Consumer rights concern everyone, especially young people. With the digital sphere gradually intertwining with every part of our daily lives, children, youth and young adults are confronted with limitless possibilities of consumption. What is the role of youth information in this respect?

The course, divided into five modules, targets educators, youth workers and intermediaries willing to deepen their knowledge on misinformation, fake news, algorithms or pedagogic attitudes.

2022 will be the time to empower those who dedicated so much time to others in the last year. Whilst the pandemic has been challenging for all, it is undoubtedly true that young people have been disproportionately impacted by it.

The framework offers a shared reference tool for describing the competences (knowledge, skills and attitudes) required by YI workers, or any youth work professionals delivering youth information.

There is no doubt that the campaign for the European Youth Information Day 2021 has opened a meaningful discussion on mental health and emotional well-being among young people and youth workers. There is a global demand to bring mental health to the forefront. And young people have a lot to say about it

Two training sessions were organised in the Youth Ambassadors and YInfoPEERs project framework: one on advocacy for the young people’s right to information and the other on the peer-to-peer approach in youth information.

This webinar, conducted in collaboration with the Council of Europe, aims to elaborate on the service design method, discuss its integration and role into youth information services, as well as outline the results of the DesYIgn project. This webinar in particular also serves as the closing event of the DesYIgn project, supported by the Erasmus+ Programme.

The European Youth Information and Counselling Agency is offering a series of five webinars in communication to our members, to upskill the profile of youth information workers in the field of promotion and digital trends. Register now!

Check out the recent focus group interview report of the Erasmus+ DesYIgn project (Innovative Youth Information Service Design and Outreach), carried out across four different countries!

The European Commission is launching four new educational videos, aiming to empower EU citizens to become better-informed consumers and take positive action in the areas of financial literacy, internet safety, data protection and sustainable consumption.

The conclusions invite the Member States to involve youth information providers in the promotion of active and democratic participation, and recognise the importance of providing youth-friendly information to all young people in this matter too.

This booklet is a tribute to organisations that work for upholding young people’s right to access to quality information, which promotes their autonomy and active participation in a democratic society.

The 3rd European Youth Work Convention has aimed explicitly at putting flesh on the bones of the European Youth Work Agenda while respecting its political framework and describing future steps, actions and measures to be taken under the Bonn process.

This user-friendly document gives practical ideas for the implementation of the Charter principles, showcases good practices and includes testimonies of young people.

he campaign aims to encourage young people to exteriorise their emotions, problems and fears, raising awareness of the importance of mental health and emotional well-being among them.

Eight focus group interviews with young people were carried out across four different countries, which formed the basis for the DesYIgn Focus Group Interview Report. It is our pleasure to inform you that the report is now available in Italian and Spanish!

The result of the work in the Council of Europe - ERYICA partnership during the last two years is soon becoming visible to the public! The two institutions and the Working Group that built the contents are going to present the European Youth Information Quality Label in an online event on 1 December, between 10-13h CET.

It aims to l provide tools, suggestions and resources to train young people, digital immigrants (+50) and also the intermediaries who work with them in how to read media - particularly social media.