Mission:

 

The Balkan Children and Youth Foundation (BCYF) was founded in 2000 to promote positive youth development throughout the region, by building alliances at the local, national, regional and international levels.
Acting as a catalyst, BCYF has pursued a comprehensive strategy to better meet the needs of the region's children and youth. Over the past seven years, its core activities have been to enhance young people's opportunities in the areas of employment, technology, non-formal education, health promotion and prevention, and democracy building. The goal is to nurture a generation of young people in the Balkans who feel to be a vital part of their societies, who are empowered to actively contribute, and who are hopeful about their futures and the futures of their communities and nations.
While BCYF seeks to address the urgent realities of a region recovering from decades of ethnic strife, economic isolation, and social instability, its focus has been to develop long-term, sustainable solutions. Toward that end, BCYF has sought to strengthen youth and youth-serving NGOs in the Balkans, identify and support best practices, convene individuals and organizations to develop a common vision among the region's youth, and forge multi-sector partnerships to further these goals.