{"id":137,"date":"2025-04-04T12:40:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yodec.rotineret.ro\/?p=137"},"modified":"2025-04-05T17:36:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T17:36:19","slug":"youth-voices-on-cohesion-kyiv-28-03-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yodec.rotineret.ro\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/youth-voices-on-cohesion-kyiv-28-03-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Voices on Cohesion: Kyiv (28.03.2025)"},"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 <strong>March 28th<\/strong>, four smart and engaged teens from <strong>Kyiv and the surrounding region<\/strong> (including one participant who had moved from Sumy) joined an <strong>online World Caf\u00e9-style discussion<\/strong> as part of the <strong>YODEC project<\/strong>. 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