The kick-off meeting of the YinfoPioneers project, coordinated by ERYICA, took place in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 24-25 May 2022. The 24-month project aims to pioneer youth information services in some Western Balkan countries.

The 2nd European Academy on Youth Work took place between 31 May - 3 June 2022 in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. Around 150 stakeholders in European youth work gathered to reflect and discuss what was needed to initiate, support and sustain innovation in the field in response to current needs and developments.

The Barnahus project has jointly published a terminology handbook that explains the language of sexual violence against children. The manual is broadly directed toward professionals and volunteers working with children and youth

One of the most important events that Youth Information Centers of the Youth Board of Cyprus implement every year is the Career Academy! This year the Career Academy was carried out in the town of Larnaca from 18th to 19th March 2022.

Young Scot launched national research findings on how young people want to engage online with Scottish Gaelic (Gaelic) – the founding language of Scotland. The research reunited over 1,100 responses from young people from across Scotland.

Youth Work Ireland and Belong To will host a celebratory Pride Breakfast event on the morning of Dublin Pride on Saturday, June 25th. This will be the 5th year both organisations have come together to host this unique and exciting event.

LOGO Austria, in cooperation with partners from Ireland, Finland, Belgium and Sweden, has produced a video highlighting the many challenges young people face. Professional youth work supports them in managing their lives every day. Youth workers act professionally, and youth work is a profession!

The impacts of gaming on children and young people have been massively controversial over the years. The Never Give In campaign sought to share the effects that young people believe gaming has on their mental health.

Last March, the first edition of ERYICA’s YIntro course - Stepping into youth information, took place at the Valencian youth network Xarxa Jove. The course was organised by IVAJ (Valencian Youth Institute) and was facilitated by three professionals from the Valencian region trained in the first ToT - ERYICA’s Training of trainers in 2020.

The 33rd General Assembly of ERYICA took place in Barcelona last month, from 11 to 13 May 2022, with the attendance of 84 participants from 20 European countries. The National Youth Emancipation Network in Catalonia is delighted with the results, the atmosphere and the opportunity to regain the presence of these spaces for exchange and growth of the Network.

At a time when virtual communication through screens has gained so much presence in our lives, this project seeks to raise awareness and value key aspects of face-to-face contact to experience through all our senses, favouring communication with our interlocutor.

Since May 2022, the Estonian youth information service Teeviit has provided information to young people in four different languages. The action aims to ensure that young people whose mother tongue is not Estonian can access quality and reliable information, including war refugees, international students, local minorities, and visitors.

The campaign aimed to inform and illustrate the importance of safety helmets through activities. The campaign was held during the spring school break, which was perfect timing to address the issue with young people as the weather was warm enough to ride around on a bike or scooter.

Article by former ERYICA President Jaana Fedotoff (2016 – 2022), Koordinaatti, Finland

This webinar, conducted in collaboration with the Council of Europe, aims to raise awareness on different forms of sexual violence, harassment, grooming, and abuse affecting young people. It will be an opportunity to establish an open dialogue on their impact on young people, the position of youth information and counselling services, and what kind of actions and support can be provided to young people in need.

ERYICA’s 33rd General Assembly will take from 11 to 13 May 2022 hosted by the Catalan Youth Agency. For over two days, we will meet to learn about the latest developments and projects of the network, exchange best practice examples and take important decisions for the future of ERYICA and youth information.

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.