Youth
![YMCA. E20 Activity.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/foto_activitat_externa.jpg?itok=Wp5Hw9GU&c=f4eae59a546051d5442e6714bef980da)
YMCA receives award at the European Social Fund’s 5th National Forum for its second chance programme
The YMCA received the award at the 5th National Forum of the European Social Fund for its programme “You can make it through Secondary Education” which has been renamed “recalculating route”.
![Theroadstories The collective met for 5 days in Catalonia.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/photo_5807587823862265924_y.jpg?itok=uoR6BIt6&c=7686e8492896ebcb67c2e5bf4aa89525)
The goal of the project is to connect youths from different countries through music, stories and life experiences.
![Fundació Autònoma Solidària Participation of refugee students in the UAB Festival.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/drj0n-mwoaesuax_0.jpg?itok=NoEfzjRi&c=88e84c86451e691905951caba74fe903)
The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona has started a fundraising campaign to help ensure that refugees arriving in Catalonia can continue their studies.
![Xarxanet Young people all over the world have had an active role during the pandemic.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/voluntariat_joves.jpg?itok=ZotNKYaA&c=95770adf8ce53b2668899166f6c1f7b1)
This webinar analyses how volunteering provides a space for young people to navigate both the challenges they face and the responses they provide in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
![Recent Jobs for youth. The survey ran from 21 April to 21 May 2020, covered 112 countries and received over 12,000 responses of people aged 18-34.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/youth_people.png?itok=_QxFmmx9&c=5fe8cca39e70cd84b784f9eb295a54cd)
A survey shows how Covid-19 has affected Young people in areas such as employment, education, well-being and human rights.
![Sharon Mccutcheon - Unsplash The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting on the rights of all children and young people in Scotland.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/sharon-mccutcheon-bedh-pxxz0c-unsplash.jpg?itok=Z-WZxYDb&c=c8c15a38fcedfca57623163bf921182f)
An independent study analyses how Covid-19 has changed the life of children and youth in this European country.
The end of one year and new expectations from the new is a good time to see what has remained significant in the year behind us and what can be the inspiration for the future.
![Cauce Ciudadano has been working for the last 19 years by reconverting these groups of violence into groups that build peace.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/pandilles_mexic_narcotrafic.segured.com_.jpg?itok=K5pzxSvx)
Cauce Ciudadano has been working for the last 19 years to reconvert violent groups of juvenile delinquents into members of society that promote peace and social change.
![The Nature Conservancy has identified 10 groups that are decisive for the environment in 2019.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/nature_conservancy.png?itok=FiufjBae)
Teenagers, women, healthcare professionals or people working with farming are among the 10 NGOs that The Nature Conservancy considers key to defend the environment.
![Cristiana Lucaci, vice-president of GEYC](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/lucaci.png?itok=4UocoEsh)
Lucaci is Vice-President of Group of the European Youth for Change Association and has been involved in the youth sector for almost 4 years. Cristiana is the responsible of de catalan project TURN ONline in Romania.
![Stronger youth voice in politics is necessary to offer a more positive speech. Source: WOSM Flickr](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/wosm_flickr.png?itok=NMFYKK-d)
A transnational campaign that will be launched in late January, will mobilise a critical mass of young people to gain awareness of their important role in shaping the future agenda of the European Union.
![27 countries from all around Europe are participating in this project.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/youth_wiki.png?itok=VJ0nJq0h)
The platform is a comprehensive database of national structures, policies and actions supporting young people and it covers the eight main fields of action identified in the 2010-2018 EU Youth Strategy.