CONNECT: Empowerment for the political and civic participation of young migrants

DYPALL Network was present in the last phase of the international cooperation project  “CONNECT: Empowerment for the political and civic participation of young migrants” that involved partners from four African and five European countries with the support of the European Commission. The meeting took place from 22nd – 27th June 2018 in São Tomé and Principe, one… Continue reading CONNECT: Empowerment for the political and civic participation of young migrants

Study visit to Sweden – Boosting youth participation at the local level

“Boosting youth participation at the local level – a Study visit to good practices” was organised by DYPALL Network and Puntland Diaspora Forum from 7th – 12th June 2018 in Borlänge (Sweden). The Study visit gathered 25 youth workers and municipality officers of 16 different nationalities, coming from Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, Slovakia, Hungary, Netherlands, Malta, Romania and… Continue reading Study visit to Sweden – Boosting youth participation at the local level

Conference “Youth work at local level for community empowerment”

Conference “Youth work at local level for community empowerment” took place from 2nd – 6th May 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. It brought together youth workers and activists from Sweden, Finland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cape Verde, Guine-Bissau, Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe for the final event of a long-term project “CONNECT: Empowerment for the political… Continue reading Conference “Youth work at local level for community empowerment”

RE-thinking LEADership

DYPALL Network representatives took part in Re-thinking Leadership project from 16th to 19th April, in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Eight European organizations, from Slovenia, Turkey, Macedonia, Ireland, Poland, Lithuania, Portugal and Italy, met to work and learn more on this topic, on a program with a different approach through an interactive workshop-based format. During these days, a… Continue reading RE-thinking LEADership

Seminar “Models of youth participation at the local level in Europe”

Seminar “Models of youth participation at the local level in Europe” was organised on 19th April 2018 in Setúbal, Portugal. Various interesting practices of engaging youth in decision-making processes at the local level from Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Spain, Italy, Macedonia, Romania, and Slovenia were presented. More than 30 participants from civil society organisations and municipalities… Continue reading Seminar “Models of youth participation at the local level in Europe”

Official opening of Cascais European Youth Capital 2018

Cascais European Youth Capital 2018 was officially open on 23rd January. The ceremony took place in Estoril Congress Centre and it counted on high level representatives from the Cascais Municipality, the Portuguese Government and the national and international Civil Society Organizations. Addressing the audience were the European Youth Capital’s Envoy from Cascais Muncipality, Catarina Marques… Continue reading Official opening of Cascais European Youth Capital 2018

YP Rural – Study visit to Fundão

The second phase of “Youth participation in rural areas” project took place from 16th – 19th January 2018 in Fundão (Portugal). The Study visit brought together representatives of municipalities and civil society organisation from Latvia, Macedonia, Denmark, Italy and Portugal to discuss challenges and solutions for engaging youth in decision-making processes at the local level… Continue reading YP Rural – Study visit to Fundão

Challenges of participation in Latin America and the Caribbean

From the 4th to the 8th of December 2017, DYPALL Network was represented in Buenos Aires (Argentina), for the Seminar “Retos de la participación en Latinoamérica y Caribe” (Challenges of participation in Latin America and the Caribbean), organized within the context of the Erasmus + KA 2 project “AYNI: Building capacities from global to local… Continue reading Challenges of participation in Latin America and the Caribbean

Training Course “Young Migrant Voices”

“Young Migrant Voices: a training course for boosting participation of young migrants in decision-making processes at local level” took place from 3rd – 9th December 2017 in in Lisbon, Portugal. It brought together 30 youth workers from ten different countries (Germany, Netherlands, Turkey, Macedonia, Finland, Malta, Romania, Italy, Slovakia and Portugal) to explore the importance… Continue reading Training Course “Young Migrant Voices”