The Youth Information Centers of the Youth Board of Cyprus continued to support the youth of Cyprus for another challenging year. The priority was to enhance the accessibility of Cypriot youth to information and to implement targeted activities, aiming to empower and support them.

In February 2022, Wales launched its exciting, new international learning exchange programme – called Taith. The program will allow Wales and its international partners to continue to benefit from exchanges similar to the opportunities from Erasmus+.

Due to the COVID-19, the Regional Center for Youth Information and Documentation, CRIDJ, of the Community of Madrid, had to reinvent itself with a "Non-Face to Face Attention" model to better assist young people.

After a successful experience piloting a youth newspaper in the summer of 2021, Teevit launched in November 2021 a new edition focused on youth work and its role to support youths' mental health and challenges with digitalisation. Check it out!

Meet new ERYICA’s organisation in North Macedonia, Poraka Nova!. From 2022, they will continue the successful legacy of the Mladiinfo portal dedicated to youth information on education and youth engagement through digital media.

We have a new member in Spain! Give a warm welcome to DG Juventud de Murcia! The Region of Murcia is already involved in the ERYICA network, supporting the organisation of the Iberian-Insular Youth Ambassadors training 2022.

The Youth information Centres in Cyprus organised a series of online workshops on entrepreneurship entitled "A to Z of Business - Everything you need to know to start your new business", aimed to provide young potential entrepreneurs with a complete picture and all the necessary information to start their own businesses.

During November, Young Scot ran a one-week-long 'Money and Me' organic social media campaign for young people on managing money, debt, and budgeting for the future. They ran the campaign in partnership with the Money and Pension Service – the official organisation for improving people's financial capabilities.

Estonia celebrated the Youth Work Week in November 2021. This year the week was focused on mental health and digitalisation. The campaign ¨Airplane mode“ ran during the Week with the aim of encouraging taking a rest from digital devices for at least 15 minutes.

Last October, the youth information centre in Villalba (Madrid, Spain) carried out a creative action involving two young artists from the municipality, on the occasion of the 25N, International Day Against Gender Violence.

Meic, the national information, advice and advocacy helpline for children and young people in Wales, celebrates over 10 years of service by launching a new animated video for children and young people to understand the services that the helpline can offer them.

The series aims to introduce young people to various professions. By attending these online workshops, young people can discover various professions, learn about postgraduate programs and possible employment opportunities in each field.

We are very happy to announce that Jugendstiftung Baden-Württemberg (Germany) has just joined the ERYICA network as a cooperating organisation.

The campaign aimed to empower families and young people on the importance of ensuring privacy in your digital life. In addition, an online training of trainers for professionals from Youth Information Centres and Youth Offices of Catalonia, was organised to support the action.

Today, there is no overall coordinating body for youth information in Norway at the Governmental level. Instead, all coordination is done by the informal network “Forum for ungdomsinformasjon i Norge”, consisting of 8 local or regional Youth Information Services. Get to know their story!

To earn a lot of money quickly, as easily as possible - that's what not only many young people want. We are surrounded by promises of how this goal can be achieved. But what is really behind the offers and promises?

Youth Worker Online proved to be an effective tool to allow young people to access complete and reliable information and recognise the work of youth information workers whilst also receiving the necessary support and being referred to professionals working within the mental health field.

An all-Estonian poetry contest was organised by the initiative of the young people. The aim was to encourage young people to think and write about environmental issues, and it was open to young people aged 7-26.

As part of the Summer of Smiles festival in Cardiff held on the City Hall Lawns from 20 July to 8 August, ProMo-Cymru teamed up with Child Friendly Cardiff to fund young people's artistic work.

The national-level programme focused this time on health issues - mental, physical, and social health. The program offered youth-friendly information via different channels, from social media posts and videos to newspaper articles.