“Green Generation: Schools Engaged in Climate Action” is part of the multi-year regional initiative “Sunny Schools in the Western Balkans”, implemented by the Open Society Foundation Western Balkans. The regional initiative includes the installation of solar panels in selected schools across North Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo*, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Albania, research on the green transition at the level of the participating countries, and an educational component focused on working with primary school students in the fields of environmental protection, just energy transition, sustainable development, green skills, and education.

The educational component of the initiative, titled “Green Generation: Schools Engaged in Climate Action,” is implemented by the Belgrade Open School (Serbia), the National Youth Council of Macedonia (North Macedonia), Bonevet (Kosovo*), the Center for Ecology and Energy (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and the Youth Roma and Egyptian Movement (Albania), with the support of the Open Society Foundation Western Balkans.

The educational component aims to contribute to informing teachers, parents, and students in schools about the importance of climate justice, participation in energy policy, and democratization; to contribute to the self-sustainability of schools by strengthening capacities for fundraising and advocacy; and to provide mentoring support to schools for active participation in local decision-making processes.

Through this regional initiative, 70 schools across the Western Balkans have been supported. In Serbia, project activities are implemented in the territories of Kragujevac and Valjevo, in twelve primary schools:

• Primary School “Sveti Sava”

• Primary School “Miloje Simović”, Dragobraća

• Primary School “Natalija Nana Nedeljković”, Veliko Polje

• Primary School “Dositej Obradović”, Erdeč

• Primary School “Sreten Mladenović”, Desimirovac

• Primary School “21. Oktobar”

• Primary School “Andra Savčić”

• Primary School “Nada Purić”

• Primary School “Stevan Filipović”, Divci

• Primary School “Sestre Ilić”

• Primary School “Milovan Glišić”

• Primary School “Vladika Nikolaj Velimirović”

Through the educational component of the project, the following activities are included:

• A promotional campaign aimed at informing the wider public and presenting the key results of the initiative;

• Educational workshops for primary school students in the fields of environmental protection, just energy transition, and sustainable development;

• A capacity-building training for schools, focused on empowering schools to participate in projects, independently expand cooperation, and be active not only in project-based teaching but also in national and regional projects, intended for school principals and teachers.

The project is implemented from November 1, 2025, to August 31, 2026.