Erasmus+ is not (only) about travelling
Hello! My name is Sabina, I’m 19 years old from Republic of Moldova. I’ve visited plenty of countries, and made more than hundred new friends and connections from all over the world. How? Just read my story… Good roots… I was 13 years old when I’ve started volunteering. For me getting new knowledges is the […]
The Incident in Mangotown
How youth have developed a simulation game about participation in democratic processes. Background The project “Got to Act,” within which the game “The Incident in Mangotown” was created, started back in 2022. Three key partners — organizations from Ukraine, “Center for European Initiatives,” from Portugal, “My Madeira Island,” and from Georgia, “Student-Youth Council” — joined […]
Europe Goes Local: empowering youth work in the East
Europe Goes Local (EGL) stands as a European initiative aimed at enhancing local youth work across EU and neighbouring countries by fostering a symbiotic relationship between European and local implementation strategies. This program, rooted in collaborative efforts and shared knowledge, seeks to raise the standards and visibility of local youth work, ensuring its relevance and […]
Chișinău, the city where nothing lasts
Former localisation of Teatru Spalatorie, in November 2023
Five Youth Exchanges: The Experience
Searching and attempting, being rejected and successful, to finally join five incredible Erasmus+ Youth projects that were not only inspiring but life-changing! Iryna comes from Ternopil, but lives in Kyiv and studies at the Taras Shevchenko National University. She is completing her fourth year in English Philology, and additionally studies French and Spanish. The full-scale […]
Youth work in the countryside
International youth work in the countryside of aspiring Eastern European nations It’s difficult to overestimate the role of education, and non-formal learning in particular, in European integration process of Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Armenia. Powerful EU programmes such as Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps have an impact on civil society and the establishment of international […]
Terra Incognita
Experiential education as a versatile instrument for an impactful intercultural learning Guyana welcome As our Ukrainian young participants squat around the barrel with fire inside, an Amerindian lady from the North Guyanese tribe blobs a layer of mashed manioc root to prepare a starchy food as she comments she does it every day. This pancake […]
Chance for Safety
Youth work in the first months of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and the role of Erasmus+ programme for Ukrainian youth. Aliona Glazkova, chair of the “Kremenchuk Information and Educational Center” European Club and coordinator of Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps international activities, tells us about how the organisation worked before the full-scale […]
Creativity is Out There – in Nature!
Is it possible to connect garbage sorting with creativity? Is it true that “if it is not fun, it is not scouting”? Find out more how we managed to prepare and run creative KA2 project during covid-19 pandemic! Our experience with Erasmus+ KA2 project “#Creativity @Nature”, which was implemented in the framework of Partnerships for […]
Discovering Armenia with Humanitarian Aid volunteering
Becoming an Humanitarian Aid volunteer changes your life in many different ways, including your perspective on the world and how people live their lives. As from 2022, the European Solidarity Corps opens up to the world and offers new cross-border volunteering activities in support of humanitarian aid operations in third countries. This action gives the […]
