Project Milestones Overview
Strategic partnerships typically last for two years or more. While much of the work happens locally and in offices, international meetings play a crucial role in enriching participants and organizations – both culturally and experientially. Here, you can explore the key milestones of the YCLY project, showcasing our journey, achievements, and hard work in chronological order.
Project Launch – Kick-off meeting in Kiel with KulturLife
The first Transnational meeting in person of the project consortium took place in Germany, hosted by the partner Culture Life. We discussed the gantt chart and the future steps
May 2024
Preparatory online meeting with Partners – LTTA
We met online to discuss the technicalities, objectives and the programme of the Learning, Teaching and Training Activity in Sweden. Each organization sent youth leaders for the training activity in Sweden.
June, 2024
LTTA in Örkelljunga
The first international meeting of the target groups took place in Örkelljunga, Sweden, led by Hello Youth, the coordinator of this project. Here each team delivered workshops from the methodology of LTTA that was developed with the sending organizations and they were filmed by SMP.
June 5, 2024
Impact boost! – A Youth Exchange to increase reach and impact of YCLY – kuddos to KulturLife!
We organized an additional event parallel to the Youth Can Lead Youth project, funded by the Accreditation of the German partner in the consortium. This YE allowed the participants of the LTTA to pilot the methodology that was developed before in an international setup.
January 15, 2024
Post Production of the videos for the methodology
With the expertise of Storie di Mondi Possibilli we have created video tutorials for the workshops part of the YCLY methodology. Check them out
November 2024
TPM Graz
Another fruitful meeting from the project took place in November in Graz, where we discussed the achievements, challenges and solutions we found until that point of the project delivery. We have set the new milestones and the ways to achieve them at the meeting, and socialised at the BASE center in Graz, Austria.
January 2025
YCLY Methodology Handbook – Finalized!
We have finalised the English version of the Handbook for youth leaders. You can open it by clicking on the picture
February 12, 2025
Local event in Austria
The participants of the LTTA in Sweden conducted local activities with young people who had not previously taken part in this or similar international projects. In Graz, InterAktion’s participants organized a workshop on critical thinking in collaboration with the Youth Center Don Bosco. Together, they explored the online world and the constant flow of information we receive daily, discussing how to verify its validity and think critically while navigating the unprecedented amount of content that new generations are exposed to.
February 2025
Local Event in Germany
Concequently to the Youth Exchange in Sweden from August, the participants from Germany organized a local activity in Kiel with other participants, using the methodology of the Youth Can Lead Project.
February 2025
HOP platform proposal approved for creation by SALTO
Meeting with the partners responsible for the online learning platform!
March, 2025
Local Activity Türkiye – YCLY Methodology
Another successfully implemented local activity following the YCLY Youth Exchange of August, in Ankara, Türkiye.
March, 2025
Local Activity with SMP in Italy
Participants of Storie di Mondi Possibilli from the Youth Exchange in Örkellunga delivered yet another activity in Rome, promoting the same methodology and and using things they learned during their presence at the project.
April, 2025
Youth Exchange – Ankara
Our next large event in the YCLY project was a Youth Exchange in Ankara, taking place in April of 2025 and bringing together young people from Austria, Italy, Germany, Sweden and Türkiye.
At this youth exchange young people could test the workshops developed during the project with their peers, give feedback and suggest improvements.
July 2025
HOP Platform in English
We have created the first Modules of the HOP Learning platform of the YCLY Project! An intensive testing period is about to follow
September, 2025
TPM in Rome
We have met in Rome for a transnational partners meeting, to discuss the progress of the project, the upcoming youth exchange with Hello Youth and the next steps.
September, 2025
Additional Youth Exchange, Kudos to Kulturlife
In September of 2025 we have delivered another Youth Exchange following the YCLY methodology and thread, where we could test the Online Learning platform and continue involving more and new young people in our activities.
