From February until July 2008, journallist & photographer Jeppe Schilder lived in Pristina to conduct research for his thesis on Conflict Studies. He visited Spark offices and Business Start-up Centres and wrote 4 interesting articles on our work; about what we do and what it means to young people in the region we work in.

Spark in Serbia: Business Start-up Centre Kragujevac is celebrating its first year anniversary. The three employees Nebojsa Simic, Biljana Grabez and Verica Koracevic are proud of their achievements. (...) A look at the former year shows many successes but also... Read more Serbia
Spark in Macedonia: Bringing people from various groups together, allows the participants to learn about each other’s cultures and about how to work together. It helps break down stereotypes and promotes reconciliation. “A truly beautiful example was a... Read more
Spark in Bosnia & Herzegovina: Officially, the unemployment rate in Bosnia-Herzegovina lies around 44%. Yet, according to Muhammed Granic, project officer at Business Start-up Centre Zenica , this is 20% in reality, because there is a large gray market. “Our economy is developing and the Business Start-up Centre plays an important role in the reestablishment of... Read more
Spark in Montenegro: Business Start-up Centre Bar has made an important contribution to the Montenegrin community. People have to start realizing that things don’t happen by themselves. One has to create one’s own success. To give an example: Two shoe salesmen are on an island where no one wears shoes. One shoe salesman remarks that the shoe business is terrible, because... Read more