LearnCommunityTallinnLearn sustainability through schools and youth workEnvironmental topics woven into growing up Education and youth work in the strategy integrate environmental themes so residents care for place, consume with circular thinking, and join themed projects. Tallinn is a model municipality for Education for Sustainable Development since 2021. What you can do - Teachers: request outdoor lessons or garden visits (Pelgu and other gardens host educational groups). - Youth groups: propose hands-on waste-reduction or biodiversity projects to district youth centres. - Explore non-formal learning through community gardens and city environmental campaigns. Why it matters Environmental topics woven into school and youth work shape habits that last into adult life.educationyouthworkshops
VolunteerEnergyBrusselsFFRes: Fast and Fair Renewables task forceYouth-led advocacy for equitable renewables rollout FFRes (Fast and Fair Renewables) is a youth task force within the European Youth Energy Network (EYEN) that builds solutions at the intersection of young people and the energy transition. The programme won the European Climate Fund Award 2025 (E.ON foundation) for combining advocacy with practical policy work on fair renewables deployment. What you can do - Join EYEN as a volunteer and contribute to FFRes working groups on fair renewables - Follow FFRes outputs for replicable advocacy patterns your city or campus group can adapt - Connect local community-energy projects with EYEN's European network for visibility and peer learning How to participate - Apply via Join as a Volunteer on the EYEN site - Check open positions for solution-building and advocacy roles Why it matters Renewables expansion must be fast and fair. A youth-led task force that documents what works, and amplifies it across European capitals, gives local builders a template for equitable community energy.renewablesyouthadvocacy +2
CommunityBrusselsEnergy Transition Careers CompassDiscover clean-energy careers across Europe The Energy Transition Careers Compass is a digital platform developed by EYEN with tech partner Green Jobs Tree. It helps young people map skills, training paths, and job opportunities in the clean-energy sector, from community energy to grid modernisation. What you can do - Explore career pathways matched to your interests (engineering, policy, community organising, trades) - Use the compass to plan skills development before applying to local energy programmes - Share the tool with schools and youth groups in your city How to participate - Visit the Careers Compass via EYEN projects - Pair exploration with EYEN volunteer roles to gain practical experience Why it matters The energy transition needs builders at every skill level. A youth-focused careers map lowers the barrier from curiosity to paid work in local clean-energy projects.careersyouthskills +2
LearnCommunityBrusselsOpenPolicy Europe civic engagementUnderstand EU energy policy, then act locally OpenPolicy Europe is an EYEN project that helps young citizens navigate European policy landscapes and take informed civic action. It bridges Brussels-level energy debates with what residents can advocate for in their own municipalities. What you can do - Use OpenPolicy Europe to learn how EU clean-energy policies affect your city - Organise a local reading group or workshop using the platform's materials - Connect municipal climate plans with EU frameworks your council can access How to participate - Explore the project via EYEN, Our Projects - Join EYEN as a member organisation or volunteer to co-develop civic tools Why it matters Energy transition succeeds when citizens know which levers exist, local, national, and EU. OpenPolicy Europe turns abstract policy into actionable civic literacy.policycivicyouth +2
VolunteerEnergyBrusselsYoung Energy Consumers programmeYouth voice on fair energy access and consumer rights The Young Energy Consumers project places young people at the centre of debates about energy affordability, consumer protection, and fair access to clean technologies. EYEN coordinates peer learning between youth organisations across Europe. What you can do - Bring youth consumer perspectives into your local energy cooperative or municipal advisory board - Host a workshop on energy bills, efficiency, and rights using EYEN materials - Apply to EYEN volunteer roles focused on consumer advocacy How to participate - Learn more via EYEN, Our Projects - Contact EYEN at info@youthenergy.eu for partnership with local youth groups Why it matters Vulnerable households bear the highest energy burdens. Programmes that train young advocates create lasting local capacity for fair energy access.consumersyouthaffordability +2
EventCommunityBrusselsYoung Energy Ambassadors programmeYouth voices shaping EU clean-energy policy The Young Energy Ambassadors initiative engages 18-35-year-olds from the EU, EEA, and Ukraine who are passionate about the clean energy transition. Each year a cohort of 30 ambassadors promotes EU energy policies among peers and represents youth at the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW). What you can do - Apply to become a Young Energy Ambassador when calls open each spring - Host a local EUSEW side event featuring ambassador materials - Bring youth energy perspectives into your community council or campus group How to participate - Follow the programme via Energy and youth and EUSEW - The 2026 cohort begins its mandate at EUSEW, 9-11 June 2026 Why it matters Intergenerational fairness requires structured youth participation, not token consultation. Ambassadors create a pipeline from local action to EU policy dialogue.youthambassadorsEUSEW +2
LearnCommunityAddis AbabaBeSingularity youth sales trainingPractical sales skills for young job seekers BeSingularity (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) tackles youth unemployment by training young people in practical sales skills. Led by a women-driven team, the programme has already trained more than 10,000 young people according to Impacc's portfolio listing. What you can do - Apply to training cohorts as a young person seeking employable sales skills - Partner as a local business willing to mentor graduates or offer trial placements - Replicate the model: short, practical sales labs linked to real products communities already need How to participate - Check current intake dates via the BeSingularity portfolio page Why it matters First jobs often start with confidence and a single marketable skill. A women-led training house that measures graduates in the thousands shows what neighbourhood-scale workforce building can look like.youthtrainingjobs +2
