Today was our final day. Ten days ago, participants from Bulgaria, Romania and Greece arrived in Smolyan as separate national groups. Today saying goodbye felt much harder than many of us expected. The final day was dedicated to evaluation, reflection, Youthpass and...

A successful Erasmus+ Youth Exchange should leave behind more than photographs. It should create knowledge, skills, relationships and motivation that continue after participants return home. This was the ambition of “Sustainable Youth Action for Community Impact,”...

Our exchange is almost over. Today the main question was no longer: What have we learned? It became: What are we going to do with it? During the previous days we explored sustainability, responsible consumption, environmental protection, active citizenship, European...

Today our sustainability discussions moved from youth work into the institutional world. We visited the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water – Smolyan (RIEW Smolyan) and learned more about environmental protection in the region. During the previous days, we...

Europe is easier to understand when you meet the people who live in it. This simple idea was visible throughout “Sustainable Youth Action for Community Impact,” which brought young people from Bulgaria, Romania and Greece together in Smolyan from 22 to 31 December...

Today we became young community researchers. Our challenge was to communicate directly with local people and listen to their perspectives about Smolyan, young people, community life and opportunities for participation. At first, approaching strangers felt...