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Youth Council of the U.S Embassy in North Macedonia

The Youth Council brings together youth from different disciplines, interests, ethnicities and religious backgrounds. Established by the U.S. Embassy in Skopje, it seeks to generate creative ideas and projects to empower the youth of Macedonia, and to strengthen the voice of youth by advising the Embassy on important youth issues.

We talk to Ana Frichand about cyber bullying: What it is and what its effects are

Cyber ​​bullying is a newer form of peer violence. It is most often observed in the period of middle adolescence (more precisely in high schools), but lately the age at which it is manifested and practiced by bullies covers a much larger range. This type of harassment occurs through digital media, social networks, applications, forums, online video games etc. Such …

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YOUTHpreneur Talks #4

The fourth YOUTHpreneur Talk took place on Tuesday, on March 8. This day as the International Women’s Day was the finale of the events concluded with the inspirational stories of four successful women. Dedicating this event to them, we aspired to inspire the participants with the professional successes of these young businesswomen.  As an online happening, it was meant to …

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YOUTHpreneur Talks #3

We have begun March with our third YOUTHpreneur Talk. It was an online event on the platform Zoom where 30 people were present and four very successful stories were shared. Nice words were spread by the young entrepreneurs – Lokman Musliu from Lucky Media, Nikola Jordanovski from Upshift, Irina Janevska from Arno and Miroslav Draganov from Co-Creators with Maja Slaveva …

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YOUTHpreneur Talks #2

More than 25 participants joined the second YOUTHpreneur Talk organized by the Youth Council of the US Embassy in the Republic of North Macedonia with support from American Corner Skopje/ American Educational Center. Young entrepreneurs working in marketing, services and IT had the opportunity to share their experiences and challenges about starting a business in North Macedonia and answer questions from the audience. …

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Participate in a large nationwide youth research about the state of cyberbullying among youth and its connection to the quality of life and mental health of youth

Participate in a large nationwide youth research to assess the state of cyberbullying among young people and its connection to the quality of life and mental health of youth! Complete the questionnaire below honestly and let’s raise awareness of this phenomenon in our society together. The questionnaire is anonymous and the data will be used exclusively for the needs of …

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YOUTHpreneur Talks #1

On February 15, Tuesday, we organized the first in the series of YOUTHpreneur Talks. It happened online on the platform Zoom with more than 40 people in attendance. The Zoom podium was shared by inspiring young entrepreneurs: Olga Rajchikj – Co-Founder of Challenger, Orhan Bagashov – Founder & CEO of eBionics, Artan Xhemaili – Co-Founder of Adaptech LLC and Andrej Kocevski – Co-Founder & CEO …

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Marking #Movember with a hybrid panel discussion

Society’s expectations and traditional gender roles have an influence on why men are less likely to discuss or seek help for their mental health problems. Research also suggests that men who can’t or won’t speak openly about their emotions may be less able to recognize symptoms of mental health problems in themselves, and less likely to ask for help. These …

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Which challenges do young medical staff face during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Medical staff faces serious challenges and hardship while tending to their patients during these times. To hear their stories, we gathered statements from young medical staff that works on the frontlines. Through their honest and truthful words, we can see their amazing work and their selfless dedication to their patients even when their own health is at risk, as well. …

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#VoiceOfYouth – Supporting Young Musicians

The Youth Council of the U.S. Embassy’s core goal is to stand on behalf of the young people in our country, represent, and offer solutions for their challenges. Due to this pandemic many young artists have been left without adequate platforms for their development, especially young musicians. That is why we hosted an online campaign bearing the name #VoiceOfYouth in …

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Youth Day Online Campaign

International Youth Day is celebrated every 12th of August. We, as a Youth Council, feel and have an enormous devotion in marking this day! As we already experienced, 2020 faced us with many obstacles. But united and devoted we are finally seeing the light out of the tunnel! In that sense in 2020, by respecting the health measures, the Youth …

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