EYP Summer Academy 2023 took place in the Netherlands

Organising Events with Local Impact 

• It can be important to involve people from the local community where your event is hosted.
• Breaking the “EYP Bubble” can help include other perspectives or offer opportunities to people who normally would not have these opportunities.
• It is usually the longer events that have the time and space to do this, but shorter events can do it as well if they just think creatively.

Sessions innovation & Evaluating feedback

• We strive for innovative actions aiming to fix something that isn’t working anymore, especially in a post-covid era.
• Innovative ideas and changes take time and require concrete planning, as the organisational approach comes with new obstacles and challenges!
• Feedback is the main source of innovation! It should be taken into consideration when changing aspects of sessions.

Delegate outreach and reaching marginalised groups

• Every National Committee is different! Reflect on the different realities in your NC and see who you feel you need to reach out to.
• If possible, try incorporating people with specific educational experience into your support and welfare team.
• Create partnerships with organisations working with marginalised people to encourage cooperation and integration into EYP!

#ClosingtheGap

• We need mutual cooperation, ensuring a safe place for everyone to express their opinions so that the youth can make their ideas heard to drive change.
• NCs should be collaborating with other youth organisations because it is beneficial for connections to improve the events and recognition!
• We need to put a strong focus on expanding our barriers to those in a lower socioeconomic background to create stronger links between politicians and the community!