The Joint Fund, worth about $ 1.5 million, was created by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research (MoECR) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 2017. In 2018, the Swiss Government joined the Fund with an additional financial contribution of $ 1 million. The Joint Fund aims to increase the level of civic participation and involvement of young people in local communities. In this sense, during the period 2017-2022, the development of the network of Youth Centers in the country takes place and partnerships are created between the School-Youth Center-other stakeholders / local actors.