Youth Meeting of the "Youth2EUrope" project was held in Setùbal (Portugal) from 1 to 7 May 2023. The meeting involved 25 young participants from all the countries involved: Italy, Lithuania, Croatia and Portugal for 7 days of activities on the topics such as democracy, European Political Agenda for 2019-2024, European Parliament functions and powers, as well as upcoming European...
As World Environment Week draws to a close, we culminated the week-long celebration with an engaging and informative sustainability quiz. Designed to test participants' knowledge on environmental issues and sustainability practices, this interactive activity aimed to raise awareness, educate, and inspire individuals to make conscious choices for a greener future. The online quiz covered a wide range of environmental topics,...
As part of the World Environment Week initiative, an enlightening discussion took place with Po Bangom, an NGO dedicated to marine sustainability. The discussion centered around the thought-provoking documentary "Seaspiracy," which sheds light on pressing issues surrounding our oceans. Engaging youth exchange participants, this insightful dialogue emphasized the importance of marine conservation and the need for collective action to...
As we continue our journey through this year’s World Environmental Week, this time we want to introduce you to Užusaliai Community Center, where by collaborating with their members we organized an environmental debate. The participants, who happened to be the active and enthusiastic kids from the Užusaliai community, engaged in a discussion on pressing sustainability-related topics, including upcycling, deforestation,...
Exploring Sustainability Through Art: Rudamina F. Ruszczyc Gymnasium's Inspiring Painting Exhibition for World Environment Week Art has the power to convey powerful messages and evoke emotions that words sometimes fail to express. In celebration of World Environment Week, we worked together with Rudamina F. Ruszczyc Gymnasium to showcase the mind of the youngsters in an artistic way. These young artists...
"Beyond the Mind" is an Erasmus+ youth exchange that aims to promote mental health awareness in young people and encourage them to explore mindfulness practices and different ways of taking care of mental health through wilderness and adventure therapy. Daily program will create a space for young people to leave their comfort zones, challenge themselves and engage in different outdoor...
The last 4 months of "Green compass for Europe" project were very productive and intense. Together with our partners from Greece and Italy we researched sustainable practices for engaging youth in environmental protection and green innovation and sustainable innovation. This resulted in the creation of our booklet of good practices which you can find HERE. Also, in March our team coordinated...
Youth exchange "Think sustainable, act responsible" aims to raise participants' understanding and knowledge on the concept of sustainable development and its environmental, economic, social and cultural dimensions. Objectives: To raise participants’ understanding and knowledge on the concept of sustainable development and its environmental, economic, social and cultural dimensions. To facilitate the process of exchanging personal experiences through peer to peer...
The youth exchange "Equality in Sports" was organized between 30 March - 8 April 2023 in Portugal by Centro Cultural e Desportivo Estrela do Zezere da Boidobra. The project aimed to use sports as a methods and way to overcome inequalities in different areas and to integrate minorities. The practice of sports activities can play a major role in human...
Youth exchange "In Natura" was created to address very important issues, at European and global level, namely the safeguarding, protection and enhancement of the natural heritage. Although the project theme is linked to the environment, we would like to specify that various sessions will take place during the exchange, aimed at individual, group, cultural, educational, social and pro-tolerance growth. How...
