Metamorphosis Foundation

Twenty young people from remote rural communities across the Herzegovina region sat in front of their screens. To an outsider, they looked like any other digital native teenagers — their thumbs moving with algorithmic speed across Instagram…

For nine years, Studentarija, an Instagram-based youth-led media outlet, has published daily information about student life in North Macedonia: from application deadlines and scholarships to public transport, accommodation, and higher…

“Young people do not need someone to speak on their behalf. They need opportunities, knowledge, and trust to speak for themselves.” These words from Dario Mihajlović, one of the participants in the Youth Digital Civic Lab, perfectly capture…

What if every citizen in Albania could contribute directly to improving public services with just a few clicks? Through the project “Digital Voices for Local Inclusive Democracy,” the association Young Intellectuals, Hope (IRSH) is…

For many parents, the first signs that a child is developing differently do not arrive with a clear map. They arrive quietly, through questions, worries, comparisons, sleepless nights, and a heavy feeling that something important is…

A phone message claiming that the recipient has won the lottery, a gift, or an inheritance from relatives living abroad, or an article advertising a new “miracle drug” that cures all diseases at a low cost, are clearly recognized as scams…

Through the Local Youth Digital Action Lab, young people in Kicevo are learning how to transform their online presence into meaningful civic engagement  Young people spend much of their time online, yet many remain disconnected from the…

In Ukraine, information noise has become ubiquitous. Disinformation, coordinated narratives, and manipulated signals flow through news feeds and social media every minute. For civic organizations working on the frontlines of accountability,…

In the heart of the Pelagonia region, where the sun sets over the industrial chimneys of Bitola and the vast agricultural fields, a new kind of revolution is brewing. It’s not one of gears and steam, but of data, media literacy, and civic…

Tagline: GreenTruth Digital Lab aims to help Turkish youth distinguish facts from misinformation  Excerpt: Young people in Türkiye are surrounded by environmental information every day. GreenTruth Digital Lab aims to help them distinguish…

Excerpt: A new civic technology initiative in North Macedonia aims to make local government information easier to access and understand through AI and citizen-centered design  In many North Macedonian communities, citizens want to…

Impact Net Foundation in the town of Veles, North Macedonia, initiated a series of city walks, involving young people of the town.  The purpose of these urban walks is to assess and collect information about the accessibility of public…

Tagline: How the Sparks the Facts project is giving young people across North Macedonia the tools to find the truth and the confidence to share it  Excerpt: In a country where young people get most of their news from TikTok and Viber …

In North Macedonia, like everywhere in the world, a municipal budget can be hundreds of pages long, and council decisions are often written in legal language. Public documents may be technically available to everyone, yet remain…

In North Macedonia, environmental pollution is a grave problem, and the southwest region of Pelagonija is no exception. Lately, young people are taking environmental protection into their own hands. Through the Pelagonija Civic EcoHub …

The challenge is not only to publish open data but also to help citizens understand and contribute to it   Public institutions in Europe are publishing more open data than ever before, but access alone does not make data truly open. Open…

Women4Cyber North Macedonia launches a survey and digital risk map to expose the harassment and online violence women face every day  Women are increasingly building their lives, careers, and communities online, yet for many, the digital…

hrough the end of May 2026, the Western Balkans are likely to face increased disinformation risks driven by external developments affecting EU integration, particularly political messaging around enlargement, shifting dynamics within the…