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The conference “Value and Recognition of Youth Work” took place from 4-7 December 2023 in Zagreb, Croatia. The conference was part of the strategic partnership of 16 National Agencies (NA) for the implementation of the EU youth programmes Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps, and SALTO Youth Resource Centres (SALTO RC) who are keen to implement and strengthen the European Youth Work Agenda (EYWA) through the Bonn Process.

16 National Agencies and SALTO Youth Resource Centres joined forces in a Strategic Cooperation project to “Strengthening youth work in Europe by supporting the implementation of the European Youth Work Agenda!”. Get some insights in this article.

Jasmina Banjalučkić works at the “Institute for Youth Development KULT”. She is a youth worker and Head of the Department for Youth Policy Development. She talked with us in an interview about the impact of the European Youth Work Agenda and the recognition of youth work in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Andreas Björk works as a Development Manager with special competence regarding youth work and youth leisure in Sweden. He works for the Swedish Agency of Youth and Civil Society. We met him earlier in the year and he agreed to share with us some of his insights into what impact the Bonn Process is having in Sweden.

Find out about the benefits of integrating the European Youth Work Agenda into training courses. The statements of participants of the training course “Let’s Go Civic! Civic Education in Youth Exchanges” provide insights into an inspirational session.

The second Youth Work Works Congress led by De Ambrassade, took place in Brussels in June of 2023. Over 500 youth workers, policy makers and people from neighbouring sectors gathered and immersed themselves in exploring the mission of youth work, the DNA of the youth worker, and the positive effect of youth work.

Jelena Stojanovic is a youth worker from Serbia and is the Executive Director at NAPOR, the Serbian National Association of Youth Workers. She is also the contact person for the Bonn Process in Serbia. Jelena participated in the Bonn Process Exchange Forum in May (2023). It was here that we spoke with Jelena about her work and the impact of the Bonn Process on youth work in Serbia.

Olga Kyriakidou is a youth worker from Greece. She is a representative of the Hellenic Youth Worker Association and the national contact point for the Bonn Process. Back in May she talked with us about the situation of youth work in Greece and the positive impact the Bonn Process is having on the recognition of youth work.

Learn more about the state of play of national processes within the Bonn Process around Europe and other outcomes of the Bonn Process Exchange Forum on National Processes that took place in May 2023.

Connecting national processes at European level enriches the approaches for individuals working in their respective national youth work fields. The second Exchange Forum - that took place from 10 to 12 May 2023 in Germany - brought together 50 participants from 27 countries. They used the opportunity to further develop the cooperation between the national processes and to continue the building of support for organisations and institutions, to be able to implement a successful Bonn Process. The common purpose of the Exchange Forum ultimately is to make youth work stronger and develop it further.

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‘Youth in Urban Space’ was a two year Erasmus+ Youth project. It took place from 2020 to 2022 and concluded with a conference in January of 2023. Werner Prinzjakowitsch of the Association of Viennese Youth Centres shared insights and outcomes in an interview with us.