Elia Frongia has been announced as the winner of the “Bagliori d’Europa” creative contest with his work “Il Caleidoscopio della Democrazia.” The contest, held as part of the “EU4Sardinia” project co-funded by the European Union, aimed to promote active citizenship through artistic expression. Frongia’s piece stood out for its powerful depiction of democratic values, earning him top honors in the competition.

TDM 2000 International extends heartfelt thanks to all participants, organizers, and collaborators for their dedication and hard work. Your contributions have been invaluable in making this initiative a success and in fostering a deeper connection to European values.

Credit: Elia Frongia

On February 27 – 28, the consortium of the “Changemakers for European Democracy” project gathered in Tallinn, Estonia for the second partners’ meeting.

The project was created in response to the low voter turnout seen in the 2019 European Parliament elections. Its goals are to raise young people’s awareness of the importance of voting, explore the topic of active participation, improve the general understanding of the EU and its decision-making processes, ultimately increasing the voter turnout in the June 2024 elections.

During the meeting, the partners reviewed the project progress and outlined the upcoming activities. In order to discuss the importance of youth engagement in democracy and to exchange insights into their respective

The Youth Work Seal project’s international activity, structured in the form of a seminar, was hosted in Cagliari , Italy, from February 13-20. During the activities, the delegates involved, particularly young people, youth workers and policy makers, discussed and analyzed data from the consultation work undertaken in their respective countries. From the data that emerged, they created recommendations, an expression of the issues most felt by young people.

An adequate time and space were devoted to testing and sharing methodologies for active participation and training of young people, especially testing the tools used for consultation activities at the local level.

All the results of the project will

On the 13^th and 14^th of february TDM 2000 International, as the coordinator of the YouPlay Project, hosted the final Transnational partners meeting and the final conference. The two meetings were relevant to plan the final steps to be taken by the partners before the end of the project in march and to promote/disseminate the main project results to more than 50 people. Many youngsters, youth workers, teachers and policy makers had the chance to find out how the educational board game could be used to promote SDGs and youngsters’ active participation.

We are very happy to announce the finalization of the “Policy recommendations and adaptation Guide”, the second main result of our project YouPlay! The tool is intended to be complementary to the developed educational board game, it contains Policy recommendations, a Presentation of the methodology used for the game to be adapted to other fields, Indication of existing tools and systems to recognize the competences that participants will acquire taking part to the educational activities.

The guide will be available in 6 languages on the webpage of the project (https://youthdialogue.eu/youplay/)  by the end of march and it will be free downloadable, stay tuned!

TDM 2000 International has launched a series of educational activities in high schools, dedicated to exploring the functioning of European institutions as part of the “EU4Sardinia” project. These sessions will engage students from Cagliari and Oristano, offering them a deeper understanding of how European governance works and its impact on their lives. The initiative aims to foster greater awareness and interest in European affairs among the youth, encouraging them to become informed and active citizens within the EU.