Europe Talks Solidarity Instituto NOW for SALTO European Solidarity Corps

Which kind of spaces and experiences work as fertilizers for an empowered and active youth? For Konstantinos Maragkos and Youthmakers Hub, young people can only become active citizens or change makers if they are well informed and know as much as possible about their rights, opportunities and power. In this episode of Europe Talks Solidarity, we invited Konstantinos to tell us about nEU citizenship, a project that won this year’s SALTO award for participation and democratic life.

How to get young people involved in shaping democratic life in the European Union? With the EU Parliament elections around the corner, we talk to Sofia Afanasjeva about how young people express their interest in politics and what barriers there are to their participation. Sofia tells us about her position as the representative of the Youth Outreach Unit and the strategies put in place to inform young people about their rights, duties and the EU decision-making processes.

In this episode, we’re doing a pulse check:

How are European democracies doing? And what about the state of freedom of expression?

Join us for a conversation with Quinn McKew from the globally active NGO Article 19 that fights for press freedom.

Quinn tells us about the tools used by the NGO to measure freedom of expression. She also shares about tendencies in press freedom and freedom of expression they observe in Europe and beyond and the consequences for democracy and solidarity.


This is a podcast of SALTO European Solidarity Corps Resource Centre, produced by Instituto NOW (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠institutonow.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). For more information and resources on Solidarity and the Corps, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠talkingsolidarity.eu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The theme song “Solidarity Unifies Us” is composed and sung by Paula Gehrs. The episode was mixed by Simon Aftalión and hosted by Kamilija Garbauskaite. The artwork was created by Ina Gouveia.

Was motiviert junge Menschen dafür, sich zu engagieren? Wie kann aufzeigen, dass nachhaltige Entwicklung auch Solidarität voraussetzt? In dieser Episode sprechen wir mit Carla Dossenbach und Jennifer Obanla von der Schweizer Organisation STEP into Action. Sie erzählen wie sie junge Menschen durch ihre Arbeit an solidarische Partizipation heranführen.

What can inspire young people to take action and become active citizens? How to show that sustainable development is also a question of solidarity? In this episode, Carla Dossenbach and Jennifer Obanla tell us about their Switzerland based organisation STEP into Action and the work they do to engage young people in solidarity-based participation.


This is a podcast of SALTO European Solidarity Corps Resource Centre, produced by Instituto NOW (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠institutonow.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). For more information and resources on Solidarity and the Corps, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠talkingsolidarity.eu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The theme song “Solidarity Unifies Us” is composed and sung by Paula Gehrs. The episode was mixed by Simon Aftalión and hosted by Kamilija Garbauskaite. The artwork was created by Ina Gouveia.

How can young people collectively seek for solutions to the climate crisis?



In this first episode of season 3, Alessandra Grisoni talks to us about the youth participation she observes in Tunisia.

As a former volunteer in the ESC program she believes solidarity cannot be only made of good intentions: empathy and active listening should foster an informed solidarity and a collective responsability to one another.


This is a podcast of SALTO European Solidarity Corps Resource Centre, produced by Instituto NOW (⁠⁠⁠⁠institutonow.org⁠⁠⁠⁠). For more information and resources on Solidarity and the Corps, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠talkingsolidarity.eu⁠⁠⁠⁠. The theme song “Solidarity Unifies Us” is composed and sung by Paula Gehrs. The episode was mixed by Simon Aftalión and hosted by Kamilija Garbauskaite. The artwork was created by Ina Gouveia.