CommunityHelsinkiUse Edible Park youth hub in HelsinkiUse Edible Park youth hub in Helsinki Edible Park is a youth community hub with an open park, camps, and cafe. Neighbours and youth meet on Mustikkamaa. What you can do - Open the youth centre page - Ask about open park hours or camps - Visit Mustikkamaanpolku 10 when the hub is open How it works Open park plus youth programmes. Confirm hours on the youth services page. Why it matters Helsinki keeps a youth hub where food, play, and neighbours share one gate.helsinkiyouthhub +1
VolunteerCommunityTripoliJoin Youth Clean-Ups and Climate Clubs in TripoliJoin Youth Clean-Ups and Climate Clubs in Tripoli Youth-led climate clubs and neighbourhood clean-ups across Tripoli turned workshops into bins, recycling pledges, and tonnes of waste removed from streets and schools. What you can do in Tripoli - Join school programmes where Ra'idat youth leaders teach recycling and plastic reduction (UN Libya: climate resilience) - Volunteer with community sweeps in Abu-Salim, Souq Al Joum'aa, and Tripoli Centre that mobilised hundreds of residents - Enter EcoVision: Libya Youth Climate Challenge workshops that invite practical ideas on water, food waste, and climate-smart farming - Connect with civil society groups such as Edama that welcome conservation volunteers through the Libyan Nature Platform How to join Watch UN Libya and local NGO pages for the next EcoVision workshop or clean-up call. School clubs often work through teachers; neighbourhood events may announce meeting points on social channels linked from partner posts. Why it matters in Tripoli When students ban disposable bottles after one lesson, or neighbours fill bags on a Sunday, the city feels owned again block by block. Good to know - Are events only for students? EcoVision targets youth broadly; clean-ups welcome families when organisers announce them. - How much waste have clean-ups removed? A 2025 UN summary cites about nine tons removed across several Tripoli districts with 600+ volunteers. - Who organises EcoVision? The 2026 challenge brought 300+ young people to workshops in Tripoli, Benghazi, and Sebha.youthclean-upclimate +2
LearnCommunityBrasiliaLearn computer repair from discarded electronicsLearn computer repair from discarded electronics Reciclotech is not only a drop-off scheme. At the Programando o Futuro headquarters in Gama, donated e-waste is the teaching material for free, fully practical courses in basic IT, computer maintenance, and robotics. This is vocational training in a workshop, not a same-day museum oficina. What you can do - Read how the courses run on SECTI Reciclotech and Programando o Futuro: Reciclotech - Enrol through programandoofuturo.org.br/cursos or in person at QI 06 Lotes 20/80, Setor de Indústria, Gama Leste - Bring copies of ID and proof of address (a guardian's documents if you are under 18) - Arrive as a young person or adult: the official public is jovens e adultos, from first job through requalification How it works Programando o Futuro executes Reciclotech under Termo de Colaboração nº 05/2023 with SECTI-DF and FAP-DF (signed 29 December 2023). Classes are 100% practical and in person at the Gama industrial-sector site. The programme is in its third edition. Do not treat a single news vacancy round as the current intake: check the Programando o Futuro course page for open groups. Why it matters A discarded laptop that teaches someone to rebuild the next one is worth more than a sermon about waste. Skills stay in the neighbourhood; machines stay in use.trainingelectronicsrepair +2
LearnCommunityBonnSpend a youth year repairing heritageSpend a youth year repairing heritage The Jugendbauhütten offer ages 16 to 26 a full Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr (or BFD) in monument care. You learn timber, metal, plaster, stone, or garden skills on real buildings, with seminars that link craft to European heritage. The programme is a DSD project carried by the Internationalen Jugendgemeinschaftsdienste (ijgd). Mobile Denkmalrettercamp weeks (for example the June 2026 camp at Kramers Gut in Helmstedt) show the same spirit: short, practical teams that repair endangered fabric. Apply for the year-round hut pathway, not a one-off camp that has already closed. What you can do - Read the Jugendbauhütten overview - Apply via the Bewerben form for the next FSJ year (do not paste personal data into third-party tools) - Prefer a hut near you, or the Internationale Jugendbauhütte Berlin for urban craft and a Schöneweide workshop campus - Ask about mobile teams if you want city-wide repair rather than a single site How it works Service usually runs about twelve months from September. You need to have finished full-time school duty and be ready for hands-on work. Placement mixes workshop days, site work, and seminar weeks. Why it matters Young builders keep endangered houses standing and often stay in craft or conservation careers. Mutual aid across generations turns heritage into a living workshop.youthFSJvolunteer +2
LearnCommunityFrankfurtJoin democracy workshops at neighbourhood kiosk in FrankfurtJoin democracy workshops at neighbourhood kiosk in Frankfurt DemokratieKioske (WDC 2026) redesigns eleven kiosks across Frankfurt RheinMain into meeting points for dialogue, print labs, music, and youth workshops (February to September 2026). Lust auf besser leben runs the project with Young Urban Future Labs in schools and youth centres. What you can do - Browse open workshops on demokratiekiosk.de (many need no registration) - Visit Frankfurt kiosks in Gallus, Atzelberg, Sachsenhausen, or Sossenheim - Try a hands-on format such as postcard writing to politicians or a print-lab session How it works About 45 open workshops welcome walk-ins; youth sessions may need a group signup via demokratiekiosk.de. All listed open formats are free. Why it matters Democracy works better when it meets people on the corner they already pass every day.democracykioskworkshop +2
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