Youth Connect

Project Overview:

Youth Connect is a cross-border youth cooperation project that brings together young people from the Tartu region in Estonia and the Liepāja region in Latvia. The project aims to strengthen cultural management skills and create opportunities for young people to work together across borders. A total of 48 young people aged 14-20 will take part in a joint learning programme focused on cultural event planning, teamwork, and cooperation.

The project addresses limited opportunities for young people from the two regions to collaborate and gain practical experience in cultural management. Through joint activities, participants will develop skills, build new connections, and gain experience working in international teams.

Project Objective

The objective of the project is to improve cultural management skills among young people and strengthen cooperation between youth communities in Estonia and Latvia through a structured cross-border training programme and jointly developed cultural initiatives.

Key Activities

• Development of a joint cultural management training programme.
• Selection of 24 participants from Estonia and 24 participants from Latvia.
• A kick-off training session in Liepāja.
• Monthly training sessions in Tartu and Liepāja, supported by online cooperation between participants.
• A joint training event in Valga-Valka where international teams will develop cultural event ideas together.
• A final training session in Tartu where teams present their event concepts.
• Organisation of two jointly created cultural events, one in Estonia and one in Latvia.
• Evaluation of the programme and development of recommendations for future cooperation initiatives.

Expected Results:

• Improved cultural management skills among participating young people.
• Strengthened cross-border cooperation between youth from the Tartu and Liepāja regions.
• Development and implementation of two jointly created cultural events.
• Creation of a network of young cultural organisers.
• Recommendations prepared for future youth cooperation initiatives.