E-volunteering (2023-) – as part of the project, a “kick-off”meeting of all participating organizations was held in Brussels in February, and in April a group of representatives from Young Dragons took part in the “Mind Mapping” event, which brought together youth workers, volunteers and other stakeholders to help with the process of identifying, analyzing and prioritizing the qualitative elements of the research “E-volunteering”: on best practices, existing policies and current challenges of e-volunteering. The project, led by Connect International, will be fully completed at the beginning of 2026.

Diversity in cinema (2023) – in March 2023 we took part in the training for youth workers “Diversity in cinema: Filmmaking for inclusive educational contexts” in Spain. It took place in the form of a 7-day activity that brought together 20 youth workers. The main purpose of the training organized by ASPAYM Castilla y León was to learn about innovative educational tools for achieving inclusion through filmmaking and conversations about diversity in the contexts of cinema and education.

Digital Youth Work 2.0 (2022)– training for youth workers, that took place between November 14th and 18th in Ljubljana, brought together youth workers from Slovenia, Israel, Germany, Spain and Turkey with the aim of developing digital youth work. The program was aimed at acquiring new knowledge and ideas and sharing good practices in the field of digital youth work.

Unmasking Youth Health (2022) – participation in the training of youth workers on the topic of mental health in Serbia. The training was organised by “Hajde da…” (Serbia) in collaboration with partners: Public Institution Young Dragons (Slovenia), Udruga Ludruga (Croatia), Giosef Torino – Marti Gianello Guida A.P.S. (Italy), and Association for Educational Development EKVALIS (North Macedonia). The workshops on Workshop training focused on self-improvement through useful methods and techniques divided into different thematic sets and based on a holistic approach (body-thoughts-emotions). Participants used the training methods and techniques to plan and execute a two-hour workshop with young people in their country.

Youth too (2019–2021) – The Youth Too project raised awareness of violence in young people’s love relationships and attempted to prevent it through education and an online campaign. The training covered the following topics: gender inequality as a basis for violence in love relations, organising a campaign using social networks and training on how to make short videos to raise awareness about preventing sexual violence in love relations. We created a manual on the subject, which has been translated into the partners’ official languages. We formed a partnership with the NGO PRIMA from Montenegro, which served as the project’s lead partner. The partners were from: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Macedonia and Serbia.

Europe goes local (2016–2020) – in three phases, a strategic partnership involving 21 national Erasmus+ agencies was implemented: Youth in Action, the European Commission-Council of Europe Youth Partnership, the European Youth Forum, and the POYWE and InterCity Youth networks. The project’s first phase (2016-2017) focused on analysing youth work (normative framework, funding, support systems, etc.) at the local level in all countries participating in the strategic partnership. The second phase (2017–2019) aimed to establish and endorse a European Charter for Local Youth Work. The third phase (July 2019 to December 2020) aimed to promote and disseminate the European Charter on Local Youth Work, as well as develop tools to aid in the implementation of its recommendations.

External MakeOver ( 2019) – participation in the training of youth workers in Thessaloniki (Greece), as a continuation of the training seminar Internal MakeOver on the topic of organisational transformation, designing a communication strategy and goals, shaping the organization’s identity in relation to the mission, vision, and strategic goals, and so on.

Internal MakeOver (2019) – participation in the training of youth workers in Vršac (Serbia), where we acquired knowledge in the fields of strategic planning and management, project management, working with volunteers, knowledge transfer, and time management. Participants from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Montenegro, Greece and Kosovo also joined the seminar.

Young Adults – From Passion to your Dream Job (2019) – a youth exchange organised by 5 adolescents in Ljubljana, focused on youth employment, hobbies and passions, and international integration. The exchange was attended by 25 participants and youth leaders from Cyprus, Moldova, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Eye opener ( 2018) – participation in the training of youth workers on the topic of preparation for youth exchanges. Mentors and two members of the team who were dedicated to the first deadline in 2019 to register the youth exchange project and implement it in Ljubljana attended the training.

Metropolis 2018 – Street Symbiosis ( 2018) – participation of 5 adolescents and a youth leader in a youth exchange in Wiesbaden (Germany). The exchange, which included 70 participants from 11 countries, focused on the contribution of young people to the city and the contribution of the city to young people through the organisation of workshops and socialising. At the exchange, workshops in video, theatre, circus, and “guerrilla gardening” were held to raise awareness among young people about how they can get involved in their local community.

