Youth in Europe Workshop: ”I Am a European Citizen” – Empowering Young People to Take Action

On April 18th and 19th, 2024, Aktyvis­tai Asso­ci­a­tion host­ed a dynam­ic work­shop titled "I Am a Euro­pean Cit­i­zen" in Kau­nas, Lithua­nia. This event pro­vid­ed young peo­ple with the oppor­tu­ni­ty to learn about ongo­ing changes in the city, dis­cov­er the prin­ci­ples of local gov­er­nance, and explore ways they can con­tribute by sub­mit­ting their ideas and ini­tia­tives to their com­mu­ni­ty.

With the upcom­ing Euro­pean Par­lia­ment and pres­i­den­tial elec­tions on the hori­zon, the work­shop also fea­tured valu­able insights from Vaidą Pranauskienę, who shared key advice on how youth can engage in the polit­i­cal process and make their voic­es heard.

The meet­ing also focused on the core prin­ci­ples of active cit­i­zen­ship, with dis­cus­sions on how young peo­ple can cre­ate and imple­ment ini­tia­tives that address their needs and pri­or­i­ties. We empha­sized the impor­tance of tak­ing action and mak­ing a dif­fer­ence, not just dream­ing about it!

The work­shop includ­ed a review of the Youth in Europe train­ing mod­ules, and we also dis­cussed the upcom­ing Video Con­test about the Euro­pean Union, civic engage­ment, and the oppor­tu­ni­ty to win a trip to Brus­sels!