Enabling an environment where youth thrive.
Empower youth of all genders through education, meaningful participation and innovation.
Youth empowerment
We believe that by empowering youth through capacity building activities, we enable meaningful participation in public life and strengthen their role in our society.
Inclusiveness
We believe that an equal and just world give space for participation of youth of all genders, ethnicities, race, religion, sexual orientation, and special needs.
Community
We believe that by providing programs that are accessible to all we build vibrant communities that participate in decision making processes and public life.
Critical thinking and open mindedness
We believe that by encouraging youth to take risk and employ experimental approaches we promote critical thinking and open-mindedness.
Supporting youth development to achieve their full potential
1 M
students as indirect beneficiaries of KYC and SCK
17 k
young men and women who have benefited directly from KYC
Who we are?
The Kosovar Youth Council (KYC) is one of the oldest youth non-governmental organization (NGO) established in 1999 in refugees camps in Albania and registered officially later during that year in Prishtina, Kosovo. KYC came to existence as a response to the needs of young Kosovars who had been facing many challenges brought on by the massive expulsion from their homes during the war in 1999. Hitherto, KYC has aspired to act and build a civil society through creating and supporting youth organizations, engaging young men and women in the change making processes, strengthening their capacities, representing their voices, promoting selforganized education and supporting development of youth policies. Young people are at the heart of the organizaton and are supported with outstanding standards in volunteers, leaders, staff and services.
What we do?
In the past 20 years KYC’s approach has been to build relationships and engage directly and holistically with youths and their families to meet their needs, connect them to resources, and shed light on pathways to their goals. It has also been an approach to collaborate with and trains institutions who interact with youth on adopting proven practices for positive relationships with and equitable outcomes for all youth as well as amplify youth power and influence on all issues that impact their lives and hold public agencies accountable for securing positive outcomes for all youth.
Who we are?
The Kosovar Youth Council (KYC) is one of the oldest youth non-governmental organization (NGO) established in 1999 in refugees camps in Albania and registered officially later during that year in Prishtina, Kosovo. KYC came to existence as a response to the needs of young Kosovars who had been facing many challenges brought on by the massive expulsion from their homes during the war in 1999. Hitherto, KYC has aspired to act and build a civil society through creating and supporting youth organizations, engaging young men and women in the change making processes, strengthening their capacities, representing their voices, promoting selforganized education and supporting development of youth policies. Young people are at the heart of the organization and are supported with outstanding standards in volunteers, leaders, staff and services.
What we do?
In the past 20 years KYC’s approach has been to build relationships and engage directly and holistically with youths and their families to meet their needs, connect them to resources, and shed light on pathways to their goals. It has also been an approach to collaborate with and trains institutions who interact with youth on adopting proven practices for positive relationships with and equitable outcomes for all youth as well as amplify youth power and influence on all issues that impact their lives and hold public agencies accountable for securing positive outcomes for all youth.