🗳️🤝 Inclusive Youth Participation Webinars E-learning in Belgium 🇧🇪 Involvement in Decision-Making of Young People in and After Alternative Care Strengthening Democratic Participation

🌍 Project Overview
🗳️ An international ESC & Erasmus+ focused webinar on inclusive youth participation
🤝 Part of a long-term European webinar series on democratic participation of young people with fewer opportunities
🌍 Organised by SALTO Inclusion & Diversity and SALTO Participation & Information
🧠 Focused on empowering young people in and after alternative care to influence decisions affecting their lives

🎯 Webinar Focus
🧩 Understanding barriers to democratic participation for young people in and after alternative care
🗣️ Exploring meaningful involvement of care-experienced young people in decision-making
⚖️ Applying an intersectional approach to inclusion and participation
🛠️ Sharing concrete tools case studies and youth work practices

📌 About the Theme
🏠 Young people in alternative care include those in foster care residential care kinship care or other out-of-home arrangements
🚪 Care leavers often face additional challenges when transitioning to independent adulthood
📣 Their lived experience is essential in shaping inclusive democratic processes
🤝 Youth work plays a key role in amplifying their voices and participation

🧩 What to Expect
🎤 Keynote input from an expert in inclusive participation
🛠️ Practical case studies and tools from European projects
🤝 Breakout sessions for exchange reflection and peer learning
🌍 Inspiration for Erasmus+ ESC and wider youth participation contexts

🎙️ Speakers
🎓 Artūrs Pokšāns – Social anthropologist University of Latvia
🏫 Marie Kaiser – Project leader Kreuzberger Kinderstiftung
🌍 Margherita Brasca & Marcela Baxanean – Project managers SOS Children’s Villages Italy

👥 Who Is This Webinar For
🧑 Young people
🤝 Youth workers trainers teachers and educators
📊 Researchers and participation experts
🏛️ Policymakers and decision-makers
🌍 Anyone interested in inclusion democratic participation and youth empowerment

📚 What You Will Gain
🧠 Deeper understanding of participation from care-experienced young people’s perspectives
🛠️ Practical approaches for inclusive decision-making
🤝 Connections with professionals working on youth participation across Europe
📣 Contribution to a long-term European knowledge and practice framework

📅 Webinar Details
🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏰ 13:00 – 14:30 CET
💻 Online (Zoom)
📍 Belgium – FL

⏰ Application Deadline
📅 09 February 2026

📌 Participation Notes
📝 No selection – all registered participants receive the access link
⏳ Registration closes 4 hours before the event
📜 Youthpass certificate will be provided

🔗 Training Overview
📎 http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14372

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