We are happy to present the latest translation of the DesYIgn toolkit to Valencian, thanks to the Valencian Youth Institute, IVAJ.

More than 30 representatives from ERYICA member organisations in Andorra, Spain and Portugal gathered in Benicassim (Spain) for the 5th Ibero-Insular Working Group meeting in early November.

ERYICA will rely on the European Youth Information Day campaign 2022 to advocate for young people's right to information. Apart from giving access to other rights, the right to information is a powerful tool to enhance participation and preserve democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Decided by the Joint Council on Youth in October 2021, the campaign aims to increase young people’s role in the process of revitalising participatory democracy in the Council of Europe and restore mutual trust between young people and democratic institutions and processes.

ERYICA is organising an international seminar in Luxembourg on 21-24 March 2022. The topic of the event is the role of media and information literacy (MIL) in young people’s lives and the role of different stakeholders.

The European Youth Information Quality Label, which guides young people through the information overload and tells them that a particular piece of information is verified, true and unbiased, has been awarded to two new organisations: Aġenzija Żgħażagħ (Malta) and Young Scot (UK).

Our two-and-a-half-year international project titled Innovative youth information service design and outreach (DesYIgn) has reached its end, and it produced a number of outputs that are interesting for the European youth information work scene, as well as for other sectors of youth work.

ERYICA members from Estonia, Finland and Lithuania gathered to discuss the current situation of youth information in their countries, share ideas and best practices, and explore future cooperation actions.

Consumer rights concern everyone, especially young people. With the digital sphere gradually intertwining with every part of our daily lives, children, youth and young adults are confronted with limitless possibilities of consumption. What is the role of youth information in this respect?

The course, divided into five modules, targets educators, youth workers and intermediaries willing to deepen their knowledge on misinformation, fake news, algorithms or pedagogic attitudes.

2022 will be the time to empower those who dedicated so much time to others in the last year. Whilst the pandemic has been challenging for all, it is undoubtedly true that young people have been disproportionately impacted by it.

The framework offers a shared reference tool for describing the competences (knowledge, skills and attitudes) required by YI workers, or any youth work professionals delivering youth information.

There is no doubt that the campaign for the European Youth Information Day 2021 has opened a meaningful discussion on mental health and emotional well-being among young people and youth workers. There is a global demand to bring mental health to the forefront. And young people have a lot to say about it

Two training sessions were organised in the Youth Ambassadors and YInfoPEERs project framework: one on advocacy for the young people’s right to information and the other on the peer-to-peer approach in youth information.

This webinar, conducted in collaboration with the Council of Europe, aims to elaborate on the service design method, discuss its integration and role into youth information services, as well as outline the results of the DesYIgn project. This webinar in particular also serves as the closing event of the DesYIgn project, supported by the Erasmus+ Programme.

The European Youth Information and Counselling Agency is offering a series of five webinars in communication to our members, to upskill the profile of youth information workers in the field of promotion and digital trends. Register now!

Check out the recent focus group interview report of the Erasmus+ DesYIgn project (Innovative Youth Information Service Design and Outreach), carried out across four different countries!

The European Commission is launching four new educational videos, aiming to empower EU citizens to become better-informed consumers and take positive action in the areas of financial literacy, internet safety, data protection and sustainable consumption.