Europeans: into a new Europe

We were at the European Youth Event (EYE) in Strasbourg! In this episode together with David Hutzler from the Young European Federalists, Emma Grabow from the EuroPeers, Fabian Wiek from the International Youth Think Tank and Nikica Torbica from Mladaforma we learned about their youth projects and why they are committed to Europe. What are their wishes for Europe? Find it out in this special episode hosted by Paula.

Europeans: into a new Europe Season 3 Episode 13 - European Youth Parliament (EYP) offers young people an opportunity to become actively engaged in citizenship and empower intercultural understanding. We interview Lira Mikayelyan, a recently elected member of the EYP's Governing Body to know more about her experience, how you can join a session near you and why you should do it!

Europeans: into a new Europe Season 3 Episode 12 - ECYP Alumni brings together former Charlemagne Youth Prize winners in 3 different European cities to discuss future projects and collaborations. José joined the Level Up! Accelerating change in Brussels, an event organized as part of the European Year of Youth. Paula traveled to Aachen for the Karlspreis Europa Summit. And Roksana went to Prague to represent EUSN in the Kickoff Event for the Charlemagne Youth Prize Alumni Network. Listen to their experiences meeting inspiring project leaders and political figures as they build together a new Europe.

Europeans: Into a new Europe Season 3 Episode 9

Europeans: Into a new Europe Season 3 Episode 8 - Taking the train is a very attractive and also sustainable way to travel around Europe. Especially the Alpine region offers beautiful nature as well as breathtaking train routes to discover. For everyone who wants to experience this adventure themselves, the project ‘Yoalin’ is offering help. Young people living in the Alpine region can apply for a special Youth Alpine Interrail-Pass to discover the region they live in. Something that today’s guest Valeria has already done. She tells us more about her travellings and what Yoalin is all about. Check this out and don’t forget to visit their website https://www.yoalin.org/ or Instagram and Facebook page.

Europeans: Into a new Europe Season 3 Episode 4: Today we are speaking with Sophie from the Austrian project “Vegan Kochen Wien '' which translates to English as “Vegan Cooking Vienna”. For this project, five university students came together with the beautiful idea of offering free vegan cooking classes once a month for everyone interested in vegan cuisine. With delicious meals, they want to inspire the participants and show them how easy it is to cook with vegan ingredients. Another interesting fact about the project is that it is funded by the European Solidarity Corps.

Europeans: into a new Europe Season 3 Episode 3 - “Just do it!” This describes very well the project we’ve had the chance to unpack in this episode. Andreas Noe, alias The Trash Traveler tells us the story from how he started to occasionally pick up trash at the Portuguese coast to the development of a great project with countless volunteers participating. In his current project, “The Trash Cycle”, The Trash Traveler cycles 3000 km around Portugal in order to raise awareness about plastic pollution.

Europeans: into a new Europe Season 3 Episode 2 - Today, we are speaking with Maria, part of Lern-Fair, a German project offering free and digital tutoring for pupils of all ages. It was founded at the beginning of the pandemic and tries to reduce educational injustice, which intensified when schools had to close in March 2020. Since then the project had a phenomenal journey, with more than 23.000 pupils registering on the platform and winning multiple prizes, like the National German Commitment Award.

Europeans: stories from a union of volunteers - SPECIAL episode: We are thrilled to announce that our podcast was selected as the Swedish National Winner for the Charlemagne Youth Prize! Find out what the prize is about and when the Award ceremony takes place. Thanks a lot for listening.

Did you know that you can also do your European Solidarity Corps outside  of the EU? Ania Przygodow from Poland worked in a local youth centre in Azerbaijan and got the possibility to explore a very different culture  and the great hospitality of its people. Let's listen do her experiences  of cultural events, a flat without water and a small detour on her way home.

Europeans: stories from a union of volunteers Season 2 Episode 3 - At 28 years old, Heather Egen leaves her stable adult life in search of a unique experience abroad. It is in Reykjavik, Iceland that she volunteers at a homeless shelter and her life completely changes, discovering a sense of community and that a dark and cold winter doesn’t last forever.

Europeans: stories from a union of volunteers Season 2 Episode 2 - When Emily Keal talks about youth work, her passion about it is unmistakable. Starting to work with youngsters as a student in the UK, she is now the  EuroPeers International Network Coordinator. Let's listen to her experiences! 

Europeans: stories from a union of volunteers Season 2 Episode 1 - Anisa Zeqja has felt a part of the Italian culture from a very young age but it was only at 29 years old that she abdicated her life as a psychologist in Albania and moved to Italy to begin her volunteering project in Belluno.