FoTA

17/08/2018

TIRANA HALF MARATHON 3RD EDITION. The race will be held on October 7th and will have 3 categories; Half Marathon (21, 0975 km), Tirana 10K and “We too”

19/04/2018

Dear FoTA members,
on May 19th 2018 in the afternoon, FoTA will have its annual meeting for the year 2018. The meeting will be held in Malmö, exact place and time is to be confirmed! Read more on our website!

Dear FoTA members, On May 19th 2018 in the afternoon, FoTA will have its annual meeting for the year 2018. The meeting will be held in Malmö, exact place and ti...

12/03/2018

Do you want to contribute to creating equal opportunities and promote multicultural learning amongst young people? Do you want to organize projects involving young people from the Nordic countries and the Balkans?

Do you want to contribute to creating equal opportunities and promote multicultural learning amongst young people? Do you want to organize projects involving yo...

01/07/2017

One of the many visitors of the youth exchange was the Swedish Ambassador in Kosovo. Mr. Henrik Nilsson had an informal talk with the participants. He encouraged the participants to be curious about each other and the world – especially if they are interested in a diplomatic career.

27/06/2017

“Youth-led Activism” is a youth training between young people from Kosovo, Macedonia and Sweden, which is happening now in Prishtina, Kosovo. A team of seven people traveled from Sweden on Sunday to participate in the week long training. The focus is on how to create a positive change in your local community through creative activism.

Here are some pictures from today. The topic of the second day is how we can make a change through social media.

26/06/2017

The first day of the youth exchange in Kosovo.

27/05/2017

Utrikesministern deltar i högnivåseminarium om EU och länderna på västra Balkan

Seminariet startar klockan 9:30 på Europahuset och är öppet för allmänheten och media.

http://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2017/05/utrikesministern-deltar-i-hognivaseminarium-om-eu-och-landerna-pa-vastra-balkan/

Utrikesminister Margot Wallström deltar i paneldiskussionen vid ett seminarium om EU-integration och utvecklingen på västra Balkan som äger rum...

20/05/2017

Are you interested in new media? Do you want to become a change maker?

Apply here before the 31st of May:
https://www.fotaorg.se/single-post/2017/05/11/Youth-led-Activism-25-June-%E2%80%93-1-July-2017-Prishtina-Kosovo

12/05/2017

Have you ever been to Kosovo? Do you want to take part in an international youth exchange?
This is your chance! Youth-led Activism 25 June – 1 July 2017 in Prishtina, Kosovo.

What is it?
“Youth-led Activism” is a youth exchange between Sweden, Kosovo and Macedonia, which will take place between the 25th of June to the 1st of July in Prishtina, Kosovo. Together with our partner organisations TOKA in Kosovo and SPPMD in Macedonia, FoTA is organising a youth exchange focused on activism led by young people.

For more info: https://www.fotaorg.se/single-post/2017/05/11/Youth-led-Activism-25-June-%E2%80%93-1-July-2017-Prishtina-Kosovo

01/03/2017

EU-kommissionen besöker som första stopp på vår Sverigeturné 2017 Lunds universitet den 23 mars. Alla aktiviteter är gratis och öppna för både studenter och allmänhet. Anmäl dig redan nu! Du kan anmäla dig till hela eller delar av dagen.

Fyll i formuläret nedan för att anmäla dig. Allt är kostnadsfritt men föranmälan krävs. Välkommen!

22/06/2016

The “International Youth Toka” is a one-week residential camp for youth from Kosovo and for the rest of the world that is organized at Gërmia Park, in Prishtina. If you have any questions you can ask Leon about it.

http://toka-ks.org/international-camp-toka-post/?lang=en

International Camp Toka – Apply Now! International Camp Toka “Nature is not the place to visit, it is home” – Gary Snyder The “International Youth Toka” is a one-week residential camp for youth from Kosovo and for the rest of the world that is organized at Gërmia Park, in Prishtina. The camp program...

10/06/2016

Thinking what to do during the summer? Here we go!

Have you ever been to Albania? Have you ever taken part in a summer camp? Are you planning summer vacations and an unforgettable summer? This is your chance: Albania Summer Camp 2016 Tamam Albania is organizing the 9th summer camp in Albania. The camp will be held in Marqinet, a small village 20 km…

30/05/2016

Thank you everyone who joined our workshop and Balkan café at the Malmö for Diversity festival last Saturday!

