🔑 Key Information
Activity ⭐️ Title
“All in” - Seminar for youth workers on strengthening democratic values and attitudes in local communities
Activity 🔶 Type | 📆 Dates | 📍Location
Seminar
19-24 October 2026 | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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❗️What Is This Training About?
"All In" brings together youth work practitioners to explore the role of youth work in times of polarisation and growing challenges to democracy. Participants will exchange practices, strengthen democratic approaches, and develop concrete local actions
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ℹ️ Description About The Opportunity
Across Europe, democratic values are increasingly under pressure, and public discourse is becoming more polarised. Amid these developments, youth work stands at a crossroads: socially and politically relevant enough to matter yet increasingly expected to remain “apolitical” and focus on individual life skills.
Youth work practitioners often find themselves navigating difficult dilemmas, such as how youth work can operate effectively in politically volatile and polarised environments, what its role is in safeguarding democracy, and whether depoliticisation is a viable response or itself a political choice. And if not, how can youth workers navigate the risks and responsibilities of taking a stand for democracy?
The seminar targets youth work practitioners who want to strengthen democratic values and attitudes amongst their target group and within their communities, and exchange ideas and experiences with like-minded colleagues.
In particular, the seminar aims to offer a space for youth work practitioners to:
-explore the current state of democracy and better understand its implications for youth work and young people's lives;
-reflect on the ethical and political dimensions of youth work and its role in promoting and sustaining democratic values;
-examine existing projects, initiatives, and practices that have responded to democratic backsliding and critically reflect on what worked well and what was less effective;
-enable and support participants in finding the right approach in their youth work to strengthen and support democratic values in their local context;
-encourage participants to develop concrete follow-up activities for their local youth work and communities. (Guidance and advice will be provided by the seminar facilitators.);
-build a supportive network of youth work practitioners committed to democracy, enabling continued exchange, peer support, and cooperation beyond the seminar itself.
Venue
The seminar takes place in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The programme includes on-site visits that illustrate how communities navigate complex histories and foster democratic futures through youth work and young people’s active participation.
Profile of participants
The seminar is open to youth work practitioners who are:
-involved in local youth work and working directly with young people;
-committed to promoting democratic values through their youth work;
-interested in exploring new approaches and actively applying them in their youth work;
-interested in building new contacts and connections for exchange, networking, and future cooperation on the topic of safeguarding democratic values and attitudes among young people and in local communities;
-able to commit to participating in the full duration of the activity, including its follow-up phase;
-able to communicate in English;
-18 years of age or older.
Background
The seminar is part of “Beyond Borders” a long-term strategic partnership involving the regional SALTO Resource Centres and several Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps National Agencies, aiming at strengthening youth cooperation between Programme and Neighbouring Partner Countries. The activity is organised by SALTO South East Europe Resource Centre in cooperation with the Erasmus+ (youth) National Agencies: JUGEND für Europa (Germany), MOVIT (Slovenia), SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus Resource Centre, and the Local Democracy Agency Mostar.
Important notice
The application for the following countries closes (due to visa procedure) already on 26 July: Algeria, Armenia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, and Tunisia.
Training overview
This Seminar is
for 25 participants
from Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries 
, Partner Countries Neighbouring the EU
and recommended for
Youth workers, Youth project managers
Working language(s):
English
Organiser:
SALTO South East Europe Resource Centre (SALTO Resource Centre)
The SALTO South East Europe Resource Centre promotes co-operation with the Western Balkan countries in the frame of the Erasmus+ (youth) Programme and European Solidarity Corps.
Co-organiser(s):
- JUGEND für Europa (Germany) (National Agency)
- MOVIT (Slovenia) (National Agency)
- Local Democracy Agency Mostar (Others)
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📥 Contact
Contact for questions:
Maija Lehto
E-Mail:
Phone: + 386 1 430 47 47
💶 Costs
Participation fee
This project is financed by the participating National Agencies (NAs) or SALTO Resource Centres of the Erasmus+ (youth) Programme. The participation fee varies from country to country. Please contact your National Agency or SALTO Resource Centre to learn more about the participation fee for participants from your country.
Accommodation and food
The organisers will provide accommodation and meals during this activity.
Travel reimbursement
Please contact your National Agency or SALTO Resource Centre in order to know whether they would support your travel costs. If yes, after being selected, get in touch with your National Agency or SALTO Resource Centre again to learn more about the overall procedure to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.
📜 Certificate
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:
https://youthworkshub.org/what-is-youthpass
⚠️ Important Dates
Application deadline (24h UTC): 6 September 2026
Date of selection: 15 September 2026
🔗 Official Link
🗂️ Documents
Seminar All In - Call for participants.pdf
Seminar All In - Programme of activities.pdf
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