{"id":131,"date":"2025-04-04T12:29:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yodec.rotineret.ro\/?p=131"},"modified":"2025-04-05T17:24:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T17:24:31","slug":"youth-voices-on-cohesion-brovary-26-03-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yodec.rotineret.ro\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/youth-voices-on-cohesion-brovary-26-03-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Voices on Cohesion: Brovary (26.03.2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On March 26th, we had the pleasure of meeting 17 inspiring 10th-grade students in Brovary, Ukraine, for a fun and meaningful consultation as part of the YODEC project. Using World Caf\u00e9 and focus group methods \u2014 plus some creative teamwork games \u2014 we explored big questions about borders, cooperation, and their dream projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So what did the youth of Brovary think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Borders: Barrier or Bridge?<\/strong><br>All teams saw living near a border as a <em>big opportunity<\/em> \u2014 more culture, better understanding, and chances to travel or study abroad. But they also reminded us of the risks when that border is shared with an aggressive country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83e\udd1d <strong>Where is cooperation needed?<\/strong><br>Most teams said: <em>military and education<\/em>. Others added <em>public transport<\/em> \u2014 making it modern, fast, and accessible to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83e\udde0 <strong>Which Interreg project helps most?<\/strong><br>The youth knew their stuff!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Interreg Danube: for helping countries grow together<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interreg NEXT Poland\u2013Ukraine: for building strong cross-border bonds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interreg Europe: for boosting Ukraine\u2019s economy and regional policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udea7 <strong>What makes cooperation hard?<\/strong><br>They were honest: unequal development between countries can make true cooperation tricky. Something we all need to work on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Dream Project?<\/strong><br>Two teams dreamed of a youth volunteering project to raise funds and support war-affected areas. 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