NEWS

2024 General Assembly of CONNECT International

This year, CONNECT International hosted its annual General Assembly in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from the 6th to the 7th of November 2024. Representatives of member organizations came together to reflect on past achievements, establish goals for the coming year, and...

Circle of Compassion Closing Meeting

The final meeting of the Circle of Compassion project has been implemented successfully. During the meeting, representatives of each partner organization came together to evaluate the project and its efficiency, share their experience, and provide ideas and advice on...

B4H8 Methodology and Platform: Empowering Youth Professionals to Combat Hate Speech

The Before They Hate (B4H8) project was born out of a shared desire to address issues like discrimination and misogyny, which still affect young people across Europe. Through the combined efforts of Connect International (Belgium), St Paul’s Youth Forum (Scotland),...

CET Piloting Workshop – A Success in Brussels

Connect International in collaboration with the Generation Why Not held in October a piloting workshop, as part of the Communicate, Engage, Transform (CET) project, aimed at empowering participants with essential skills to drive meaningful change in their...

Representative of CONNECT participated in the Joint Council on Youth’s 51st meeting in Strasbourg

A representative of Connect International participated at the 51st meeting Joint Council on Youth (CMJ that took place in the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg on 21st and 23rd of October 2024. The CMJ brings together representatives from the European Steering...

The “Volunt@@ring” Training within the E-volunteering Project is held in Belgrade

Coming from six different countries, youth workers, trainers, representatives of youth organizations, and NFE educators joined the E-volunteering training in Belgrade this October, where they discussed existing e-volunteering mechanisms in their respective countries...

“Geltu!” A short film about hate speech

In September 2023, the short film ‘Geltu!’ (Barking) was shot in Iceland as part of the European project Before They Hate (B4H8). Coordinated by the Icelandic organisation Ofsi and supported by Connect International (Belgium), St Paul’s Youth Forum (Scotland), Center...

READY-CET-GO – Open call for workshop of Communicate- Engage- Transform (CET) Project

Are you part of a local youth organisation (YO) and you want to improve your communication strategies and create positive change in your community? The Communicate-Engage-Transform (CET) project, funded by Erasmus+, invites youth organisations to participate in...

Training of Trainers held as a part of CET project!

Training of Trainers within the Project Communicate-Engage-Transform (CET) aimed to enhance youth organizations’ communication skills. By improving these capacities, organizations can develop effective strategies, increase audience engagement, and boost local youth...

Representative of Connect took part in conslutative meeting on inclusion of youth perspectives in Council of Europe’ work

Connect International was a part of the Council of Europe two-day consultative meeting on the inclusion of a youth perspective in the Organisation’s intergovernmental and other deliberations on 19-20 September 2024 at the European Youth Centre. Consultations were held...

Representative of Connect took part in the plenary meeting of Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI)

Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI) held 11th meeting in Strasbourg, France from 17th to 19th September 2024. A representative of Connect International had the opportunity to represent Advisory Council on Youth in the meeting and follow the further developments...

OPEN CALL FOR EXPERTS MEETING FOR RE(IN)INNOVATING PROJECT

We are thrilled to invite you to the Expert Meeting on Re(In)novating Digital Youth Work, taking place from 8th to 10th November 2024 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. This event will bring together 18 leading experts to collaborate, share insights, and drive innovation in the...