On the 27th of September 2022, a group of workers interested in peacebuilding got together to attend a presentation on the Peace at War project, funded by the EU Erasmus+ program. The presentation centered around the description of the Training Course and the Youth Exchange that took place between Vilnius and Kaunas during May. The…
read moreThe use of illicit drugs remains an important public health issue in Europe in 2022. To foster drugs prevention, we must first define drug education in realistic terms, that is, what do we want our drug education to accomplish? The majority of drug education programs in Europe are aimed at preventing drug use. But what…
read moreIn this blog post, I will talk about my experience with the Erasmus+ project named ‘Check Your Privilege’. The project started 4th of October and I went to the place on the 3rd of October (as it was arrival day). In general, it was quite an amazing experience, but you can see the details below.…
read moreProbably most of us are familiar with the concept of tolerance and know that it is the foundation of democracy. But what is a privilege? Privilege sounds like an opportunity to have, do, or know more. Maybe it does not look very bad? Unfortunately, privilege means that one side has more and the other has…
read moreFinally (and hopefully), the pandemic is drawing to an end. Besides other things, this is big for Erasmus+. All those long-awaited mobilities, exchanges and training courses can return. Yet, another question looms. Is going to Erasmus+ mobilities sustainable? And what is Erasmus green travel? This blog post aims to answer these questions. Also, we’ll provide…
read moreThe New Erasmus+ program brought some changes not only in the 2021-2027 Erasmus guide but in the application forms as well. Briefly: this post addresses the main changes of application forms regarding KA152-YOU and KA153-YOU (former KA105). From now on, the mobility of youth workers and mobility of young people has different codes instead of…
read moreThis post will go over all the main changes and news in Erasmus 2021-2027 programme. To be more precise, we will focus on Key Action 2 in the field of youth and sports. Please note that this is a summary of the main changes. If you are completely new to Erasmus+, I would recommend reading…
read moreAging is one of the most significant social transformations nowadays. People worldwide are living longer. Today, for the first time in history, most people can expect to live into their sixties and beyond. By 2050, the world’s population aged 60 years and older is expected to exceed that of young people aged 15 to 24…
read moreOrganizations from five European countries joined forces into one project team and launched the “INFOGRAFIA” project. The project will run for 24 months and is focused on entrepreneurial competences of young people. Over the next two years, the project team will develop and pilot a completely new type of entrepreneurship training by providing a full…
read moreWe – Active Youth – have prepared lots of useful resources for project writing. However, there was no single post with everything in one place. Not until now. We are presenting to you the ultimate project writing guide. It includes all: from project planning to what to do when you are done filling-in your application.…
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