Discovering Brussels, the heart of Europe (Cherie Lyn Salisi) It seems like so long ago that groups of young people from Spain and Italy went to Brussels. Everyone we met was so welcoming. It was a really incredible experience for us to know more about their culture, the European Parliament, and of course the [...]
Current agenda, sense of humanity (Cristina Imaz) As soon as we arrived, we were asked to think about the challenges the world faces nowadays. We were divided in groups in order to discuss about the different topics of R&W such as migration, intercultural dialogue, youth unemployment, dropouts or the scarce youth participation. We talked about the [...]
A bridge to the future (Rosario Ceresi) La settimana di training del progetto “Radici e Ali” tenutosi a Villa Ximenes dal 18 al 23 luglio 2016 (da lunedì a sabato) non è la mia prima esperienza in un contesto internazionale di studi, ciò nonostante ritengo sia stata una delle più formative. La settimana è [...]
Youth Social Commitment and Civic Participation “Our lives begin to end when we become silent about things that matter.” (Martin Luther King, Jr) While inclusion is a prerequisite for a functioning society, active participation of all its members is what allows every individual to represent others and be represented, and facilitates its constant change for [...]
Pathways: Education-to-work transitions (Youth unemployment) “Employment is nature’s physician, and is essential to human happiness.” (Galen) Ensuring education for all is not enough if it doesn’t come along with the opportunity to work. Employment is not only crucial for self-sustenance, but is also correlated with self-realization, self-esteem and higher life satisfaction. However, about 20% of [...]
Leaving no one behind (Dropouts, NEETs) “One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.” (Malala) Education is a fundamental human right. Today, more than 70 million children of primary education age are not in school, and nearly 760 million adults are illiterate (humanium.org). Education for all is the basis not [...]
Migration and integration “I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot, together we can do great things.” (Mother Teresa) A society cannot be such if there is no concrete effort to foster a process of integration among all its members. Today this is particularly relevant, with the increase in multiculturalism brought [...]
Making the most of diversity “Intercultural dialogue is the best guarantee of a more peaceful, just and sustainable world.” (Robert Alan) We find ourselves in a juncture of history where solidarity, not isolation, communities, not ghettos, interdependence, not individualism are indispensable values toward building peace. In an increasingly growing global reality, intercultural dialogue is a [...]
The youth our world needs today (Diogo, Sara, Silvia) Saturday, the 23rd of July. Mattia Barina shared his learning experience transitioning from study to work. Dr. Maria Yarosh facilitated the session on the use of portfolios in identifying some skills we have developed during the week and in introducing the application of the portfolio [...]
Challenge IV - Participation for all (Diogo, Sara, Silvia) Friday, 22nd of July. After the topic of the day was introduced, in break-out groups we prepared and then presented in the plenary different examples (in videos and sketches) on what this challenge mean in real life. Claudia De Stefanis, Head of the Communications Section of the European [...]
