Below you'll find a list of all posts from December, 2018
Its already December and slowly some Christmas spirit is arriving and it feels like the years has past by so fast, but also a lot of things happend in 2018 and it has been a very successful year for Rural Youth Europe. Our theme for 2018 has been „Youth participation“ and our main focus within this topic was of course …
Ever wondered what traditions are followed around Europe around the winter holidays? Sari from Finland collected some stories from Rural Youth Europe alumni, which show you celebrations in Europe. Christmas traditions in Finland vary between families but there are a few things that almost everyone has in common; good food and sauna. Some families go to church but that’s not …
Rural Youth Europe’s Autumn Seminar 2018 took place in Finland from 4th– 10thNovember. The event took place in Solvalla Sports Institute in Nuuksio, Espoo, and was organised by Finnish 4H. At the Autumn Seminar participants learn about specific topics via different workshops, learning methods, excursions and discussions. The theme of this year’s seminar was “Media Crossroads”. During the week participants …
At the European Youth Forum’s General Assembly in Novi Sad 21st to 25th November 2018 our Education and Fundraising Manager Pia Winstén, successfully ran for the European Youth Forums Financial Control Commission. Pia was joint at the event by Anja Mager, our Special Interest board member. For those of you who don’t know, the European Youth Forum (YFJ) is a platform for youth …
I flew from Denmark around noon and land in Brussels two hours later. I took the train to the main train station where I met a city beautifully decorated for Christmas. There are light chains in many places and a Christmas tree here and there. The Christmas atmosphere is on the top. On Saturday we had part of our board …
In 2018 about 4.500 members of the rural youth have been volunteering for a good cause. “Tat.Ort Jugend” is a national wide brand for charitable projects which take place all over the year. “Tat.Ort” describes the scene where young people are volunteeringwith visible non-profit-making projects and special encounters which are leaving traces.The engagement of about 194 projects is remarkable. With …
