The civil society organization “New Horizon” has launched the implementation of the project “Youth, Identity and Belonging in the Process of Integration”, which aims to empower young people from minority communities through non-formal education programs. The project is implemented with the financial support of the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights.
During the project implementation, participating young people will be involved in a comprehensive educational program that includes: a school on identity values and integration processes; workshops on language, culture and tradition; addressing stereotypes and discrimination; and the role of young people in preserving identity. The core activity of the project will be an educational camp in Plav and Gusinje, followed by study visits to cultural and educational institutions, as well as a digital campaign focused on promoting identity values and integration processes.
The final activity will include the presentation of the project results and the awarding of certificates to participants.
Within the framework of the project, young people will be informed about Montenegro’s progress and achievements in the European integration process, while also analyzing the challenges this process poses in relation to identity values and the promotion of diversity.
The project aims to strengthen the competencies of youth activists from Ulcinj, Tuzi, Plav, and Gusinje for participation in integration processes, as well as to form a group of young leaders who will be engaged in the protection and promotion of human rights and freedoms at both local and central levels.
This project is implemented within the public call “Integration with Identity” for the financing of NGO projects for 2025, in the field of protection and promotion of the rights of minority peoples and other minority communities in Montenegro.
- YOUTH EDUCATIONAL CAMP
In the assembly hall of the Municipality of Gusinje, on July 19, 2025, an educational session was held with young people from Ulcinj, Tuzi, Plav, and Gusinje. The meeting was also attended by representatives of local and state institutions, civil society activists, and members of the media.
During the meeting, discussions focused on the fundamental concepts of minority freedoms and rights, the mechanisms for their preservation and protection, the need to educate young people from minority communities in promoting their national distinctiveness, as well as preparing them to be as actively involved as possible in integration processes.
Young people from Ulcinj, Tuzi, Plav, and Gusinje discussed identity values and their role in integration processes.
The camp program included the following activities: a school on identity values and integration processes; workshops on language, culture, and tradition; addressing stereotypes and discrimination; as well as the role of young people in preserving identity.
At the end of the three-day camp stay, we gathered the impressions of the young participants regarding their experience during the educational camp.
