This project focuses on brave and courageous actions, as well as kind and noble deeds performed by young people aged 15 to 20. Its aim is to highlight good deeds we witness and to spread a positive message about young people.
The “Young Courage” Award is being presented for the sixth time at the international level. It was launched in Sweden in 2015 at the initiative of the Raoul Wallenberg Academy, with the goal of promoting the actions of young people who contribute to making the world we live in more humane and just. The project has also been supported by the Swedish Institute.
The award is given in honor of Raoul Wallenberg, who, as a Swedish diplomat in Budapest during World War II, saved several tens of thousands of Jews from deportation to Nazi concentration camps.
The humanitarian legacy of this great man and symbol of moral courage—who believed that there was “no other choice” but to “do everything within the limits of human ability” to save as many people as possible—remains today an inspiration and encouragement for each of us to find moral courage within ourselves and perform good deeds.
The opportunity for young people from Montenegro, together with their peers from other European countries, to participate in this important award is the result of the dedicated work of the Embassy of Sweden in Belgrade with numerous organizations involved in promoting the active role of young people in building a democratic society. The campaign to promote this award and nominate young people from Montenegro is led by the Embassy of Sweden in Belgrade and the NGO Kompas from Bar, with the support of the Swedish Institute and the Raoul Wallenberg Academy from Stockholm.
We invite you to be part of this story that is gaining momentum in Montenegro, because we strongly believe that among the young people in Montenegro there are future recipients of the “Young Courage” award.
Thursday, March 12 at 12:00 – Public discussion in the small hall of the Public Institution Center for Culture and Sports “Mihailo Lalić.”
