Many young people have clear ideas about a better future. However, they often lack the resources and knowledge to make their voices heard where decisions about their needs and concerns are actually made. This is exactly where Youth Voices Rising comes in.
Nine partner organisations from six European countries are jointly developing and testing practical methods of advocacy work. Our goal: to equip youth workers with innovative methods for promoting participation, and to empower young people to represent their interests effectively – regardless of their background, their parents’ income or their previous success in the formal education system. By doing so, we empower young people to act as experts on their own behalf, strengthen the field of participatory youth work and also promote democracy in Europe.
The activities of Youth Voices Rising do not stand alone: they are embedded in Generation Europe – The Academy, our large network of youth work organisations and support programme for European cooperation.
Milestone 2: Media Strategy and Quality Control Manual
We are happy to give anyone who is also planning projects a glimpse into the engine room of Youth Voices Rising.
Milestone 6: Multiplier Training for Local Lobbyists
Empowering young people to make their voices heard by local decision-makers is a skill that needs to be learned. That’s why we held our Multiplier Training for Local Lobbyists from 14 to 19 February 2026 in Bad Liebenzell, Germany.
Our Next Steps:
Milestone 7: Local Lobbying Trainings
Milestone 8: Social Media Advocacy Trainings
Milestone 9: Advocacy Delegations
The Consortium
Youth Voices Rising brings together youth work organisations from six European countries:
Coordination: Internationales Bildungs- und Begegnungswerk e.V. (Dortmund, Germany) | Project Partners: Jugendakademie Walberberg (Bornheim, Germany) | Stiftung Europäische Jugendbildungs- und Jugendbegegnungsstätte Weimar (Weimar, Germany) | Internationales Forum Burg Liebenzell e.V. (Bad Liebenzell, Germany) | Associazione Interculturale NUR (Cagliari, Italy) | YouthCoop – Cooperativa para o Desenvolvimento e Cidadania CRL (Agualva-Cacém, Portugal) | Szubjektív Értékek Alapítvány (Budapest, Hungary) | KIRKO S.E. (Thessaloniki, Greece) | Irenia, Jocs de Pau (La Nou de Berguedà, Spain)
The other organisations in the 2021-2025 programme phase of the Generation Europe – The Academy network accompany and support the project as associated partners.
The cooperation partnership Youth Voices Rising is co-funded by the European Union. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union, the European Commission or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union, the European Commission nor the EACEA can be held responsible for them.
Generation Europe – The Academy is a programme run by the International Association for Education and Exchange (IBB e.V.), funded by: