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BALKAN HOTSPOT TEAM
United Societies of Balkans is a Non Governmental Organization, founded in Thessaloniki in 2008, by a team of active young people. The organization was created as a response to the pressure of constant changes in the Balkan and Eastern European region and under the need for the creation of a better social environment. Key areas of the organization’s activities concern the defense of human rights, the organization of youth exchanges and training courses, which will bring young people from Balkans and Europe together, the organization of local educational seminars and multimedia production (webradio, videos, documentaries).
Main goals of the organization
To promote the values of non formal le- aring,volunteering, active citizenship and democracy for the creation of a better future for European youth.
To promote human rights, solidarity and respect for diversity.
To build healthy cooperation bridges between countries of the Balkan area and that of Eastern Europe with the rest of Europe.
To locate and multiply the special cultural attributes of our societies.
The break down of prejudices and stereo- types between Balkan countries.
Property of Balkan Beats
The United Societies of Balkans, NGO, does not necessarily share the opinions expressed in Balkan Beats. It is illegal to reproduce any part of this publication without referring to the source.
Balkan Beats, a part of Balkan Hotspot
Balkan Hotspot is the ESC (European Solidarity Corps) project of “United Societies of Balkans”, a NGO founded in Thessaloniki in 2008 by a team of active young people.
The Balkans and Eastern Europe are geographical regions with many cultural features which offer a broad spectrum of actions and youth involvement initiatives. The organization was created as a response to the pressure of constant changes in the Balkan and Eastern European region and under the need for the creation of a better social environment.
Key areas of the organization’s activities concern the defense of human rights, the organization of youth exchanges and training courses, which will bring young people from Balkans and Europe together, the organization of local educational seminars and multimedia production.
The volunteers responsible for this publication are hosted in Greece in the framework of the European Solidarity Corps. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission can not be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
This magazine is distributed free of charge.
General Directors:
Aristodimos Paraschou | Christian Cibba
Editors:
Daria Bondarenko | Lilie Grosselin | Toni Pahlke | Sheila Wiebe
Graphic Designer: Anna-Maria Diamantidou
