{"id":49386,"date":"2025-12-25T22:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T20:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/?p=49386"},"modified":"2025-12-25T22:52:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T20:52:13","slug":"youth4participation-european-meeting-of-young-people-engaged-in-the-work-of-national-agencies-and-salto-resource-centres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/?p=49386","title":{"rendered":"You(th)4Participation &#8211; European Meeting of Young People Engaged in the Work of National Agencies and SALTO Resource Centres"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Conference \u2013 Symposium &#8211; Forum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15-17 May 2026 | Bonn, Germany, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is designed for young people such as EuroPeers, members of Youth Advisory Boards, steering or working groups, and other youth-led or youth-involving structures who contribute to decision-making in National Agencies or SALTO Resource Centres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You(th)4Participation&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event&nbsp;is designed for young people such as&nbsp;EuroPeers, members of Youth Advisory Boards, steering or working groups, and other youth-led or youth-involving structures who contribute to decision-making in National Agencies or SALTO Resource Centres and who want to exchange experiences, connect with others, and help strengthen meaningful youth participation across Europe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This is the right event for you if you want to:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>_Share your experience of working with National Agencies or SALTO Resource Centres&nbsp;<br>_Learn from other young people who work with National Agencies or SALTO Resource Centres&nbsp;<br>_Exchange good practices of youth involvement in decision-making&nbsp;<br>_Reflect on meaningful participation and how to strengthen it&nbsp;<br>_Contribute your expertise in regards of the future Erasmus + Programme&nbsp;<br>_Engage in European-level networking and build long-term connections&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting builds on the goals of <strong>Aim 5 of the&nbsp;European Youth Participation Strategy<\/strong>,&nbsp;which focuses, among other things, on strengthening young people\u2019s roles in governance and decision-making within the implementation of the&nbsp;European&nbsp;youth programmes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is coordinated by the German National Agency together with New Power in Youth&nbsp;Strategic Partnership &amp; SALTO Participation &amp; Information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Importantly, the meeting is prepared by a youth-led preparation team, made up&nbsp;mainly of&nbsp;young people \u2014 including members of the Youth Advisory Board&nbsp;of the German&nbsp;National Agency JUGEND f\u00fcr Europa,&nbsp;EuroPeers, and youth&nbsp;representatives of the&nbsp;Youth Participation Strategy&nbsp;Steering&nbsp;Group.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aims of the&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting aims to create a dynamic space for mutual inspiration, shared&nbsp;learning&nbsp;and collective reflection on how young people engage in&nbsp;their work with&nbsp;National Agencies and SALTO Resource&nbsp;Centres.&nbsp;Participants&nbsp;will exchange experiences,&nbsp;challenges&nbsp;and good practices,&nbsp;identify&nbsp;what enables meaningful&nbsp;involvement&nbsp;in institutions, and explore practical dos and don\u2019ts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A further&nbsp;objective&nbsp;is to highlight and strengthen opportunities for young people to take advisory roles. The meeting intends to build participants\u2019 motivation and confidence to&nbsp;initiate, develop and improve youth involvement mechanisms within their respective structures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, participants will discuss the&nbsp;future of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Erasmus +&nbsp;Programme&nbsp;and explore how they can actively contribute to shaping its development in line with the Youth Participation Strategy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How will we work?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During You(th)4Participation we&nbsp;will follow a hands-on, interactive format with opportunities for discussion, reflection, and co-creation. Participants will actively contribute their&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;to the programme, complemented by insights from attending researchers and invited&nbsp;speakers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be plenty of opportunities to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>share your experiences\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>brainstorm and develop ideas\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>spot\u00a0common challenges\u00a0and think about ways to improve\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>explore how to keep working together after the meeting.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Expected Results&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increased knowledge about the work of National Agencies and opportunities for youth involvement\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthened motivation and capacity among young people to\u00a0develop\u00a0an\/or\u00a0enhance participation mechanisms\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inspirational material for NAs and SALTOs\u00a0seeking\u00a0to implement shared decision-making\u00a0structures\u00a0and approaches\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Summary of potential improvements in youth involvement processes\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recommendations for the next generation of European youth programmes\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Profile of Participants&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This invitation is open to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Young people\u00a0who\u00a0are actively involved in advisory or decision-making within National Agencies\/SALTO\u00a0Resource Centres in\u00a0different ways\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Representatives involved in the implementation of the Youth Participation Strategy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Members of youth boards\u00a0or other youth representation bodies connected to NA\u00a0work\u00a0or the work of SALTO Resource Centres.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We especially invite participants facing exclusion or participation barriers. This could mean for example, but is not limited to, having health conditions, living with a disability, facing educational difficulties, facing discrimination, facing social,&nbsp;economic&nbsp;or&nbsp;geographic barriers. It is essential to have multiple perspectives on the topic of this event meaningfully for a variety of participants and needs. We are happy to shape the conditions that allow it for you to&nbsp;participate&nbsp;in this activity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting is expected to gather&nbsp;approximately&nbsp;40\u201350 participants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Practicalities and Application Procedure&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dates:&nbsp;15\u201317 May 2026, <strong>14 and 18&nbsp;May&nbsp;2026 are&nbsp;travel&nbsp;days&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Venue:&nbsp;Conference facilities of JUGEND f\u00fcr Europa, the German National Agency for Erasmus+ Youth &amp; European Solidarity Corps, Bonn&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salto-youth.net\/tools\/european-training-calendar\/training\/you-th-4participation-european-meeting-of-young-people-engaged-in-the-work-of-national-agencies-and-salto-resource-centres.14262\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SALTO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conference \u2013 Symposium &#8211; Forum 15-17 May 2026 | Bonn, Germany, Germany The event is designed for young people such<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49371,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1711,219,660],"class_list":["post-49386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-evropa","tag-meeting","tag-salto","tag-youth-participation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JUGEND-fur-Europa.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49386"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49387,"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49386\/revisions\/49387"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/49371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}