Creative Hub Leaders
developing community-based
youth leadership

CHLaYdoscope Project aims at supporting the development of Community-based youth leadership (YCLs) through an innovative mentorship and non-formal education program designed and delivered by experienced European Creative Hub Leaders (ECHLs).

The project has been co-designed by ECHLs and representatives of European Youth Organizations (YOs) starting from shared considerations on the roles these stakeholders could be playing in Europe for youths, especially in this very moment marked by Covid19 and in relation to the main priority the project wants to address: “Promoting active citizenship, young people’s sense of initiative and youth entrepreneurship including social”.

Creative Hubs in Europe (ECHs) have been recognized in the past few years not only for their roles in supporting and promoting creative entrepreneurship, but also as spaces for local communities to gather, explore new challenges, organize social and economic life of the people living in it. ECHs are inspired by new forms of leadership with a completely different skill set and understanding than more traditional forms of institutions.

CHLs are able to offer fresh approaches for finding innovative solutions to complex societal problems through co-creation, bottom-up and community-focused approaches. They have become experts in running their internal communities, made up of freelancers, creative people, youths in need of spaces and competences, connections and ideas to find their pathway into employment.

objectives

greater youth participation in local communities

the development of the KALEIDOSCOPE of competences and skills

the design of new training contents and new services

the design of a new competency profile for “youth community leaders”

greater engagement of local decision makers

greater awareness and commitment towards the Eu Youth Goals

greater awareness on the New European Bauhaus

Latest news about the project activities

“Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet”: from my volunteering experiences to my personal project

“Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet”: from my volunteering experiences to my personal project

I chose to join the Portuguese NGO DYPALL Network, which tackles youth participation in decision-making processes at the local level.

Engaging creative communities

Engaging creative communities

Interview to Vassilis Charalampidis, founding member of BIOS Exploring Urban Culture, BIOS Romantso, the first creative hub of Athens, Greece.

Generazione Lucana: from a cup of coffee to the European parliament

Generazione Lucana: from a cup of coffee to the European parliament

Generazione Lucana is an association that works on Youth Policies. But, GL hasn’t always been existing, and this is the story of how it came to be.

Do you want to become a Community Leader?

Do you want to become a Community Leader?

The community leaders that the CHLaYdoscope project aims to nurture and grow are young people committed to their communities to drive positive and sustainable changes, to identify problems and opportunities in their local contexts, and imagine solutions that create shared value.

HEKA – Koper, Slovenija

HEKA – Koper, Slovenija

HEKA is a laboratory at the intersection of art and science, which is open since September 2021. It is a fruitful result of a long strategic plan programme MCRUK of the Association for Culture and Education PiNA.

Are you a leader in your community? | Open Call for Participants

Are you a leader in your community? | Open Call for Participants

CHLaYdoscope will give you the opportunity to connect with Creative Hub Leaders and with their experience and expertise. Apply now.