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.

After a couple of years of joint advocacy with Eurodesk, "youth information worker" was officially included as an occupation in ESCO, the European skills/competencies, qualifications and occupations dictionary, in January 2022.

The Youth Congress of Catalonia will be held on 17-19 March 2022. It is conceived as a platform that brings together and represents youth associations and comprises nearly one hundred organisations and federations.

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.

February was a month to celebrate LGBTQ+ history, and Meic joined the celebrations by looking at different aspects of LGBTQ+ in our latest campaign.

The Bridge Youth café provides a safe space for young people who are on the autism spectrum, where they can develop life skills that will facilitate their engagement and participation in other youth services, initiatives and activities.

Estonian national level web-based youth information service Teeviit decided to join the social platform Tik-Tok to reach young people, support them with quality and reliable information and spread campaigns, participation opportunities, and various events.

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!

Every day there are more and more initiatives and projects linked to the European Year of Youth. Check out the updated portal and keep an eye on the new activities organised in the framework!

Check the COVID-19 Impact and Looking Forward Report based on surveys carried out in spring and autumn 2021 by the EC-CoE partnership and discover what the new normality will bring to the youth sector.

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.

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.

What do youth think the European Year of Youth 2022 should be about? What are their concerns and needs? Check out the survey results launched by the European Commission and learn about the political agreement on the initiative.