The representatives from our partner organizations in Latvia, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and the Netherlands, got together in Riga to activate the project and start exploring our program for the next three years.

Activate Youth – The Camp is the 7th edition of the Youth Experiential Learning Program that blends activism with non-formal education. The Camp brought together 30 LGBTQIA+ and allies youth in a shared space, where they could explore and experience different forms of activism through non-formal learning, focusing on community building. It was playful, interactive, colourful and dynamic!

Activate YOUth Work is an 8-days holistic learning journey offering a creative space for queer and allies youth workers to explore their own pathways and different ways of activating themselves and their young target groups. The course combines different non-formal methods and embodiment techniques, to equip participants with a set of skills for reconnecting with your own motivation, values, and developing a new sense of awareness about what is important for you in life and in youth work.

The second transnational meeting was a check-in moment hosted by our partners Moja Mavrica, to celebrate the first year of the project activities. The aim of the meeting was to have an interactive and dynamic meeting, with a lot of group work included, working on the outputs of the project, learning from each other and sharing our queer joy as well as cast our glances towards the rest of 2024 and what’s in store for us!

The study visit in Estonia was an opportunity to learn from partner organisations and its network best practices by immersing ourselves in the youth work scene of southern Estonia, visiting both Rõuge and Tartu!

On the second Activate Youth Study Visit, we explored our path in activism through exploring our personal Activism Compass in rural Slovenia. We looked inwards and outwards to discover what drives and motivates us, what our strengths are and how we can make our fight sustainable. The study visit focused on individual and group work, through various non-formal and creative methods.

During the community retreat, we explored how as young activists we can offer peer-to-peer support through a community perspective, as well as discover ways we can nurture our well-being through experiential learning, outdoor, sports, nature-based, and hands-on methods and activities.

After the 3rd main learning activity and the TPM #3, partners continued the development and organization of local actions, supporting our young participants to organize their activities. There was also preparation for the next study visit in 2025, and next year’s activities, working on outputs and collecting measured impact during the second year of the project.

After the third study visit, back in their local communities, partners continued the development and organization of local actions with the participation of their young participants and volunteers. Preparation for the next study visit.

After the last study visit, back in their local communities, partners continued the development and organization of local actions with the participation of their young participants and volunteers. Preparation for the final learning activity.

After the last learning activity, back in their local communities, partners continued the development and organization of local actions with the participation of their young participants and volunteers. Partners also entered the final phase of the project.

Those months were filled with completing and closing the project together. Final local activities were organizing, launching and sharing project results over the years. Working and finalizing the main outputs, gathering all reporting material.

The journey does not end here. The project continues in new directions.