Summary

Project aims to foster socio-economic empowerment and development of young women and men through efficient and high-quality youth services and programs. Cross-sectoral and inter-ministerial cooperation for the implementation of gender-responsive youth policies and programs at the local and national levels will be improved, together with the efficiency and coverage of gender-responsive services and programs for youth empowerment at the local level.

Background

In order to improve the youth work provision at the local level, based on the Law on Youth, a total of 11 youth services (youth clubs and youth centers) were established in 11 municipalities. However, certain challenges remain in the functioning of the services, mostly related to the management arrangements ad provision of programmes for youth. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the capacity and coverage of local youth services to improve the implementation of programs relevant to youth development at the local level. 

In order to successfully continue youth policy implementation at the national and local levels, further improvement of cross-sectoral cooperation and coordination is needed primarily to synchronize efforts to strengthen the position of youth in Montenegro.

Project Outcome

Cross-sectoral and inter-ministerial cooperation for the implementation of gender-responsive youth policies and programs at the local and national levels will be improved, together with the efficiency and coverage of gender-responsive services and programs for youth empowerment at the local level. 

Result 1: Improved cross-sectoral and inter-ministerial cooperation for the implementation of youth policies and programs at the local and national levels. 

Result 2: Improved efficiency and coverage of gender-responsive services and programs for the empowerment of young girls and boys at the local level.