-time facilitator of the aforementioned organization, and Emina Frljak, a facilitator from our organization. The training was a combination of interactive workshops, using a participant-oriented approach, and educational visits to religious and cultural institutions. During the workshop part, participants talked with the facilitators about the topics of identity, assimilation, enculturation, and acculturation, as well as understanding the process of integration and inclusion in the new society.

Within the training, participants went on a tour of religious sites and learned about the religious identities that mix in Belgrade, as well as the relationship between majority and minority identities. The visit was followed by a reflection. In addition to visiting religious sites, participants also visited the Museum of Yugoslavia and learned something more about the Yugoslav identity, and through the Scavenger Hunt game, they got to know Kalemegdan and the center of Belgrade. As a part of the evening program on Wednesday 10th August 2022, an intercultural evening was held, during which participants could learn more about the countries which their colleagues come from, but also to try culinary specialties from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Hungary, and Italy.

As a part of the youth exchange within Erasmus + project entitled "Interculturalism BEYOND Multiculturalism", in the period from 06th – 15th May 2022, 6 young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina, including 4 members and volunteers of Youth for Peace, and 2 members of the Homework hub with which Youth for Peace cooperates, stayed in the Italian town of Lignochio. The exchange gathered 30 young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Kosovo, Hungary, and Serbia. The topic of the exchange was intercultural dialogue. During the workshops, participants had the opportunity to discuss their own cultural identity, the relationship between different cultures, multiculturalism, and the problem of discrimination, including racism, xenophobia, and nationalism, as well as how to communicate respectfully about the differences between us.

Through various methods of work and experimenting with non-formal education techniques, the trainers offered the participants to learn and exchange their own thoughts in a multicultural context through a creative environment. During the intercultural evening, young people had the opportunity to present the country they come from, their own culture, traditions, and customs to other participants. During the workshops, young people shared good practices and examples of intercultural dialogue and its application in different contexts, adapting them to different realities.

The Erasmus + program enables participants to show responsibility for the customs and culture of their community, to build and show respect for the traditions and customs of other communities, as well as to raise awareness of the importance of European values on a daily basis.

Training for youth workers "BEYOND cultural identity: Who we actually are?" took place in Sarajevo in the period 14-20/03/2022. Young people from Hungary, Serbia, Kosovo, Italy, and Bosnia and Herzegovina gathered in Sarajevo to learn about identity-related topics, with an emphasis on cultural identity. In addition to learning, young people were encouraged through introspective workshops to explore their personal identities and to place them in the context of the society in which they live.

Youth for Peace trainers worked with young people for seven days challenging, discussing, and questioning the role and importance of certain identities in the time and scope they live, but also the challenges that belonging to or not belonging to one group can bring. The inevitable topic of this training was the issue of people on the move, the role of their identities, and their influence in creating prejudices against them.

Finally, young people had the opportunity to get to know the culture of the city of Sarajevo, the religious and historical diversity of the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, exploring it through organized group visits to sites of great importance for the cultural identity of the city and its inhabitants. After the group visits, the young people explored Sarajevo in small groups, following the tasks designed specifically for them. In the final part of the training, participants reviewed the learning outcomes and developed a plan for using skills, knowledge, and attitudes in their future work as youth workers.

The BEYOND project continues its activities, as well as to challenge and learn about identities, interculturality, and xenophobia, as early as May 2022, when youth exchange is planned in Italy. The project is funded by the European Union through the Erasmus + program, implemented by the organizations Youth for Peace, THY, Balkans, let's get up!, Joint, and Hang-Kép Egyesület.

BEYOND Nationalism, Racism and Xenophobia – a training course for youth workers took place in Debrecen, Hungary between 21st and 27th November 2021. This training aimed to equip youth workers from Hungary, Serbia, Italy, Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with knowledge about nationalism, racism, and xenophobia and their influence on the identity of Europe in the 21st century. Organization Hang-Kép Egyesület hosted youth workers and for seven days led them through the process of learning, discussing, and discovering. Each group brought experiences from their respective countries and organizations they come from. During the work, they have profiled participating countries and discussed relevant issues, besides theoretical inputs by hosting facilitators.

During this training, the group visited the Museum Alternatív Közösségek where they learned about its local and international activities, what informal groups they are supporting and what issues often these groups face. They had also the chance to visit and explore Arc Kiállítás and its posters’ exhibition. With the help of the guide, who led the group through the exhibition, youth workers learned about social issues existing in Hungary. While discovering the main topic, participants took part in a forum theatre performance depicting sexual abuse in a high school, inspired by a real story. The audience together with the actors presented several solutions by playing them out and debriefing afterward. The day included also open space for sharing, where 12 workshops were created and conducted by the participating youth workers.

In the closing part of this training, besides the evaluation and feedback session, participants reflected on learning outputs and created an action plan on how to use the skills, knowledge, and attitudes for the benefit of their local communities. The training was closed with a YouthPass award ceremony. Youth workers are expected to go through another training in 2022, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to deepen their knowledge while challenging different perspectives and socio-political realities. Furthermore, they will disseminate their knowledge in their respective organizations.

The project was funded by Erasmus+ under KA2, implemented by Youth for Peace, THY, Balkans, let's get up!, Associazione Joint and Hang-Kép Egyesület.