YES Forum - Empowering young people

CitiGenZ - Co-creating Europe’s future

9 July 2025

The YES Forum took part in the CityGenZ Ideathon, hosted by PINA in Koper, Slovenia, which brought together young people from across Europe to explore key issues affecting youth.

Annual Event 2025 - research and practice to tackle intergenerational poverty

11 June 2025

YES Forum held its General Assembly and Annual Event 2025 in Groningen (NL) in collaboration with CMO STAMM on 3 - 5 June 2025

CitiGenZ – Stepping into policymakers‘ shoes

16 April 2025

The YES Forum held a Shadow Cabinet for young people to debate and reflect on key EU topics as if they were decision-makers

Civil Society Week 2025: Fostering social cohesion

26 March 2025

The YES Forum showcased its work towards ensuring social rights and joined insightful discussions

Building a Skilled and Inclusive Europe: Reflections from the EU Social Forum

11 March 2025

The YES Forum joined the 2025 EU Social Forum in Brussels, which addressed the urgent need for inclusive skills development in Europe.

Back On Track - Partners celebrate the first project year

28 February 2025

From 26-27 February 2025, project partners met in Bosnia and Herzegovina to present achievements and set the course for the next phase.

EU Player - Let the game begin!

24 February 2025

The project started in February gathering all the partners in Stuttgart

Article - Social inclusion of rural NEETS in the EU and the UK

12 February 2025

The article explores policies to enhance the social inclusion of young people not in education, employment or training and civil society organisations' initiatives to tackle this issue.

EESC Liaison Group - at the heart of EU civil society

30 January 2025

The YES Forum is now a member of a unique platform designed to bridge the gap between civil society organisations and EU institutions.

CitiGenZ - Building up youth workers skills

28 January 2025

The Youth Workers Training held in Stuttgart aimed to help professionals inspire youth engagement in EU awareness and political discussions.

Social Rights in the EU: the Role of Social and Youth Work

16 December 2024

The YES Forum joined Social Platform’s "Social Rights are Human Rights" event on strengthening ties between the European Social Charter and the EPSR.

Study visits - Exploring Inclusive Practices in Stuttgart

11 October 2024

The YES Forum organised study visits as part of its commitment to inclusive youth work for a group of youth workers and young people from 6 different countries

A.M.O.R. - Strengthening Inclusivity in Digital and Physical Spaces

11 October 2024

The YES Forum hosted educators, social workers, and young people for training to explore inclusive practices in youth work

Back on Track - Expanding the Stakeholder Network

10 October 2024

The YES Forum brought together diverse organisations from Germany, Bulgaria, Romania, and a youth-led European network to introduce them to the BoT project

Members – Dialogues between young people and policymakers with BAG EJSA

17 July 2024

The YES Forum joined its founder member BAG EJSA’s 75th Anniversary celebrations participating in a regional gathering in Regensburg (Germany)

Members - Bridging Generations in Europe

1 July 2024

YES Forum and IB bring young people and professionals together in a cross-generational dialogue about democracy

Annual Event - Exploring the social challenges of the green transition

19 June 2024

YES Forum held its General Assembly and Annual Event 2024 in Piteå (Sweden) in collaboration with Piteå Kommun, focusing on the social challenges driven by the green transition.

Analysis - NEETs in Europe

3 June 2024

We have contributed to the publication DREIZEHN, edited by our member BAG EJSA, with an analysis of the situation of NEETs in the Danube region.

European Elections 2024 – Encouraging youth vote

24 May 2024

The YES Forum has launched several initiatives to encourage young people's participation in the 2024 European elections

A.M.O.R. - Sharing good practices

30 April 2024

The YES Forum showcased the AMOR Project and its results in an event organised in Stuttgart on April 20th.

Social Work Conference 2024 - New trends and challenges

28 April 2024

The YES Forum exchanged impressions on Climate Change, Digitalisation, and Migration's Impact on Social Work in Brugges

Learning LAB - Promoting active learning

21 April 2024

The Learning LAB training, held in Stuttgart from 19-20 April, brought together young participants and professionals from across Europe to enhance their knowledge about Europe

Advancing Civic Engagement - Sharing expertise on accessible communication

22 March 2024

YES Forum and IEKEP conducted a workshop at the Leadership Academy organised by together.eu

Civil Society Week 2024 - Improving dialogue between civil society and stakeholders

11 March 2024

The YES Forum joined in Brussels the discussions on civil participation organised by the EESC

Back on Track - Empowering Rural Youth in the Danube region

4 March 2024

The Back on Track (BoT) Project, funded by the Interreg Danube Region Programme, officially commenced its journey with an impactful Opening Conference on 12 February 2024

READY – Fostering discussions on inclusive communication on the European Union

28 November 2023

The YES Forum presented READY project’s results and activities in Brussels on 14 November

Effective communication towards an inclusive and social Europe

20 November 2023

The YES Forum in collaboration with its Greek member IEKEP organised on 14 – 15 November 2023 its annual Policy Event in Brussels.

