On 21-27 June 2026, as part of the E.C.H.O. project, the Digital Leadership Institute will lead a delegation of young people from Belgium to participate in a youth exchange in Barcelona, Spain, on the topic of “Breaking Barriers: Inclusion & Civic Engagement for Migrant Youth.”
Hosted by E.C.H.O. project partner Casa Eslava, the Barcelona youth exchange offers a unique opportunity for Belgian delegates to collaborate with representatives of partnering youth organizations from across Europe in a series of informative workshops hosted throughout the week. The workshops aim to encourage change-making attitudes among youth in order to strengthen their civic engagement in policies important to Europe’s young people.
Delegates will be given the opportunity to explore barriers that limit inclusivity, and develop the necessary multicultural tools to foster understanding and to empower those who come from migrant and refugee backgrounds. The exchange will also provide delegates a foundation for better understanding democracy in order to improve their ability to impact future EU policy.
The Barcelona youth exchange is the second in a series of nine exchanges to be organized within the E.C.H.O. project whose mission is amplifying youth voices for a stronger Europe. The project promotes youth mobilty actions, trainings, fairs, and youth-led activities, and supports a pan-European platform for youth engagement. Through these undertakings, the project helps young people in Europe better understand and apply the EU Youth Strategy and the 11 European Youth Goals in real-life contexts.