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Wrapping Up Our Final Project of 2023 in Luxembourg

Our last project of 2023 & last and days in Luxembourg are done! In the last days of the project we covered so much! They were filled with energizers filled with positive energy, a free day to unwind the from activities in the city of Luxembourg, our participatins explored everything they could find from visiting the European Parliament to the festive vibes of Christmas markets across town, During the last days of the project, and with the expert guidance of our facilitator, all took part in learning how to create online campaigns, using the GAMMMA+ method while focusing on advocacy for the European Youth Goals. All groups learned how to work in new teams, how to create various types of campaigns, how to plan, schedule, delegate and create, dipping their feet in the whole process from brainstorming till presentations in front of potential investors and stakeholders! They did a great job and we hope have learned enough along the way to bring the importance of youth advocacy into their communities, work and future engagements! Our last activity covered information about and around the Youth Pass, all making a list of recommendations for various types of stakeholders to promote youth engagement

Enhancing Civic Engagement Through Youth Advocacy

In the misty hills of Weicherdange, Luxembourg, 40 young changemakers from Luxembourg, Poland, Bulgaria, Spain, Slovakia, Hungary, Turkey, and Romania have come together for a week-long deep dive into youth advocacy, participation, and digital engagement. Youth advocacy is a driving force in Europe, amplifying young voices in climate action, social justice, policy-making, and beyond. Through “Time to Advocate,” we aim to equip young people with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to influence decision-making at both national and EU levels. Throughout the week, participants are developing their digital skills, engaging with experts, and exploring the link between volunteering, activism, and democratic participation. What have we been working on?

Design Thinking with MindYourBusiness+

Throughout the MindYourBusiness+ Youth Exchange, we witnessed the growth and development of our young entrepreneurs and 16 first-time participants in their first ever Erasmus+ project. They embraced the challenges, discovered their potential, and gained invaluable skills and knowledge about entrepreneurship and ‘design thinking’ that will hopefully empower them on their entrepreneurial paths. We are proud of each and every participant that presented and shared their skills and knowledge and produced amazing results within the project! Young participants from 8 countries used the ‘design thinking’ steps and techniques to create creative solutions for the problems they had defined in the first days of the programme. At the end of the project, all groups took part in pitching their entrepreneurial ideas to the rest of the participants, who posed as investors, had a chance to ask questions and figure out witch idea they would invest into. On the last day the participants also created digital campaigns to reflect on what they had learned throughout the project, to inform their audiences on tools from ‘design thinking’, we are so happy to have seen their creative ideas come to life and all of them gain invaluable experiences!