Our voices.
Our region.
Our future.
Connecting young people across Bulgaria, Greece and Türkiye to learn from one another, shape ideas and take part in the decisions that affect their lives.
Discover the project ↘From shared heritage
to shared action.
THYNK brings young people together across the Thrace region to explore shared identity, challenge social divides and practise democratic participation. Online learning, international mobilities and direct dialogue with decision makers turn shared experiences into collective recommendations.
Understand one another.
Discover cultural connections, exchange experiences and build trust through mixed-nationality groups and intercultural learning.
Make space for youth voice.
Develop civic confidence, consult local communities and discuss youth-led proposals with local, national and European representatives.
Build something that lasts.
Create a Youth Policy Recommendation Paper and establish THYNK as a youth-led network with a twelve-month continuation programme.
Erasmus+ · Youth participation activities (KA154-YOU)
1 October 2026 – 30 November 2027
Small steps.
Lasting connections.
Explore the fourteen-month programme below. Mobility dates are indicative and may be adjusted by agreement within the approved implementation framework.
Getting started
Partnership kick-off, team and coach briefing, digital workspace, safeguarding and inclusion arrangements, recruitment launch and stakeholder mapping.
Build the core groups
Participant selection, individual needs assessments, baseline surveys and initial invitations to decision makers.
Learn across borders
Online learning on EU values, democratic structures and shared Thracian identity, alongside intercultural teamwork.
Turn ideas into questions
Youth consultation methods, dialogue simulations, cross-border themes and the structure of the policy recommendations.
Listen to local voices
Local youth consultations, country issue briefs, comparative findings and practical mobility planning.
Prepare for participation
Inclusive facilitation, anti-discrimination and moderation training, with virtual exchanges involving decision makers.
Shape the shared agenda
Consolidation of thematic findings, youth presentations, dialogue rehearsals and working-group preparation.
Get ready to travel
Continued policy preparation, hosting and sending readiness, and development of institutional dialogue agendas.
Final readiness
Participant briefings, logistics, safeguarding preparations and confirmation of decision-maker involvement.
Greece and Türkiye mobilities
Heritage learning, civic labs, advocacy and institutional roundtables; preparation of the policy-paper draft and THYNK governance outline.
Bulgaria and the Youth Assembly
Bulgarian mobility and Coordinator-organised Youth Assembly, adoption of policy recommendations, THYNK launch and initial dissemination.
Share the results locally
At least three local dissemination sessions per country, institutional submission of recommendations and decision-maker follow-up.
Evaluate the impact
Final evaluation against baseline, impact review and development of the twelve-month THYNK sustainability roadmap.
Build lasting continuity
Activation of continuation arrangements, publication of final results, partner reporting and project close-out.
Participation
with purpose.
These figures describe planned activities and participation targets, rather than achievements already delivered.
International mobilities
One hosted in each partner country, bringing the core youth groups together.
Decision-maker dialogue sessions
Moderated exchanges across online activities and physical mobilities, informing youth policy recommendations.
Local dissemination sessions
At least three per country, separate from the decision-maker dialogue sessions.
Non-travelling young people
A project-wide estimate across the Youth Assembly, local dissemination and selected online activities.
Core participants with fewer opportunities
Five young people in each six-person national group, supported through needs assessments and inclusion measures.
Months of continuation support
Mentoring, administrative support and follow-up to help THYNK develop as a youth-led network.
The wider participation estimate includes approximately 50 young people with fewer opportunities. It is not a target for each event or partner country.
Three countries.
A collective effort.
Each organisation supports its national group, hosts a mobility and contributes to learning, dialogue and sharing the results.
Historic Thrace today, shared by Bulgaria, Greece and Türkiye
Association Aries
Coordinates the partnership, hosts the Bulgarian mobility and Youth Assembly, and leads THYNK’s registration and post-project support.
YOU IN EUROPE
Hosts the Greek mobility and contributes to cross-border learning, youth participation, dialogue and local dissemination.
Avrupa Sürdürülebilir Yenilikçi Yaklaşımlar Derneği
Hosts the Turkish mobility, supports its national youth group and contributes to joint activities and community outreach.
What we’re
working towards.
Public outputs will be shared as they are developed. Young people lead the process, from gathering local perspectives to shaping recommendations and building their network.
Youth Policy Recommendation Paper
Collective proposals developed through youth consultations, cross-border learning and feedback from decision makers.
Planned output · Publication to followThe THYNK youth network
A youth-led cross-border platform with an elected board, agreed governance and legal registration in Bulgaria.
Planned outcomeLearning and shared resources
Insights from online exchanges, mobility activities, community presentations and the Youth Assembly.
Updates during implementationYour perspective
belongs here.
Young person, educator, community organisation or decision maker? Open online activities and local events will create opportunities to connect with the project beyond the travelling group.
Find the partner in your country ↗Participation announcements and contact details will be published when available.