It has been one year since the Board of Rural Youth Europe last met together physically. This is a milestone we never imagined we would reach and one which calls for some reflection. As we travelled to Bolzano, South Tyrol at the end of February 2020 we were unaware of what the weekend had in store, never mind the year …
Moving Rural Youth Forward: the 6th Youth Goal, the Rural Realities Form and the Policy Work Advisory Committee
In October 2020, in an article of Coyote*, the online magazine published by the partnership between the European Commission and Council of Europe in the field of youth, Anna Lodeserto reminded us of the important role that rural society continues to play in Europe. This is especially relevant when it comes to life decisions made by young people and their transition …
Youth Changing the Narrative: a seminar about changing media landscapes
On February 16 was held the “Changing media landscapes and young people as content creators” seminar, sixth episode of the “Critical thinking and media literacy” online seminars series, organised from January 12 to February 16, 2021 by the Finnish National Agency for Education in cooperation with SALTO-YOUTH* and funded by Erasmus +. *Find out more about SALTO-YOUTH at the end of …
Friends of Rural Youth Europe
FRIENDS OF RURAL YOUTH EUROPE – Spring has sprung, birds are singing, lambs are in the fields, the daffodils are starting to appear after the long winter and the days are getting brighter, all signs of one thing – HOPE. Hope that brighter days are indeed ahead, hope that COVID-19 will be brought under control in Europe and beyond, hope …
What’s up 2021?
QUICK REMINDER After the election of a new board in November 2020, Rural Youth Europe kicks off 2021 with plenty of good news. But first, here’s a quick reminder of the list of our newly elected board members: Chairperson Linzi Stewart Vice-Chairperson Niall Evans Board Member group I Elen Williams Board Member group II Martin Siemen Board Member group III Iiristiina Heinonen Board Member group …
Time to welcome RYEurope’s new board members
At RYEurope’s GA on the 6th of November 2020 the elections for the new board introduced new board members. The new board consists of… Chairperson Linzi Stewart Vice-Chairperson Niall Evans Board Member group I Elen Williams Board Member group II Martin Siemen Board Member group III Iiristiina Heinonen Board Member group IV Birgit Kuslap Special Interest Board Member Siobhan Gallagher Some of …
Young people in rural areas should not be seen as someone that was left behind!
I live in a small hill village with around 30 inhabitants, I attended primary school in a small town, down the valley, around 10 minutes car ride from my home. A small town by any standards but for me it felt like the nicest city ever. I hated my village and everytime I met someone new I told them I …
We’re hiring!
Vacancy at Rural Youth Europe COCOREADO project manager Context Rural Youth Europe is recruiting a new part time project manager to join our motivated team starting from January 2021. The position will be based at the organisation’s office in Helsinki, Finland but some of the work can be done remotely and does not necessarily require daily commuting to the …
Building Bridges Creating a LGBT+ Positive Europe – delays in construcion
What a year its turning out to be, 2020 got off to a busy start with prep team meetings and venue viewings, it was full steam ahead for what was to be the Rural Youth Europe Autumn Seminar hosted by Macra na Feirme in November. We had a great team in place, funding secured, ideas were flowing and there was …
Taimiteko – slowing climate change, one seedling at the time
The following article describes one of the projects run by the Finnish 4H, called Taimiteko. Emma Ilmonen and Eeli Salmela form the Finnish 4H explain what the project is all about. Karoliina Ilmonen, 16, got a summer job from her local 4H association. Here is her story: “I came across an advertisement on the 4H Finland’s website saying my local …