28/05/2016

FoTA is today at Malmö for Diversity at the Brändan house at Folkets Park between 14-18. Come and join our workshop stations or try something from our Balkan Café!

24/05/2016

This Saturday you will find FoTA at the Malmö for Diversity festival presenting Balkan geography, music, traditions, and celebrating togetherness and diversity! Want to listen to various music genres and artists of the region? Or maybe try out some Balkan cakes and tea at our pop-up Balkan Café?

We welcome you all to join our activities that are suitable for all ages! The event is at the Brändan building within Folkets Park in Malmö on Saturday 28th of May 2016 between 14-20.

This Saturday you will find FoTA at the Malmö for Diversity festival presenting Balkan geography, music, traditions, and celebrating togetherness and dive...

09/05/2016

Searching for people, who have moved from Kosovo to Sweden, or who have roots in Kosovo and have been born in Sweden, to participate in interviews. FoTA will publish a report on the results in August 2016. For more information on the project visit our webpage.

I t is estimated that a third of the population of Kosovo lives outside the country and Sweden is the fifth most popular country of destination (after Germany...

21/04/2016

Folkdansföreningen Balkanfötter is holding an event on the 12th of May with Balkan music and dance!

Balkanfötter performed Balkan dances at FoTA's cultural evening last February. This time at Balkanfötter's event there will be Lund's first Balkan orchestra, Nema Problema, performing. Everyone is welcome to join to enjoy the music and dance some Balkan dances - no previous dancing experience is needed.

Place: IOGT-lokalen, Bantorget 5
Time: Thursday 12 May 2016 at 19.30
Price: 50 kr

08/04/2016

Sweden and Albania united for a good cause, for Good Clothing, Pitupi

Customizable, fair trade, eco-friendly, made with love – as it should be. Let’s set a new standard. | Crowdfunding is a democratic way to support the fundraising needs of your community. Make a contribution today!

08/04/2016

If you are in Tirana-Albania and would like to explore the city, we have a great opportunity for you! There is no better way how to learn more about culture, history and interesting places rather than with Free Walking Tour Tirana.
Cost: Free (Voluntary tips are always appreciated at the end)
Contact us: http://freetouralbania.com/
Free Tour Albania fb

24/03/2016

Tip of the day! The Balkan New Film Festival 2016 presents a selection of Balkan movies in Malmö and several other cities in Sweden in March and April. Find the full programme of the festival and book your tickets on BaNeFF's webpage!

BaNeFF MALMÖ på Spegeln Malmö i Malmö den 5 april - www.tickster.com

11/03/2016

Some delicious homemade food from FoTA's last cultural evening. During the next event on the 17th of March at ProLab, we will screen the Bosnian movie No Man's Land. Everyone is welcome to join the free event, there will be snacks and wonderful people! Find more information about the event from fotaorg.se.

24/02/2016

Hello everyone! =) You can read about our latest event here. If you in any way have any ideas or an input in what we can do in our next event is appreciated.

I would like to also say a big thank you to Una for the amazing pictures from the event!

  FoTA had recently, on February 12, its second cultural evening, which was open to the public and the objective was to highlight the Balkan culture through dan...

24/02/2016

FoTA's new project 'Cultural evenings' is a series of events which aim to create awareness of the culture and history of the Balkans in Sweden. These cultural events wish to target a large audience, to give them the possibility to see the Balkans in different ways and to provide them with a realistic picture of the region.

You are welcome to visit our webpage for more information: http://www.fotaorg.se/ #!cultural-evenings/c1zps

19/02/2016

Hello everyone! FoTA has started hosting cultural evenings, a series of events, about the Balkans. During the first event we showed a Serbian movie called Black Cat White Cat and recently we had an event where Balkanfötter performed different kind of Balkan dances. You can read more about the events on our webpage and if you have any ideas for an upcoming event, don't hesitate to write to us about them. We are happy to get as much inspiration as possible!

Cultural evenings

18/02/2016

More from our Balkan cultural evening!
Dance performance by the Balkanfötter, it was an amazing evening.

18/02/2016

's latest Balkan cultural evening!

12/02/2016

The food is in the making for the cultural event tonight.
We are looking forward to it, are you?