Youth Participation Activities for Young People and Municipalities

Aim

This seminar aims to enhance dialogue between young people and municipalities across Europe, fostering cooperation and co-designing initiatives under Erasmus+ / Youth. Participants will explore key principles from the European Charter on Local Youth Work and gain practical tools from the Changemakers Kit to strengthen youth participation at the local level.

Objectives

• Provide participants with essential knowledge about Youth Participation Activities (Key Action 1 - KA154)
• Explore and apply principles from the European Charter on Local Youth Work
• Equip young people and municipalities with tools from the Changemakers Kit to foster youth engagement
• Strengthen cross-border cooperation and build a network of youth workers and municipal representatives

Target Group

• Young people aged 18-30
• Municipal representatives
• Active youth workers and stakeholders in local youth work

Each municipality should be represented by one municipal representative and one young person from the same area.

Important to Know

• The working language will be (international) English. Your English does not have to be perfect, but you need to be able to follow presentations and have discussions in English.
• You will be by default accommodated in twin rooms (a great opportunity to get to know a colleague youth worker better).
• Applications should include both a young person and a municipal representative from the same area.
• Commitment to implementing the acquired knowledge and apply for a future KA154-Youth Participation Activitiy project.

The hosting NA of this offer will organise the accommodation and cover the costs for accommodation and food.

Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries

English

This project is financed by the participating National Agencies (NAs) of the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps Programme. The participation fee varies from country to country. Please contact your National Agency or SALTO Resource Centre (SALTO) to learn more about the participation fee for participants from your country.

Please contact your NA or SALTO in order to know whether they would support your travel costs. If yes, after being selected, get in touch with your NA or SALTO again to learn more about the overall procedure to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.