Campaigning for a better civic space and civil dialogue in the EU

26 October 2023

The YES Forum has joined the "Civil Society for EU” campaign for better recognition, involvement and resourcing of civil society ahead of the 2024 European elections

UPin - The Green Deal explained in different formats

14 September 2023

8 videos introduce the main goals and actions of the Green Deal to young people

POWERst - Moving towards more inclusive higher education

28 August 2023

A new publication compiles guidelines and best practices for more effective diversity management at schools and universities

READY - Let the creativity flow

13 July 2023

Young participants from Germany, Italy, France, Croatia and Greece create infographics to explain the core EU treaties to their peers

BRIDGE - Building bridges at the heart of the European Union

23 June 2023

The YES Forum presents the BRIDGE project in Brussels as a good example towards ensuring social rights in Europe

Annual Event - Learning from each other!

20 June 2023

39 participants from 20 organisations strengthened their abilities and gained new skills through the exchange with other professionals.

POWERst – Empowering students & training university staff

26 April 2023

First-generation students and higher education professionals participated in capacity-building activities in Stuttgart and Amsterdam.

UPIN - Back in Vienna!

19 April 2023

Project partners met between the 4th and 5th of April to evaluate the first year of the project and plan future steps

VOICE - Taking stock & looking forward!

3 April 2023

Project partners met in Vienna for the final Project Meeting to concluded 3 years of fruitful collaboration.

READY - Working on the visuals

23 March 2023

Project partners met in Pau on 15-16 March to discuss the first results of the infographics and to prepare the local activities and the training.

VOICE – Sharing our knowledge

27 February 2023

The VOICE project partners have produced several materials to promote the use of the photovoice method in youth and social work.

READY - Understanding the European Union

9 January 2023

On 11-17 December, young people with diverse backgrounds met in Strasbourg to learn about Europe and the policies of the European Union and how to design efficient infographics.

VOICE - Spreading the word about Photovoice method's benefits

17 November 2022

The YES Forum introduced both the project and the research method to youth and social work professionals, policy-makers and young people in Brussels

POWERst - How to POWERst in Higher Education

14 November 2022

On the 26th of October, the YES Forum promoted the POWERst project during its annual Policy Event in Brussels.

Social Inclusion and participation of young people in Europe

2 November 2022

On 26-27 October, the YES Forum in collaboration with BAG KJS hold its annual Policy Event in Brussels.

READY - Making EU Provisions Easy-to-Understand

17 October 2022

READY project partners met in Zagreb on 11-12 October to discuss the easy-to-understand version of selected EU provisions and prepare the local activities and the training for young people.

VOICE - Outcomes almost ready!

29 September 2022

The VOICE partnership enjoyed a change of setting by meeting in the Bulgarian countryside for their 3rd Project Meeting

Busy, fruitful week

15 September 2022

Between 5 and 9 September, the YES Forum participated in the POWERst Summer School and hosted meetings of BRIDGE and UPin projects

Exploring new working fields

13 September 2022

The YES Forum’s Secretariat welcomed the members for the annual Project Planning Meeting and organised some study visits in Stuttgart

VOICE - Mission accomplished

12 July 2022

The second training on the Photovoice method was held in Vienna between the 4th and 6th of July

IT WORKS! - Progress evaluation and defining next steps

21 June 2022

Project partners hold a new transnational meeting to discuss the impact of implemented activites and clarify the coming tasks

VOICE - Learning Photovoice by doing it

8 June 2022

Youth and social work students and young workers from all over Europe met in Viareggio to learn about the participatory research method

At last together!

1 June 2022

After two years of online events, the YES Forum's members gather together in Viareggio to celebrate the network's Annual Event and 20th Anniversary.

New projects, new partners… and finally on-site!

18 May 2022

The READY and U.Pin projects start with two face-to-face meetings

BRIDGE – Training our abilities to transfer and manage knowledge within our organisations

11 May 2022

The YES Forum presented the first results of the survey on intergenerational dialogue in the second BRIDGE training

Let’s bring the EU and young people closer!

9 May 2022

Making the Union accessible to youngsters is the first step to encouraging them to become active European citizens

Getting involved in European discussions

31 March 2022

The YES Forum has participated in three European events during March

VOICE - Join our trainings!

22 March 2022

VOICE will organise free international trainings for social & youth work students up to 30 years old in May and July 2022.

Social Platform's statement on the war in Ukraine

3 March 2022

Together with all Social Platform members, YES Forum calls on the EU to support the most vulnerable people.

Europe3E – Policy recommendations published!

24 February 2022

The publication compiles the main highlights of the exchanges and experiences of young participants

SAAM – Working on stereotypes and how to face them

23 February 2022

YES Forum contributed to the SAAM Seminar with a workshop about stereotypes and prejudices

VOICE – Project Kickstart!

1 July 2021

To kickstart YES Forum’s new VOICE project, partners met online to plan ahead on the 29th and 30th of June.

VOICE - Going forward!

11 February 2022

Partners met online to plan further steps on the 1st and 2nd of February