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Estonia: past successes, present challenges, and an outlook for the future of youth work

Estonia has a proud history of developing youth work, and while many other countries may aspire to achieve what Estonia has already accomplished in terms of recognition of youth work, such success stories do not mean the work is finished, nor do they imply that the youth sector in Estonia does not face any challenges. Martti Martinson from the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research shared with us some of the successes, future directions, and difficulties that the youth work sector in Estonia is facing.

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ACTIVATE - autistic youth in advocacy, policymaking, and civic engagement

ACTIVATE is an Erasmus+ Youth, Key Action 2 project that is addressing the underrepresentation of autistic young people in advocacy, policymaking, and civic engagement. The Growing Youth Work newsletter met with Tokyo Attard from Malta, who is one of the team working on the project. Together, we explored why the project came about, what its intentions are, and how the European Youth Work Agenda is supporting projects like this.

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UPOR – Empowering youth work by forming an association of youth workers

Growing Youth Work News met with Ajsa Hadzibegovic from Montenegro to talk about the creation of UPOR - Professional Association of Youth Workers (official wording in English). The establishment of this is a big step forward for the recognition of youth work in Montenegro, and equally important, it is a huge step towards supporting the people in Montenegro who are working with and supporting young people in a youth work context throughout the country.

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Call for participants: Exchange Forum on the European Youth Work Agenda 2025

Key stakeholders responsible for implementing the European Youth Work Agenda in their countries are invited to the 4th "Exchange Forum on the European Youth Work Agenda: Boosting national processes for youth work development". It will take place from 1 to 4 December 2025 in Skopje. Interested persons can apply by 15 September 2025.

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Turning ideas for youth work development into projects

The “Growing Youth Work” SNAC held its third Project Lab on Wednesday 18th June 2025. These Labs are a space for the community of practice to come together and pitch ideas for youth work developments to other practitioners. It is also a space for forming alliances and partnerships. This Project Lab was themed on some initial reflections on the 4th European Youth Work Convention. These reflections were provided primarily by Miriam Teuma, one of the leading organisers and host of the Convention.

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From national processes to European level: Mutual support and cooperations

Insights from the third day of the exchange forum How is the experience at the Exchange Forum in Leuven, Belgium? What are participants' perspectives on the whole event? What have they gained, and what are their key takeaways? We’ve launched a short blog from the Exchange Forum, giving voice to various participants to share their insights and reflections. Curious to learn more? Read our blog for highlights from the third day of the Exchange Forum!

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Exchange Forum: a place to reflect, share, and get inspired together

Insights from the second day of the exchange forum How is the experience at the Exchange Forum in Leuven, Belgium? What are participants' perspectives on the whole event? What have they gained, and what are their key takeaways? We’ve launched a short blog from the Exchange Forum, giving voice to various participants to share their insights and reflections. Curious to learn more? Read our blog for highlights from the second day of the Exchange Forum!

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Implementing the European Youth Work Agenda in Croatia

Kristijan Orešković is working for the Croatian Youth Network and is a key player in the national process of the implementation of the European Youth Work Agenda in Croatia. He shares his view about the approach being taken in Croatia in making the good achievements visible. These include a mapping and analysis of Croatian activities within the Bonn Process resulting in a publication as well as an action plan.

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Navigating the Universe of the European Youth Work Agenda

Insights from the first day of the Exchange Forum How is the experience at the Exchange Forum in Leuven, Belgium? What are participants' perspectives on the whole event? What have they gained, and what are their key takeaways? We’ve launched a short blog from the Exchange Forum, giving voice to various participants to share their insights and reflections. Curious to learn more? Read our blog for highlights from the first day of the Exchange Forum!

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What’s happening in the European countries about youth work development?

The report “The State of Play of National Processes Within the European Youth Work Agenda Implementation” was published recently by JUGEND für Europa, the German National Agency for Erasmus+ Youth, Erasmus+ Sport and the European Solidarity Corps on behalf of the cooperation project “Growing Youth Work”. The researcher Dr Frederike Hofmann-van de Poll was contracted to undertake this survey and produce an analysis of the results, comparing them with a similar survey from 2023.