Hello!
I am Amelia, I am 27 years old and I am a project partner of the interreg project “Rural Youth Future” in the offices of the General Directorate of Youth, Participation and Volunteering (DXXPV) of Xunta de Galicia since September
2024.
The DXXPV is my host organisation, and is also the regional government department responsible for the development of programs, initiatives and actions to address the needs of young people in Galicia.
“Rural Youth Future” is a project that arises in response to the great challenge posed by the depopulation and aging of rural areas. Its main objective is to improve the effectiveness of youth employment policies for sustainable rural development.
The project focuses on 6 policy instruments at the municipal, regional and
national levels to address the common challenge of responding to the needs
of youth in rural territories. It aims to identify and promote actions that
generate youth employment opportunities and increase the skills and
competencies of young people in rural areas.
The different project partners come from 7 European countries: Spain,
Bulgaria, Slovenia, Lithuania, Portugal, Estonia and Belgium. All of them
will seek appropriate and sustainable solutions to reduce the youth
unemployment rate and promote access to emerging opportunities.
My role is to support the project in terms of communication by providing
ideas and suggestions to increase the visibility and success of the
cooperation. I can say that as a result of this experience I am acquiring new
skills and competencies, while learning about the benefits of cooperation in
the EU. And most importantly, encouraging other young people to do it too!
– Amelia, IVY Project Partner at Xunta de Galicia for the Interreg Europe project “RuralYouthFuture”
