This 2I is focused on the brain drain in the country and weak interest among students to study deficient studies. Through research, the initiative will examine the reasons for the deficient studies in the higher education and the results will be shared on public event, as well as on the social media. The final results will be also presented on a national and local television. The results will be also visualized through short video which will also show the benefits of studying deficient studies.

The aim of this 2I is to inform young people about the government measure that state administration bodies and municipalities are obliged to appoint a youth officer from among the employees, and also to inform about the obligations and the role of youth officers and how to utilize the opportunity of having youth representative in state administration bodies. As part of the initiative different tools and methods will be used in order to inform and mobilize the community, such as: short survey, informational video, info-picnic and promotional activities on summer festivals, camps, etc.

The initiative aims to mobilize students about the use of the national online learning platform. Up to now, there seems to be no structured evidence about the challenges faced by the high school students, their families, teachers in using the national online learning platform. The initiative will identify key challenges and difficulties as well as possible ways to address them through meetings and consultations with students and Union of High School Students. Findings from the discussions will be compiled as recommendations for improvement and enhancement of the Platform. These proposals will be shared with relevant authorities, teachers and public in general.

This 2I will be aimed towards improving and nurturing the quality of the activities for youth in the municipal institution for culture- Home of youth in Stip. It will assess the prospects for innovation of the activities for youth in Stip by determining the ongoing issues and weakness of the already existing culture Home. The initiative will include Qualitative and quantitative research methods; Comparative research methods as well as focus groups which will result in creating of Policy brief with recommendations and proposals and public promotion including meetings with the political party and presenting the ideas for inclusion in the program for the local elections.