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United Societies of Balkans (USB)

United Societies of Balkans (U.S.B.) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation based in Thessaloniki, Greece working in the field of youth, human rights and intercultural dialogue. Key areas of the organisation’s activities concern the defence of human rights and the intercultural dialogue, the organisation of youth related projects such as youth exchanges and training courses, which can bring young people from Balkans and Europe together, and the organisation of local interventions, campaigns, researches, seminars and multimedia productions.

U.S.B.’s objectives and values are actualized in the society and the needs of the youngsters by:

• Promoting the values of non-formal learning, voluntarism, active citizenship and democracy for the creation of a better future for the European youth;
• Promoting human rights, solidarity and respect for diversity amongst youth and the society;
• Involving minorities, immigrants and refugees, youngsters with fewer opportunities into youth activities and help them develop skills;
• Building healthy cooperation bridges, breaking down prejudices and stereotypes among the European countries and amongst youth;
• Using new media and art to encourage youth expression, to raise awareness about Human Rights and to promote intercultural dialogue;
• Utilizing sports and active lifestyle as a tool for the empowerment, inclusion and expression of youth;
• Promotes ecology and sustainable way of living, directly linked to the promotion of human rights and education on human rights;
• Upscaling and upgrading youth work using non-formal learning as a bridge between different sectors, creating new tools and methodologies;