Non-Formal
Education

Learner-centred education that focuses on practical skills.

Guidebooks

Read the toolkits and guidebooks developed at our events.

Youth Work Materials

Download materials that you can use within your organisation.

Podcasts

Listen to Rural Voices - the Rural Youth Europe Podcast.

learning platform

Explore the learning materials developed at our events and via our projects. The aim for this page is to provide materials for your rural youth organisations.

Our Non-Formal Youth Work Methods

Young people taking part in a non-formal education workshop organised by Rural Youth Europe.

Games to get to know
each other

Human rights and
peace building

Evaluation Methods

Engergisers

Youth Participation

Rural Voices

The Rural Youth Europe Podcast

Rural Youth Europe participants recording podcast interviews outdoors.

Young people speaking into microphones during a Rural Voices podcast recording.

Rural Youth Europe participants conducting interviews at an international event.

Building resilient structures for rural youth

This guidebook provides a methodology for establishing rural youth organisations and supports our broader mission to empower young people in rural communities.

Guidebook

Participants attending a Rural Youth Europe training session.

Participants gathered during a Rural Youth Europe educational programme.

Rural Youth
Work 101

With the support of the Council of Europe we brought together 35 representatives from 12 countries in April 2024, for the Spring Study Session in Budapest Hungary. This tool kit focuses on rural youth project management, visibility, funding, sustainability, inclusion and advocacy.

Toolkit

Participants at the European Rally 2023 event organised by Rural Youth Europe.

European Rally 2023: Grow – Eat – Repeat

The circular economy of food. Read the outcomes of our 2023 European Rally held in Austria.

Booklet

LGBTQI+ Materials

Download these materials to promote inclusiveness within your organisation.

LGBTQI+ educational material created by Rural Youth Europe.

Social Media Post

Guide promoting inclusion and diversity for rural youth organisations.

A4 Poster

Resource supporting LGBTQI+ awareness and inclusion in rural communities.

A3 Poster

Respect and Resilience

Participants attending the Rural Youth Europe Study Session 2023.

Study Session 2023 Report

Participants working together during the Respect and Resilience project.

Respect and Resilience Guidebook

Participants gathered during a sustainability-focused Rural Youth Europe project.

The Sustainability Cookbook: Feed it Forward – Food as a Human Right

The 2022 study session ‘Feed it Forward’ was organised by Rural Youth Europe in conjunction with The European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA) on the subject of food as a human right.

Cookbook

Illustration promoting the Rural Ideation Cards initiative by Rural Youth Europe.

Together Thursdays: Rural Ideation Cards

These Cards help you develop ideas and plans for various tasks of active rural youth organisations. From advocacy, to setting up projects and events.

Explore

Dare to Share: Communicate and Collaborate Workshop

Educational resource showing social media communication tips for youth organisations.

The big 5 social media channels

Examples of effective social media content created for youth organisations.

Top 10 elements of a social media post

Do you want to submit your own materials?

Get in touch on office@ruralyoutheurope.com!

Non-Formal Education