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Young Women Shaping Democracy: Reflections from the Focus Group in Kaunas

We recently kicked off the "Girls in Democracy" project with our first activity bringing together young women for a focus group dedicated to exploring their role in democratic life across Europe. The session brought together 25 young women and created a safe, inclusive, and open space where participants felt comfortable sharing their experiences, ideas, and perspectives. The atmosphere encouraged honest...

Highlights from the NEXT.GEN.FORUM – For Youth, Education, and Politics

Two days of exchange, ideas, and meaningful participation. On March 20 - 21, 2026, the Stadtforum Dresden became a meeting point for young people, initiatives, civil society actors, and political decision-makers from Dresden and across Europe. Within the framework of the Youth4Change project, one central question guided the event: How can youth participation be made truly effective today?  The forum offered...

Dissemination of “Fact or Fiction” Manual at Next Gen Forum in Dresden, Germany

Mano Europa organization was invited to participate in the Next Gen Forum organized by Jugend & Kulturproject e.V, held on 20–21 March in Dresden, Germany. The event brought together young leaders, NGO representatives, politicians, experts, and organizations to explore topics such as active citizenship, dialogue among stakeholders, cross-border collaboration and community participation, youth participation in democratic processes, and their...

Workshop Manual for Developing Digital Resilience and Critical Thinking in Youth

Over the past six months, Mano Europa team and partners from Poland and Latvia, have worked intensively on the development of this Manual as part of the Fact or Fiction: Developing Inquiry and Critical Thinking Skills in Youth initiative. This collaborative process included consultation sessions with nearly a hundred young people (aged 12–19), feedback from educators and youth workers and...

Join the Focus Group – Your Voice Can Shape the Future!

🟢 Join the Focus Group – Your Voice Can Shape the Future! Hey youth! 👋 Join the ParticipACTION project and be part of creating change 🇪🇺. We are looking for active, brave, and curious participants ready to share their opinions and contribute to decision-making. This project aims to boost youth involvement in decision-making through transnational partnerships that will connect you...

MoMoEU project’s closing event!

Are you passionate about anti-corruption education and empowering youth to take action? Do you like cool cats? Then you won't want to miss the final event of MoMoEU project! Date: 30th September 2024 Time: 18:30 – 20:00 CET Location: Online via Zoom (in English) Keynotes: Eduardo Figueiredo (UNODC-YouthLED): Why should young people act against corruption? Roberta Falvo & Bianca...

European Parliament digital simulation platform is open now!

We are excited to announce the launch of the European Parliament Digital Simulation Platform! This innovative platform offers youth, students, educators, and anyone interested in European politics a unique opportunity to experience the legislative process of the European Union firsthand. Key Features: Realistic simulations: participate in the decision-making process and voting procedures just like real Members of the European Parliament...

Enhancing European Identity through Intercultural Learning: A Project Focused on Empowering Youth

“EU citizenship is a balance between freedom to be different, unique, have your own cultural values, traditions, rights, attitude and responsibility of your actions, tolerance, treating every person equally, taking care of your environment.” These are the thoughts of one of Lithuanian participants after the training course in the project “Enhancing European Identity through Intercultural Learning” that took place on...