A meeting on identifying problems with cultural needs of the young from the municipality of Bujanovac was held in Bujanovac on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. The meeting was organized as part of the project “Promotion of Cultural Needs and the Spirit of Tolerance among the Young of the Municipalities of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja”. The project is implemented by the “Center for Democracy and Development of South Serbia” NGO, which uses the funds received in an open competition of the Coordination Body for the Municipalities of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja.

Participants in the meeting, who include young Albanians, Serbs and Roma, representatives of the municipality of Bujanovac, principals of the “Sveti Sava” and “Sezai Suroi” secondary schools, teachers and representatives of the civil sector, all agreed that there were a great many gifted young people and children in Bujanovac, but that they needed some encouragement in order to put their ideas into practice. It was concluded that there were far too few cultural and sporting events and that it was necessary for the grown-ups and schools to support the organizing of cultural and sporting events, in which young Albanians, Serbs and Roma would all together take part.