FORUM MLADI I NEFORMALNA EDUKACIJA (Forum MNE) is active in Montenegro since 2002: first as PRONI Institute for Social Education, than as Forum Syd; and now as Forum MNE.

Based on vision and mission, the organisation has developed four main components of work:
- Education of youth leaders and youth workers – University course “Leadership and developmental community youth work”,
- Development of youth work and youth information work – setting up community youth clubs/programmes and youth information programmes,
- Creating network of volunteers – training and supporting volunteer initiatives,
- Developing youth policy in Montenegro – capacity building stakeholders and supporting process of development at national and local level.
 

Offices and youth clubs are opened in Podgorica (2 youth clubs – Konik community and Stara Varos community), Kotor (youth club in Muo community), Ulcinj (network of volunteers) and Niksic (network of volunteers). Organization is employing 15 persons and has network of about 100 students and 50 volunteers, other than students.

Organization has governing board, working on voluntary basis and it is consisted of 7 individuals from different backgrounds, institutions/organizations. They are all in charge for monitoring and contributing to a specific work area of Forum MNE. The organization’s assembly is consisted of 22 delegates, representatives of young people, parents and students of the course ''Leadership and developmental youth work''.

Forum MNE is localized from international project to local NGO by decision of founding assembly and Board of Forum Syd on 28th March 2007. Organization is part of Forum Syd network and continues to work in partnership with this international NGO on developing local strategy for community development through non-formal education and youth work.

Organization have developed Human resource management policy, Child-protection policy, Quality assurance of community youth work policy, Volunteer policy and is organizing course for youth workers according to University of Jonkoping regulations. Organization has issued several publications: Youth camps as a model of working with vulnerable youth groups, Youth camps tool kit, Organizing learning exchanges, Youth work in Montenegro, etc…

Forum MNE has sound financial procedures and is working according to long term strategic plan.