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- Thu Aug 07, 2025 12:00 pm
- Forum: Housing issue of young people in the WB6 – how to solve it?
- Topic: Housing issue of young people in the WB6 – How to Solve It?
- Replies: 159
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Re: Housing issue of young people in the WB6 – How to Solve It?
Youth-led housing collectives should be supported legally and financially. These are groups of young people who pool resources to buy or lease properties and manage them communally. This model builds long-term housing security and strengthens collective responsibility.
- Mon Aug 04, 2025 11:12 pm
- Forum: Western Balkan Youth Migration - Causes and Effects
- Topic: Western Balkan Youth Migration
- Replies: 215
- Views: 5727619
Re: Western Balkan Youth Migration
I’m still in the Balkans, trying to make a career in civil society, but every day feels like an uphill battle. The burnout is real. So many people in NGOs and activism are overwhelmed because they’re trying to hold up a crumbling system without much support. Youth engagement is often reduced to phot...
- Mon Aug 04, 2025 11:11 pm
- Forum: Western Balkan Youth Migration - Causes and Effects
- Topic: Western Balkan Youth Migration
- Replies: 215
- Views: 5727619
Re: Western Balkan Youth Migration
I share your internal conflict. I also returned to the region out of love for my home, my language, my family—and I too wonder if that was the right choice. There is something deeply painful about watching the people you grew up with scatter across the globe, not because they want to, but because th...
- Mon Aug 04, 2025 11:09 pm
- Forum: Western Balkan Youth Migration - Causes and Effects
- Topic: Western Balkan Youth Migration
- Replies: 215
- Views: 5727619
Re: Western Balkan Youth Migration
I couldn’t agree more with what AleksandarM just said. Everything about the youth migration crisis comes down to how our societies consistently undervalue and underutilize their young populations. It becomes incredibly demoralizing to grow up in a place that invests so little in its own future. When...
