Telling stories is an important cultural activity both at an individual and collecting levels. Telling stories is vital in the preservation of one’s history, cultures, traditions, values and wisdom. Through the act of storytelling generations pass essential knowledge, beliefs and good practices. On one hand, sharing stories and experiences helps people to connect on a deeper emotional level, on the other, stories can be powerful tools for change.
The youth exchange My yEUth Story 2.0 focuses on storytelling techniques to spread EU values and young people’s experiences and beliefs, to bring a deeper understanding of the EU Youth Strategy (2019-2027) and the 11 Youth Goals and to inspire young people to take an action and feel empowered to make a differences in their own lives and communities. The youth exchange will focus on YG #3 Inclusive Societies and YG #6 Moving Rural Youth Forward. Through different non-formal activities and storytelling techniques, participants will enhance their soft and communicational skills and create shared experiences and strengthen bonds within their communities.
The youth exchange will foster young people’s engagement in community life through the use of digital storytelling techniques, video interviewing and video editing to collect their opinions, beliefs and perceptions on youth policies and strategies to create more inclusive and resilient societies across Europe.
The specific objectives of the project are:
- To raise awareness of the importance of active youth participation through the use of storytelling techniques and video interviewing
- To deepen participants’ understanding of the EU values, the European Youth Strategy and the EYGs
- To promote the EU Youth Strategy (2019-2027) through digital storytelling and the collection of video-interviews
- To address the topic of youth participation and inclusivity and to foster participant’s co-creation skills by exploring interview techniques
- To raise awareness of the importance of youth voices in shaping new European strategies towards the better integration into society of young people
- To emphasize the importance of young people’s voices when shaping new European strategies and promoting diverse views and opinions through the means of storytelling
Venue: Varna, Bulgaria
Duration: 15-21 May 2025
Countries: Bulgaria, Slovakia, Romania and Serbia
Participants: 26 young people
Infopack is available here.
Apply by 6 April 2025: Application form for Bulgarian participants
The project is funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ program.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.