Strategic Partnership (2018) – participation in the strategic partnership, coordinated by the Macedonian NGO EcoLogic, with the goal of developing a set of good practises and networking in the field of youth work, while also developing a platform that can be accessed by various stakeholders in the field of youth work and draw ideas and inspiration for their projects from the experience of others. On June 28 and 29, we hosted a two-day working meeting of project partners from Cyprus and Macedonia.

FutureBuilders (2018) – participation in the training of youth workers in Poland on the topics of learning the basics of youth work, employment, and mentoring.

StoryBuilders (2018) – participation in the training of youth workers in Poland on the topic of strategic communication within the local community.

Intercultural Pilots (2018) – participation in the training of youth workers in Germany on the topic of intercultural learning.

Europe Bottom Up! (2018) – participation in the training of youth workers in Germany, intended for beginner youth workers.

Play! (2018) – participation in the training of youth workers in Hungary on the topic of game mechanics and the use of games to learn about oneself and others.

Building bridges in the EU migration crisis context (2017) – participation in a partnership-building meeting in Portugal, focusing on the criticality of young people to the concepts of human rights, migration, global citizenship, and refugee flow.

The Visions of Youth Work (2017) – training of youth workers on the topic of community mobilisation for youth work using visual messages and digital media. The applicant of the project was the organisation BUM from Serbia, and the training was carried out in Slovenia and Greece. 

Nesing – Learning by building (2017) – participation in the training of youth workers on the topic of building a youth centre together with young people and architects in the local community, which was held in Hungary.

Digital Youth Work (2017) – participation in the training of youth workers in San Sebastian (Spain) on the topic of digital youth work.

CyberStyler – Express yourself! (2017) – participation in the youth exchange in Wiesbaden (Germany) on the topic of creativity and artistic creation (film, drawing). The exchange was organised by ACRO and attended by 10 adolescents and 2 youth leaders.

FOCUS – Quality youth work for disadvantaged young people (2017) – training of youth workers, where we participated as executors. The training, which took place in Sofia, was aimed at working with young people who have fewer opportunities (Bulgaria).

ToT and HRE (2016) – participation in the training of youth workers in Spain, where we acquired knowledge in the field of human rights and were trained in the skills of drama and the use of theatre tools in teaching about human rights.

Youth exchange in Wiesbaden (2016) – youth exchange in the twin city of Wiesbaden, where a group of three girls and one volunteer – the group’s youth leader – participated. We sent a young volunteer to exchange as a group leader for the first time, and the topic of the exchange was discrimination prevention and street theatre.

In 2022, we hosted 4 students from France and Belgium in our district youth centres in support of the mobile youth centre.

In 2021, we hosted 6 students from Belgium, France, and the Czech Republic in support of the programmes in the district youth centres. Preparation and implementation of various activities for young people, socialising with young people, connecting with the local community, assisting coordinators, and strengthening language competencies were all part of the work.

In 2020, we hosted 2 students and 1 social work student from Germany, as well as a social work student from Belgium, in all district youth centres and as field team support.

In 2019, we hosted two students (social work students) from Belgium and one student from Poland (psychology student).

In 2022, we hosted 2 international volunteers from Poland, who co-created the programme in the district youth centres Šiška and Zalog and at the digital youth centre Digi MC. We also hosted an international volunteer from Belgium, who co-created the programme of the district youth centre Črnuče.

Borc Lives (2021–2022) – a successful application for a solidarity project that combines the positive effects of youth involvement in the conceptual design, implementation, and organisation of local volunteer projects. The project’s broader vision is to harness young people’s creative potential and direct it toward the creation of a movement or community that, through its existence, operation, and values (transparency, solidarity, trust, brotherhood/sisterhood, responsibility), provides space for young people to co-create, co-decide, and co-manage social reality.

Acquisition of the Quality Label (2021 ) – we applied for the European Solidarity Corps Quality Label for the field of hosting and supporting volunteers within the European Solidarity Unit at the end of 2020, and we received approval at the start of the following year.

Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing (2022) – participation in a meeting in Finland aimed at bringing together mental health professionals and representatives of national agencies from 12 countries: Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Poland, Hungary, Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Belgium (3 national agencies) and Luxembourg. In the meeting’s framework, we highlighted three crucial facets of the work that will aid young people and youth workers in the upcoming years: promoting and de-stigmatizing mental health; enhancing youth workers’ expertise and knowledge in the area of young people’s mental health; enhancing the work that young people do with young people.

InterCity Youth Conference (2022) – participation in the international conference of the InterCity Youth network with a workshop and study visits. On the first day of the conference, the participants were introduced to the creation and operation of the Digi MC digital youth centre. On the second day of the conference, we went on a study visit to Ljuba & Drago, as well as the Borc community centre, where we presented participatory methods for addressing neighbourhood challenges.

European Academy on Youth Work (2022) –we attended the European Academy on Youth Work in 2022 as part of an international collaboration, and we presented the conversion of an old bus into a mobile youth centre Ljuba & Drago during the panel discussion “The role of young people in innovation.”

Bite of Art 1.0 (2019–2021) – through the Creative Europe programme, the project combined modern market, business, and communication expertise with innovative artistic events to create a package aimed at redefining the market approach to contemporary art. It was intended for young people as a new audience for contemporary art. It also contributed to ensuring the financial stability of cultural and artistic operators. As part of the Bite of Art project, we have been developing an innovative business model that uses new tools to attract new and young audiences to contemporary art. It represented a common vision of cultural and artistic organisations from Spain, Slovenia, and Serbia. We organised a moderated discussion at the Ljubljana Castle in September 2020 on audience understanding, content delivery to young people, and the use of information and communication technologies in young audiences. Together with the Kresija Gallery, we supported the exhibition of Jošt Frank with digitization and an evening programme for young people (Art night).

European Living Library for Young Citizens (2021) – participation in the organisation of an international living library (within the framework of the Europe for Citizens programme, the Urban Network) organised by partners in Greece. We compiled a list of living books or people with personal stories who visitors could borrow for free. The Living Books represented four distinct target groups: young people under 30 years old, people over 65 years old, women, and migrants. In October 2022, the Living Library will also be held in Ljubljana.

Emerging Europe Awards (2019) – City Incubator has been nominated for the Innovation Award in the field of youth empowerment initiatives in order to better identify their opportunities, gain self-confidence, raise awareness of the world around them, and actively participate in society.

Symposium on innovative forms of citizen participation in shaping better policies and services (2019) – presentation by the City Incubator at the meeting of the OECD Public Management Committee in Paris (France) focused on public institutions that should be able to formulate and implement policies that reflect the needs of citizens, provide the necessary services to meet these needs, and make a real impact on people’s lives.

InterCity Youth Conference (2019) – presentation of the City Incubator as an excellent example of the mechanism of connecting the city with young people and non-formal learning at the 8th International Conference held in Helsinki (Finland).

European Academy on Youth Work (2019) – presentation of successful and innovative practices in the field of local youth work at the Academy, with a contribution to the City Incubator and youth work on youth work. It was held in Kranjska Gora and was attended by 160 people from 32 countries. The City Incubator was one of 36 good practices presented in the three-day training.

Europe Talking (2018) – participation of a group of 20 participants in Vršac (Serbia) in order to promote European citizenship and European values. Over 200 young people, youth workers, and municipal representatives from Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, and Belgium attended the event. At the workshops, everyone involved discussed life in the European Union. The aim of the project was to involve young people in the debate on European citizenship, European values, and Euroscepticism.

InterCity Youth (2017) – the seminar “Youth work with young refugees”, on the topic of working with young migrants, was held in Munich (Germany) and focused on various aspects of youth work such as housing issues, cultural education, community art, open youth work, and non-formal education.

Ready for World – tools to guide young people in their life (2017) – participation in a seminar in Helsinki (Finland) on the topic of good practices in working with young people.

Share and link (2017) – participation and partnership in a seminar in Lithuania on the topic of greater involvement of young people in out-of-school activities in the local community (targeted seminar for participants working mainly in the school system).

Key to Inclusion (2017) – participation and contribution at the national consultation, where we assisted less experienced organisations in presenting the priorities of the programme, providing support for learning effects, and specific work in geographically weak areas.

Town twinning (2017) – as part of the Network of Cities programme, 8 people attended a meeting in Vršac (Serbia), with the aim of intercultural learning and diversity research.