The podcast "Stories from the other side", which the Belgrade Open School is implementing together with the Open Society Foundation, is launching a discussion on gender equality, European integration, activism, and education.

Is the future bright for women, is Serbia a credible partner to the European Union, what it means to be functionally literate and what are the achievements of direct democracy, are some of the questions we tried to answer.

Within the project "The Dialogue Challenge: Voicing OSF Alumni Perspective in the Western Balkans" we have the opportunity to talk with alumni of the Open Society Foundation who have abroad education experience and are now dealing with key social issues in Serbia through their work. We talked about the issues of gender equality, the process of European integration, but also about education and activism.

In the first episode of "The Future is Female", Zorana Antonijevic spoke about gender equality, the time we need to achieve true equality in the socio-economic sphere, as well as the key problems that women face today in WB region. 

The second episode named "The European path between hope and reality" reveals the perception of Serbia as a member of the European family, and whether joining the EU in 2030 is a hope or a reality. 

The third episode "Civic engagement - democracy in action" opened the discussion what is the role of social movements in setting the agenda for decision-makers, the importance of trust, solidarity, and active communities in civic engagement. 

The last episode "Education for the functional literacy" addresses the topic of functional literacy, what are the differences in education systems in different European countries, and how it is possible that individuals forget to be literate.

The episodes are available on the following links:

• The future is female
• The European path between hope and reality
  
• Civic engagement - democracy in action
  
• Education for the functional literacy

*The language of the podcast is Serbian.

*The podcast "Stories from the other side" is supported by a grant from the Foundation Open Society Institute in cooperation with the Scholarship Programs of the Open Society Foundations.