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The Conference “Space for (youth) growth” (Rotterdam, October 2025), was an event format of the Youth Work Talks series which is organised by the Growing Youth Work SNAC. The subtitle of the conference was, “Building cross-sectoral alliances in the changing political climate”, which provided the thematic focus of the conference. The overall aim was to facilitate building cross-sectoral alliances in the changing political, social and economic climate for young people’s personal and civic growth. read more

The Conference “Space for (youth) growth” (Rotterdam, October 2025), was an event format of the Youth Work Talks series which is organised by the Growing Youth Work SNAC. The subtitle of the conference was, “Building cross-sectoral alliances in the changing political climate”, which provided the thematic focus of the conference. The overall aim was to facilitate building cross-sectoral alliances in the changing political, social and economic climate for young people’s personal and civic growth. read more

The Conference “Space for (youth) growth” (Rotterdam, October 2025), was an event format of the Youth Work Talks series which is organised by the Growing Youth Work SNAC. The subtitle of the conference was, “Building cross-sectoral alliances in the changing political climate”, which was also the thematic focus of the conference. The overall aim was to facilitate building cross-sectoral alliances in the changing political, social and economic climate for young people’s personal and civic growth. read more

The Conference “Space for (youth) growth” (Rotterdam, October 2025), was an event format of the Youth Work Talks series which is organised by the Growing Youth Work SNAC. This article summarises the keynote speech which was provided by Dermot O’Brien from Bray in Ireland. Continue reading and learn about the challenges young people are facing today and how youth work can and should respond to these challenges by connecting with other sectors. read more

How is the experience at the Exchange Forum in Skopje, North Macedionia? What are participants' perspectives on the whole event? What have they gained, and what are their key takeaways? We’ve launched a short blog from the Exchange Forum, giving voice to various participants to share their insights and reflections. Curious to learn more? Read our blog for highlights from the second day of the Exchange Forum! read more

How is the experience at the Exchange Forum in Skopje, North Macedionia? What are participants' perspectives on the whole event? What have they gained, and what are their key takeaways? We’ve launched a short blog from the Exchange Forum, giving voice to various participants to share their insights and reflections. Curious to learn more? Read our blog for highlights from the second day of the Exchange Forum! read more

How is the experience at the Exchange Forum in Skopje, North Macedionia? What are participants' perspectives on the whole event? What have they gained, and what are their key takeaways? We’ve launched a short blog from the Exchange Forum, giving voice to various participants to share their insights and reflections. Curious to learn more? Read our blog for highlights from the first day of the Exchange Forum! read more

The “Growing Youth Work” SNAC held its third Project Lab on Wednesday 18th June 2025. These Labs are a space for the community of practice to come together and pitch ideas for youth work developments to other practitioners. It is also a space for forming alliances and partnerships. This Project Lab was themed on some initial reflections on the 4th European Youth Work Convention. These reflections were provided primarily by Miriam Teuma, one of the leading organisers and host of the Convention. read more

Key stakeholders responsible for implementing the European Youth Work Agenda in their countries are invited to the 4th "Exchange Forum on the European Youth Work Agenda: Boosting national processes for youth work development". It will take place from 1 to 4 December 2025 in Skopje. Interested persons can apply by 15 September 2025. read more

Growing Youth Work News met with Ajsa Hadzibegovic from Montenegro to talk about the creation of UPOR - Professional Association of Youth Workers (official wording in English). The establishment of this is a big step forward for the recognition of youth work in Montenegro. read more

ACTIVATE is an Erasmus+ Youth, Key Action 2 project that is addressing the underrepresentation of autistic young people in advocacy, policymaking, and civic engagement. The Growing Youth Work newsletter met with Tokyo Attard from Malta, who is one of the team working on the project. Together, we explored why the project came about, what its intentions are, and how the European Youth Work Agenda is supporting projects like this. read more

Estonia has a proud history of developing youth work, and while many other countries may aspire to achieve what Estonia has already accomplished in terms of recognition of youth work, such success stories do not mean the work is finished, nor do they imply that the youth sector in Estonia does not face any challenges. Martti Martinson from the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research shared with us some of the successes, future directions, and difficulties that the youth work sector in Estonia is facing. read more