🇸🇰 Empower Rural Youth in Slovakia! 🌍✨ Join the European Rural Youth Summit [ERYS] 2025 – Together for Today!

Calling all rural youth, youth workers, decision-makers, and changemakers! The European Rural Youth Summit (ERYS) 2025 invites you to a powerful gathering in Central Slovakia 🇸🇰, designed to empower young people from rural areas across Europe.

🌱 Under the inspiring theme “Together for Today”, this summit aims to strengthen rural youth wellbeing and promote intercultural dialogue through dynamic workshops, panel discussions, and cultural exchanges.

🤝 Be part of shaping the European Youth Village program expansion and contribute to sustainable rural development! This edition officially launches the program’s pilot in Slovakia — a historic moment you don’t want to miss.

🎯 Objectives:

• Expand the European Youth Village model across Europe, tailored to diverse rural settings 🌄
• Equip rural youth aged 16-30 with leadership, advocacy, and policy-making skills 🗳️
• Foster dialogue between rural youth and European decision-makers for youth-centric policies 🏛️
• Co-create a comprehensive policy recommendation focusing on rural youth wellbeing and inclusive intercultural dialogue 💬

🚀 What to expect?

• Interactive workshops to explore mental, physical & emotional wellbeing challenges 🌿
• Panel discussions addressing rural youth needs and community-driven solutions 🗣️
• Strategic planning sessions for the European Youth Village program’s future 📋
• Cultural exchanges celebrating Europe’s rural diversity 🌍
• Visits and networking with experts, peers, and policymakers 🤝

👥 Who should apply?

• Rural youth (16-30 years) passionate about rural development, from students to entrepreneurs 🌾
• Youth workers, community organisers, NGOs, and sector experts committed to rural youth empowerment
• Policymakers eager to engage in meaningful youth dialogue and co-create impact 💡

🌟 Join a European movement dedicated to building resilient, inclusive rural communities with a youth-led future!

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Eligible Countries for Application

🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium-DE, 🇧🇪 Belgium-FL, 🇧🇪 Belgium-FR, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇹🇷 Türkiye, 🇦🇱 Albania, 🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇦🇲 Armenia, 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 🇪🇬 Egypt, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇯🇴 Jordan, 🇽🇰 Kosovo, 🇱🇧 Lebanon, 🇱🇾 Libya, 🇲🇩 Moldova, 🇲🇪 Montenegro, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇵🇸 Palestine, 🇷🇺 Russian Federation, 🇸🇾 Syria, 🇹🇳 Tunisia, 🇺🇦 Ukraine

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Apply here:

📎 http://trainings.salto-youth.net/13491