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On March 19, 2026, the WISE-AI project reached an important milestone with its final event in Vilnius, Lithuania – “Coding the Future: Women in AI”. The event brought together students, educators, and international partners to explore how artificial intelligence can be made more accessible, understandable, and inclusive. Hosted at the Vilnius Culture Centre, the event…

Over the past months, A Million Voices: Uniting Through Stories has brought people together through a series of creative workshops designed to support emotional well-being and human connection. These activities were implemented across Lithuania, Poland, and Germany, bringing together Ukrainians and local communities through shared experiences. Rather than focusing on formal dialogue or structured outcomes,…

On November 13th, our WISE-AI team met in Bilbao (Derio), Spain for one of the last partner meetings before the project officially ends. We were hosted by Politeknika Txorierri, who not only welcomed us with great hospitality but also showed us around their campus – full of innovative labs, creative spaces, and modern teaching methods.…

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the role of youth workers is more important than ever. From April 27 to May 2, 2025, Ay Institute took a giant leap forward in embracing digital innovation as part of the Erasmus+ training course, “Tech-savvy: When Youth Work Meets Tech.” This immersive, week-long program brought together youth workers…

We’ve been working on something that we believe will make a difference — especially for young women who want to learn about technology but haven’t had the chance to engage with it in a meaningful way. The WISE-AI Knowledge Portal is currently under development. It’s not just another online course. It’s a place where young…

Nowadays, the significant increase and spread of hate speech online, particularly through social media, is evident. Hate speech refers to any kind of communication, verbal, written, or behavioral that attacks or discriminates against a person or group based on attributes such as race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability. The…

The Climate Crisis: Where We Stand The Earth’s temperature is rising at an alarming rate. In 2020, global temperatures were already 2.3°C higher than pre-industrial levels, and if we don’t take action, we could surpass 4.6°C by 2100. This would turn the Mediterranean region into an unbearable heat zone, force mass migrations, and accelerate Arctic…

The Power of Perspective I want to reflect on a quote that has followed me throughout my life: “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” – Rumi I first discovered this quote when I was young, and it has shaped the way I see the world. In…