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The National Training "Listening, Learning, Acting - Fostering Empathy" for youth workers from non-governmental organizations and local youth councils from various municipalities in Albania was held in Tirana during the period of June 23 - June 27, 2025. Participants were introduced to basic concepts such as inclusion, leave no one behind, non-discrimination, youth participation, accountability and human rights-based approach. Additionally, participants deepened their knowledge of European youth programs including the Inclusion and Diversity Strategy; Erasmus+ Youth and ESC, EU Youth Objectives, and EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027 by exploring how these programs and strategies can be better utilized to support inclusion [...]

Following the joint implementation of the project "Not Neat to be NEET' funded by the EU through the Erasmus+ programme, we have started working on research methodology about youth access and obstacles to non formal education faced by young people with fewer opportunities. The members of the consortium of the project “Not neat to be NEET” are made up of youth organizations from the Western Balkans: Association "People's Parliament", NVO GLAS , Center for Bridging Communities and Youth Center Drenas. This project is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only [...]

"Disinformation action” was a 7-day training course that was held from October 27, 2024, until November 3, 2024, and took place in the coastal town of Vrsar in the Istria region, Croatia. It was attended by 29 youth workers from 8 countries: Croatia, Kosovo, Albania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Germany, Montenegro, and Cyprus. This activity aimed to expand participants’ knowledge about disinformation narratives and their effect on human rights, minority groups, and sustainable development of society and exchange experiences about dis/misinformation affecting minorities in partner countries. The one-week training program in Croatia included topics on media education, fighting disinformation and empowering of youth [...]

Center for Bridging Communities participated in the training course of youth workers in Pernik, Bulgaria. Our participants joined the youth fair with the tools for green youth work they developed during the training, winning the applause of both youth and organizations. Many thanks to our participants who were creative and successfully engaged local youth with the exciting activities they prepared. The project "The Puzzle of Youth Work", 2023-3-BG01-KA153-YOU-000184173, is implemented by the Path of the Thracian Foundation with the financial support of the European Commission's Erasmus+ program, through the National Agency for Bulgaria - CRCR (Human Resources Development).