The activities of the EUSALP Youth Council for the year 2023-2024 started during a recent team building event. After several online meetings to prepare for the various missions that awaited the group, the 25 councillors were invited to the first EUSALP Youth Council team building on 28-30 July 2023.
The event began on Friday evening and concluded on Sunday noon. A big thank you to the German State of Baden-Württemberg, which provided financial support for organizing this event. The participants arrived at the Sigmaringen Youth Hostel. The first evening was designed to allow the participants to get to know each other better and share their vision of political engagement and the Alpine region.
The second day of the team building event was dedicated to sharing the results of the previous term of the EUSALP youth council with the new members. This knowledge-sharing format, where young council members present their work to their peers, was a great way to give more responsibilities and autonomy to the group. It is a major goal of our youth participation project.
Once the questions regarding EUSALP and the functioning of the Youth Council were resolved, the members had to choose which thematic group they wanted to get involved in during their mandate. Members were encouraged to choose the group that best matched their interests and skills to enhance their engagement within the EUSALP Youth Council. They had the choice between four thematic groups:
- Economic development
- Mobility
- Environment and Alpine cultural heritage
- EUSALP Youth outreach
Each thematic group had the mission of working on projects and initiatives related to their specific domain within the Alpine region. After the thematic groups, the members had the opportunity to discuss in a plenary session topics related to the internal functioning of the EUSALP Youth Council. The primary goal was to draft the 2023-2024 version of the Youth Council position paper.
The last day of this busy weekend allowed the Youth Council to come together and plan for the upcoming tasks and deadlines. They completed the to-do list and divided the tasks among themselves.
EUSALP team building strengthened youth engagement
The activities of the EUSALP Youth Council for the year 2023-2024 started during a recent team building event. After several online meetings to prepare for the various missions that awaited the group, the 25 councillors were invited to the first EUSALP Youth Council team building.
The event began on Friday evening and concluded on Sunday noon. The first evening was designed to allow the participants to get to know each other better and share their vision of political engagement and the Alpine region.
The second day of the team building event was dedicated to sharing the results of the previous term of the EUSALP youth council with the new members. This knowledge-sharing format, where young council members present their work to their peers, was a great way to give more responsibilities and autonomy to the group. It is a major goal of the youth participation project.
Once the questions regarding EUSALP and the functioning of the Youth Council were resolved, the members had to choose which thematic group they wanted to get involved in during their mandate. Members were encouraged to choose the group that best matched their interests and skills to enhance their engagement within the EUSALP Youth Council. They had the choice between four thematic groups:
- Economic development
- Mobility
- Environment and Alpine cultural heritage
- EUSALP Youth outreach
Each thematic group had the mission of working on projects and initiatives related to their specific domain within the Alpine region. After the thematic groups, the members had the opportunity to discuss in a plenary session topics related to the internal functioning of the EUSALP Youth Council. The primary goal was to draft the 2023-2024 version of the Youth Council position paper.
The last day of this busy weekend allowed the Youth Council to come together and plan for the upcoming tasks and deadlines. They completed the to-do list and divided the tasks among themselves.
YOUR ALPS! YOUR FUTURE! YOUR PROJECT!
A brainstorming session for the Pitch Your Project competition enabled the members of the Youth Council to contemplate concrete ideas for the project competition. Several ideas emerged from this session, such as a solution to address the issue of water scarcity in the alpine pastures for shepherds.
If you have a project idea for your region, don’t hesitate to apply before 10 September 2023.
To apply, simply visit this link.
