The young men initiative program is a part of the project "Building healthy lifestyle for boys from Gostivar and Gjorche Petrov" implemented by the Center for Research and Policy Making - CRPM. Through focus groups, boys from Gostivar were given a chance to express their views on a variety of topics, their perception of violence, and ways to prevent it, being one. This project is supported by CARE International Balkans, financed by the Embassy of the Netherlands North Macedonia, and implemented with the local partner NGOs Youth Can and OYA.