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4. Social Inclusion

4.5 Initiatives promoting social inclusion and raising awareness

Last update: 28 October 2024

Intercultural awareness
 

The Ministry of Human and Minority Rights organized a regional conference on the topic of multiple discrimination of persons with disabilities.
The Center for the Development and Preservation of the Cultures of the Minorities of Montenegro held a culture of intercultural horizons. https://cekum.me/ 

The NGO Center for Civic Education (CGO) organized an intercultural camp. https://cgo-cce.org/2023/03/27/oglas-za-polaznike-ce-interkulturalnog-kampa/
The goal of the "Intercultural camp is the development of knowledge and skills of intercultural communication among high school students, as well as networking of young people from different parts of Montenegro.

The local branch of the Regional Office for Youth Cooperation (RYCO) with the support of the OSCE Mission in Montenegro organized a workshop on the topic "The role of the media in the process of regional reconciliation. 
https://www.osce.org/me/mission-to-montenegro/508220 

The Center for Civic Education (CEO) organized an Intercultural Camp for high school students in Kolašin from April 26 to 30, as part of the project "I act - change!", which the CEO is implementing with the financial support of the United States Embassy in Podgorica.

The NGO Novi Horizont prepared the publication "Understanding interculturality" https://www.ngo-horizonti.org/mne/razumijevanje-interkulturalnosti/
The project aimed to educate young people from Ulcinj about interculturalism and empower them to promote a culture of tolerance, respect for diversity and respect for human rights.

Young people's rights

The "Dialogue with young people" campaign was recently launched in Montenegro with the aim of making citizens aware of what exactly the participation of young people means in making decisions on issues that concern them and why it is important to enable young people to get involved in those processes. This is to be achieved through a direct conversation with young people and the organizations that represent them. The campaign is focused on youth employment, dialogue on topics of interest to young people and guarantees for young people from the EU's Economic Investment Plan for the Western Balkans.

Key initiatives to safeguard democracy and prevent radicalization leading to violent extremism

The campaign Block the hatred - share the love https://www.coe.int/sr/web/belgrade/-/-block-the-hatred-share-the-love-campaign-in-serbia-highlighted-the-crucial-role-of-young-people-in-social-cohesion organized by the Council of Europe and the EU aimed at promoting an inclusive society and a society of equal opportunities, banning hate speech directed at certain social groups and individuals.