Empowering Young Voices

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Empowering Young Voices

Work on youth-led dialogue and exchange generates alternative narratives to extremist discourses, and provides platforms for young people to build together more open, inclusive and resilient communities. The Foundation coordinates the flagship programme “Young Mediterranean Voices” (YMV) that uses youth-led debate to develop critical cognitive skills and challenge negative mutual perceptions, described as “one of the most successful examples of a skills transfer and training initiative that is continuing to expand” (Chatham House “Moving Youth Policy from Debate into Action”). The Foundation is also participating in a consortium of leading partners  to deliver Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange, a pioneering project of European Commission promoting intercultural dialogue amongst youth from Europe and the Southern Mediterranean through online exchanges.