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The gathering took place <\/span>from 10 to 15 August in Kruj\u00eb, Albania <span lang=\"EN-GB\">where<\/span> young people <span lang=\"EN-GB\">had an opportunity to learn <\/span>about peacebuilding and conflict resolution in society. The participants <span lang=\"EN-GB\">also <\/span><span lang=\"EN-IE\">explored<\/span> topics <span lang=\"EN-GB\">such as<\/span> identity, prejudice, stereotype<span lang=\"EN-GB\">s<\/span>, and intercultural diversity.\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\n\u00a0\u201cWe believe that this is a journey, on which I as a young person can get to know my own self and to reali<span lang=\"EN-GB\">s<\/span>e who I want to be, what kind of a person I want to be, what beliefs and what values I want to live, what kind of a society I want to live in, and how I as an individual <span lang=\"EN-GB\">can <\/span>contribute to creating it<span lang=\"EN-GB\">,<\/span>\u201d<span lang=\"EN-GB\">said <\/span>Ms Ljijana \u0160otra, <span lang=\"EN-GB\">a project representative from the <\/span>Balkans, <span lang=\"EN-GB\">L<\/span>et\u2019s <span lang=\"EN-GB\">G<\/span>et <span lang=\"EN-GB\">U<\/span>p! <span lang=\"EN-GB\">o<\/span>rganisation<span lang=\"EN-GB\">. <\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\n<span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\n<span lang=\"EN-GB\">The exchange was <\/span>implemented <span lang=\"EN-GB\">as part of <\/span>the \u201cP.A.C.E. \u2013 Peace and Conflict Education\u201d<span lang=\"EN-GB\"> project supported by RYCO and co-financed by the European Union.<\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Non-Governmental Organisations from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia gathered young people from these countries as part of a youth exchange programme supported by the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO). 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