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For this interview we talked to Nerijus Kriauciunas from Lithuania who is part of an exciting initiative called ‘Cities of Learning’. This is an international network with partners from across the world. We asked Nerijus about the initiative and some of the activities that are taking place within it. Nerijus also shared some thoughts about the future of youth work that he and the initiative are contributing to.

The SNAC Growing Youth Work invites you to the Kick-off Webinar of the Youth Work Talks on 26 November 2024 from 10.00 to 12.30 CET.

2025 will see the 4th European Youth Work Convention take place. The Conventions have been a feature of European Youth Work since 2010 happening every five years. They are probably the single most important event series in the youth work calendar. This 4th one will take place in Malta from the 27th to 30th May 2025. To learn about the developments of this important event, we interviewed Marvic Debono, head of the youth sector with the National Agency in Malta responsible for Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps.

We met up with Jean-Marie Cullen and Janice McGarry to discover what is happening in youth work in Ireland and what the implementation of the European Youth Work Agenda looks like. Jean-Marie is the International Affairs Manager for the National Youth Council of Ireland and Janice is the National Coordinator for the Bonn Process in Ireland.

Judit Balogh has been involved in the youth sector since 2002. She is now employed by JINT, the Belgian/Flemish National Agency (NA) for Erasmus+ Youth and the European Solidarity Corps. In this interview, she tells us more about the results of the Belgian EU Council Presidency for the youth sector.

From the 14th to 17th May 2024, the European Academy on Youth Work, third edition, took place in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. The theme was ‘Future developments and their impact on youth work’. There were 200 participants representing a broad spectrum of the youth work community of practice, coming from a large portion of Europe and several neighbouring countries.

The conference “Value and Recognition of Youth Work” took place from 4 to 7 December 2023, in Zagreb, Croatia. The aim was to engage stakeholders from the community of practice in a professional debate on recognition. As a direct result of the conference, five pocket books were created, each diving deeper into a specific aspect of recognition, making these pocket books essential reading for anyone interested in the recognition of youth work!

The network “Generation Europe – the Academy” puts the Bonn Process into action with more than 40 organisations across Europe. We have talked with Lucia Andreatta about their latest symposium and the potential of dialogue between youth, youth work and politics.

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.