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On 1 September 2026, participants from a wide range of cultural backgrounds came together in Nürnberg for a HACKTIVE YOUTH workshop exploring housing, isolation, belonging, and some of the everyday challenges young people face while living in Germany. Hosted by Victoria Utomo at Wohnanlage St. Peter, the workshop brought together participants from China, France, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam and other backgrounds. The diversity of the group created an opportunity to c

On 17 August 2026, HACKTIVE YOUTH participants Shahed and Malaika organised and facilitated a local workshop in Berlin focusing on an issue that affects many young people with immigrant backgrounds: the connection between housing, isolation and belonging. Eight young people took part in the session, with backgrounds from Tunisia, Pakistan and Russia. Some were students, some were working and others were currently looking for work. This mix of experiences gave the group plenty

From 3–9 May 2026, the second mobility of the Hacktive Youth project took place in Hammamet, Tunisia, bringing together more than 30 participants from Morocco, Tunisia, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Germany, and Palestine for an intensive week of learning, exchange, and collaboration. The mobility focused on equipping youth workers with the skills and tools needed to create and facilitate social hackathons for young people within their own communities. Getting Started Before the mo

Following our recent training course in Marrakesh as part of the Hacktive Youth project, we’re excited to share deeper, personal insights from three of our participants, Shahed, Jonas, and Victoria, each offering a unique perspective on what it means to experience non-formal learning in action. While our previous blog post captured the overall journey of co-creating active citizenship, these individual reflections bring the experience to life in a more intimate and human way.

Our Wonders in Marrakech This month, participants as part of the EUth Wonders team took part in an inspiring transnational training meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, as part of our ongoing Erasmus+ project: Hacktive Youth. The Hacktive Youth project aims to empower youth workers with innovative tools to foster active citizenship , social participation, and youth-led solutions, using the Social Hackathon methodology as a central approach. Throughout the week, we blended theory w

On 27 April 2025, EUth Wonders and its partners from across Europe and the South-Mediterranean region gathered in Brussels, Belgium for the official kick-off event of the HACKTIVE YOUTH project: an inspiring initiative under the Erasmus+ program designed to empower young people to become active, engaged citizens. The meeting marked the beginning of an ambitious collaboration focused on equipping youth workers and organizations with innovative tools to foster participation, in