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What the participants say

“Having worked with migrants for over three years, I already had some knowledge of many tools. However, the training was crucial in helping me connect these tools, establish clear steps, and identify issues and solutions more effectively.”

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from "Migrant Youth Friendly Cities" training course

"It was an event of building partnerships, but also the beginning of friendships. It ended with two applications to KA1 done, so congratulations to us all!"

Patrícia Matos Gil – Portugal

Partnership Building Activity (PBA) “Youth participation for sustainable local democracies”

“I think that all 30 participants received a lot from this activity, both the skills demonstrated and also the great examples of facilitators that we had present.”

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from Study Session "Youth Democracy Academy"

"During a productive week, I could participate not only in the vibrant DYPALL Network's PBA, but also in the international conference on today's challenges of democracy. This experience will bring new partnerships and projects to tackle the challenges of youth participation.''

Harry Tsatryan – Germany

Winter Democracy Academy

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Strategic meeting of Youth Facilitators for Democracy

Climbing the Ladder: fostering a culture of Youth Engagement (CL-YE)

A participatory meeting where already trained youth facilitators explored their group identity, co-designed strategies for youth engagement and worked on practical tools for their action and advocacy efforts, resulting in a development and adoption of the strategic plan for the pool of youth facilitators for democracy.

Final Conference Towards a more youth-oriented society – starting from a meaningful youth engagement 

Climbing the Ladder: fostering a culture of Youth Engagement (CL-YE)

This conference marked the conclusion of the two-year Erasmus+ project “Climbing the Ladder: fostering a culture of Youth Engagement.” It served as a space for reflection and celebration, highlighting key achievements and lessons learned. By exploring innovative participation mechanisms and launching the Engage Youth platform, the event strengthened cooperation between youth and public authorities to foster more inclusive, youth-oriented societies across Europe.

Activity Report 2024

Annual Activity Report

The Activity Report 2024 shows a year full of activity and challenges for our network. The number of initiatives we organized, from study visits to training courses, conferences, and seminars, has been truly impressive. Throughout 2024, our Network demonstrated once again its strength, resilience, and capacity to adapt. DYPALL continued to advance its mission of promoting youth participation in decision-making, while remaining responsive to the complex realities our societies are facing.

Narratives in Conflict – Youth, Media and Geopolitics

PulseZ Festival

The PulseZ event brought together young people from diverse backgrounds for a day dedicated to journalism, media literacy, and European dialogue. Through interactive workshops, roundtables, and creative sessions, participants explored how to identify misinformation, discussed the challenges of being young journalists in Europe, and reflected on Europe’s role in today’s global politics. The event fostered collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity, empowering youth to engage with media responsibly and contribute actively to shaping democratic narratives across Europe.

Youth2Youth: Connecting local leaders through exchange

ENLYC

This Youth Exchange was the first event DYPALL Network designed within the scope of ENLYC – European Network of Local Youth Councils – a new initiative to build a strong community of LYCs members from all over Europe to exchange, learn, and grow. The primary focus of this youth exchange was to equip 20 youth leaders engaged in Local Youth Councils or similar participatory structures with the knowledge, skills, and tools to strengthen peer learning, collaboration, and advocacy across Europe.

Building synergies for stronger local democracies

Partnership Building Activity - Accredited projects in the field of youth

Specifically designed for members of DYPALL Network, the PBA served as a platform for networking and getting to know other European organisations working in the field to develop projects that can promote the participation of young people in designing local policies and reflect on the state of democracy. The participants explored the framework provided under the Erasmus+ programme and took a closer look at the priorities it promotes and key actions it offers as tools to support their project ideas.

“Youth Facilitators for Democracy” Training course

Climbing the Ladder: fostering a culture of Youth Engagement (CL-YE)

DYPALL Network hosted the first training course for the Pool of Youth Facilitators for Democracy from 7th to 12th April in Portimão, Portugal, bringing together 16 young leaders from 11 different countries, all of whom are actively engaged in the youth sector within their local communities. The primary objective of this training was to equip young people with the knowledge and skills to support organisations in implementing or enhancing mechanisms for youth engagement.

Network of Elected Officials – High-level meeting

Climbing the Ladder: fostering a culture of Youth Engagement (CL-YE)

The event was organised in the framework of the Climbing the Ladder – fostering a culture of young engagement (CL-YE) project, from 3rd – 6th June 2025 in Strasbourg, France. The general aim of this high-level meeting was to establish an informal Network of elected officials from different European countries who share a strong commitment to inclusive governance and youth participation.

Winter Democracy Academy 2024 Report “Youth and democracy, bridging the gap”

Winter Democracy Academy

The Winter Democracy Academy (WDA) 2024 was a space for dialogue, capacity-building, and strengthening youth participation in democratic processes. The second edition of the WDA, held from 8th – 14th December in the Lisbon Youth Centre in Portugal, aimed to bridge existing gaps, build understanding, and strengthen youth participation through dialogue and cooperation. It brought together decision-makers, youth workers, experts, and young people to engage in discussions and diverse activities focused on building meaningful participation of young people in democratic processes. The WDA is an annual event that provides a space to meet, debate, build capacities, and cooperate on youth participation issues.

Study visit to Lisbon “Let’s exchange knowledge on participatory budgeting”

Let's exchange knowledge on participatory budgeting

The Study visit “Let’s exchange knowledge on participatory budgeting” organised by DYPALL Network in cooperation with Zavod Nefiks and Udruga Delta, took place from 30th March – 5th April 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal. The activity brought together 20 youth workers from Slovenia, Croatia, and Portugal and aimed to equip them with practical tools, mechanisms, and models for implementing participatory budgeting for young people in their organizations and at the local level.