Active Youth Association - Best NGO in Lithuania, EU

WHO ARE

Active Youth

Active Youth is a Lithuania-based for-purpose organisation that unites young leaders, thinkers and doers, those who seek change and those who make change.

Our mission: to‌ ‌create‌ ‌opportunities‌ ‌for‌ ‌youth‌ ‌and‌ sustainable‌ ‌positive‌ ‌impact‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌way‌ ‌we‌ ‌treat‌ ‌our‌ ‌planet,‌ ‌health,‌ vulnerable‌ ‌people‌ ‌&‌ ‌online‌ ‌community.‌
Our vision: to be‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌forefront‌ ‌of‌ ‌organisations‌ ‌creating‌ ‌an‌ ‌inclusive‌ ‌&‌ ‌sustainable‌ ‌life‌ ‌for‌ ‌communities‌ globally.‌

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Sustainability

AY Planet seeks to educate fellow earthlings about sustainability & better choices for the environment & climate.

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Digital Skills & Space

AY Click aims to empower youth & youth workers through media & information literacy, and boost their online skills.

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Equality & Inclusion

AY Human is about educating people to look beyond stereotypes & to create a world where it is safe to be yourself.

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Health & Sports

AY Health aims to engrave the idea that sports are not about medals. It’s about personal glory, growth & a community.

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Recent Active Youth Projects

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Inclusion & Equality
Sport & Health
Capacity & Skills
Development & Cooperation
Entrepreneurship
Training course
Youth exchange

What if young people suffering from social exclusion could be helped to tackle the challenges of post-COVID times through new connection tools?

Sports as an Equal Playground (SPED) aims to bring sports closer to young people who have fewer opportunities than their peers. One of the most interesting and interactive deliverables of the project will be a special podcast that will share the knowledge and experience of the partnership with others.

The project focuses on empowering citizens by providing them with digital tools to express their needs and opinions. It also aims to strengthen their civic role and participation in addressing ways to integrate information in local communities.

"EuroChangeMakers" covers projects and initiatives that develop opportunities for mutual understanding, intercultural learning solidarity, societal engagement, and volunteering at Union level.

This project enhances digital skills development and competencies of young people, reinforcing creativity and creative solutions to unemployment rates provoked by COVID-19.

To help people flocking from war zones, project aims to create a special programme where youth workers would include refugees and immigrants in their work with youth.

This project aims to develop a bespoke entrepreneurship curriculum that uses different challenge-based methodologies to achieve the learning outcomes described in EntreComp.

Young people play a crucial role in positively transforming conflict situations and in building the foundations of democratic and peaceful societies.

This project seeks to create video content to address young adults in Lithuania to change their perspective on disadvantaged or stigmatized groups (DSG).

Youth Employment Promotion in the cross-border region by enhancing their professional work skills.

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Publications

NGO News

July 20, 2021

Erasmus Green Travel – Sustainable Way of Erasmus+

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Finally (and hopefully), the pandemic is drawing to an end. Besides other things, this is…

July 1, 2021

Volunteering in Italy: What did Vaida learn?

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Another day. The new sun rises above the horizon. I am sitting all alone in…

June 23, 2021

Comments – opinion or an insult?

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With the development of new technologies, mental health concerns have increased worldwide. The percentage of…

April 28, 2021

3 steps of how to stand out in job hunt crowd!

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Currently, looking for a job? Visit StartupCv and find the best job offers from the…

April 13, 2021

Quiz: How Prepared are You for a Job Search?

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April 1, 2021

Erasmus+ 2021-2027: KA152 & KA153 application forms

Erasmus+ 2021-2027: KA152 & KA153 application forms https://activeyouth.lt/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/eramsus-guide-KA1-scaled-e1617867619558.jpg 800 655 Active Youth Active Youth https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ee0be4abdb693394e2fbd25e84854723?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 1, 2021 April 8, 2021

The New Erasmus+ program brought some changes not only in the 2021-2027 Erasmus guide but…

April 1, 2021

Top 10 Inspiring Movies To Keep You Going

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Before writing a project, we look around and find issues that need solving. Examples of…

March 30, 2021

7 movies that will inspire you to fight for human rights

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Active Youth Human recommends the best movies and TV series about human rights to learn…

Best movies about internet and social media

March 30, 2021

AY Click: Movies & TV series

AY Click: Movies & TV series https://activeyouth.lt/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/denise-jans-tV80374iytg-unsplash-scaled-e1617868774303.jpg 900 600 Active Youth Active Youth https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ee0be4abdb693394e2fbd25e84854723?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 30, 2021 April 9, 2021

Est. reading time: 8 minutes We as a modern society can hardly imagine our lives…

March 30, 2021

Erasmus 2021-2027: Most Important News & Changes in Key Action 2

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This post will go over all the main changes and news in Erasmus 2021-2027 programme.…

March 26, 2021

Best environmental movies

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Active Youth Planet recommends the best movies and TV series to raise awareness about environmental…

March 10, 2021

Does Old Really Mean Excluded?

Does Old Really Mean Excluded? https://activeyouth.lt/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/photo-1508963493744-76fce69379c0.jpg 1050 700 Stanislav Karmyšov Stanislav Karmyšov https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9168f328498a3d05a038fb93dc9c3ac0?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 10, 2021 March 10, 2021

Aging is one of the most significant social transformations nowadays. People worldwide are living longer.…

mannequins in a protest against gender-based violence

March 8, 2021

The Istanbul Convention: what is it really about?

The Istanbul Convention: what is it really about? https://activeyouth.lt/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/mika-baumeister-MvNahx-yrqY-unsplash.jpg 640 427 Sophia Raineri Sophia Raineri https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a62de3412a7a3d818059b310e3c767cf?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 8, 2021 April 19, 2021

The Istanbul Convention is currently a hot topic in many countries worldwide. Many myths about…

February 22, 2021

Interactive infographics – the future of entrepreneurship education? 💡

Interactive infographics – the future of entrepreneurship education? 💡 https://activeyouth.lt/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Infografia-scaled.jpg 1900 978 Greta Kunickytė Greta Kunickytė https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b09af93c2dfcc6ea429c4c243a6b8287?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 22, 2021 February 23, 2021

Organizations from five European countries joined forces into one project team and launched the “INFOGRAFIA”…

February 12, 2021

Project Implementation Glossary: a Handy Guide

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When implementing Erasmus+ projects it can be hard to get your head around the several…

February 12, 2021

Quiz: How Much do You Know About Sustainability?

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January 29, 2021

The Complete Project Writing Guide

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We – Active Youth – have prepared lots of useful resources for project writing. However,…

January 26, 2021

Past years with Erasmus+ programme – what we got?

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For Erasmus+ programme, 2019 was a significant year not only for the unforgettable adventures, but…

January 15, 2021

Quiz: How well do you know the Erasmus+ programme?

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January 11, 2021

Quiz: What Type of Project Writer Are You?

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