Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101
Not Another Boring Handbook: Learn to Write Successful Projects The RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia in cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia publishes the “Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101”. This Manual is conceptualized to support the advancement of project writing skills for the successful design of projects and initiatives that can connect the Western Balkan youth. It supports beginner practitioners to understand the structure of grant proposals, develop project elements and create inclusive youth projects. By offering a practical resource, the Manual includes a variety of exercises and tools on the topic. Most importantly, it draws on lessons learned from several trainings organized by RYCO and the OSCE field operations in the Western Balkans. The three thematic parts which lay at the center of the “Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101” are: ● Unwrapping grant-making logic and understanding processes behind the grant life cycle; ● Highlighting the importance of participation and diversity in youth mobility projects; ● Guiding through major project elements and technical aspects of project writing. RYCO and the OSCE Mission to Serbia hope that this Manual will serve as an important companion to all interested individuals, organizations and secondary schools.
Not Another Boring Handbook: Learn to Write Successful Projects
The RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia in cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia publishes the “Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101”.
This Manual is conceptualized to support the advancement of project writing skills for the successful design of projects and initiatives that can connect the Western Balkan youth. It supports beginner practitioners to understand the structure of grant proposals, develop project elements and create inclusive youth projects.
By offering a practical resource, the Manual includes a variety of exercises and tools on the topic. Most importantly, it draws on lessons learned from several trainings organized by RYCO and the OSCE field operations in the Western Balkans.
The three thematic parts which lay at the center of the “Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101” are:
● Unwrapping grant-making logic and understanding processes behind the grant life cycle;
● Highlighting the importance of participation and diversity in youth mobility projects;
● Guiding through major project elements and technical aspects of project writing.
RYCO and the OSCE Mission to Serbia hope that this Manual will serve as an important companion to all interested individuals, organizations and secondary schools.
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Remembrance/dealing with the past
Dealing with the legacy of a past political or social conflict is undoubtedly significant to any
peacebuilding effort.
Dealing with the past is a long-term process that aims at establishing a culture of
accountability, rule of law and reconciliation.
RYCO Strategic Plan 2019-2021
In the Western Balkans, the aim is to allow for different individuals, groups and societies from the
region to address the painful issues related to past and present conflicts together. This common
engagement contributes to deepening the relations between the involved individuals, groups and
societies.
Constructive approach to remembrance involves:
➜ Readiness to be self-critical towards one’s own past and narratives
➜ Empathy and the readiness to listen to other opinions, interpretations and narratives
➜ Does not necessarily only relate to violent periods of history, but also other common
parts of history
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Keep in mind the “Do not harm” approach: project organisers should at least
be aware about the conflict-context within the Western Balkans, and about the
possible conflicts that can develop during youth projects dealing with questions
of reconciliation and remembrance. The organisers should pay attention to
the possible positive or negative consequences their own attitudes can have
on the group, and should consciously look to avoid negative impacts, such as
deepened divisions within the group.
How does a project about dealing with the past look like?
Youth Action on Memory in Abkhazia is a project aimed to broaden and enrich the perspective
on past and history through an intra-Abkhazian co-operation process between members
of Georgian-born Gal/i and Ochamchira youth and Abkhazian youth from other regions
within Abkhazia.
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