The day I am writing this is September 20, 2019. I’ve lived here in Skopje for 35 days. A little over a month ago, I woke up at 10 AM, headed to the Village Coffee Shop in my hometown, Maplewood, New Jersey, with a friend and spoke about everything from the high school fencing team to the future. Well, now, …
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Youth Stories #Possible
The youth in our country gave the first strike to democratization of the society, and our youth can do that once again if it renders it necessary.
Read More »Youth Stories #Self-Discipline
Every time I fail, I try to learn a new lesson but it is excruciatingly slow, frustrating and in my low moments I even start thinking if it is worth trying to push against my comfort zone.
Read More »Youth Stories #Wake Up
I hope that everyone, and especially girls, will get what they want in this world; we just have to work really hard and never give up!
Read More »Youth Stories #Voice
And as a young girl, my responsibility is to encourage other young girls to stand up for everything they believe in and for every injustice that has been done to them.
Read More »Youth Fest
On April 7, the council organized a festival that showcased, through an interactive exhibition, twenty-one stories of the youth in North Macedonia. Other stories that were procured were shared through social media campaign, that had its biggest social media peak at 80K people reached organically, and are periodically still being shared on the council’s social media platform. The festival hosted …
Read More »Let us read you a poem
On March 21 to celebrate “World Poetry Day” the members organized a Poetry Reading that welcomed 50 guests, of which 20 readers. The young people who came took the opportunity to express themselves through the written word and build a practice of sharing in the community.
Read More »Преку Кул Ми Е
“Преку кул ми е” was a debate organized by КРИК / KRIK and Youth Council of the US Embassy in the Republic of Macedonia. Krik is a TV Show for young people. As part of the preparations for the TV Show, we organised a debate in order to discuss the conditions of the media in Macedonia. We invited everyone concerned …
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