In the period from 7th to 9th of April 2017 at the hotel „Saraj“ in Sarajevo the first meeting within the project „Youth Leaders“ was held. The program brings together high school students from the area of Sarajevo and East Sarajevo. The new project of the Youth for Peace organization, as a part of a global program of URI (United Religions Initiative), is based on a three-day-long gatherings of 10 young leaders and their 10 mentors during one year. The first meeting was a great opportunity for the young people to get to know all details of the new project, during which they will acquire all the necessary skills for their first steps towards activism in their local community and society in general.
During the project, thanks to specially designed interactive workshops, the leaders will learn what is needed for a young person to become a leader – the features that should be a part of their identity, the skills and knowledge that they should possess. In addition, young people will have the opportunity to design and implement a voluntary action together with peers from their community who will, with the support of their mentors from Youth for Peace, become their first volunteer experience.
