The first EUSALP Youth Camp was supposed to take place during the French presidency in 2020, thanks to the the idea of the youth.shaping.EUSALP workshop participants. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the camp has been postponed to summer 2021 with an adapted format. Different possibilities are currently being discussed in order to keep both, the safety of the participants and the original aims of this camp which was to create a place to meet, discuss and implement projects.
Why this camp?
In this period of global change, youth are key in the decision making process. There is a real eagerness from the younger generations to get involved for their future and for that they need opportunities to participate.
In many situations of youth participation, we observe that many young people consider to not have enough time during the year to participate in a project because of their studies, work and other activities. We believe that summertime is a free period for many of them and a summer program can be the perfect solution for both goals by making the youth participate and finding summer activities for their holidays.
What is it?
EUSALP is implemented by nine Action Groups under three action-oriented pillars and one cross-cutting policy. The EUSALP Youth Camp will allow young participants to discuss and contribute ideas on the objectives of the EUSALP global strategy, thanks to an unprecedented project based on reflection and debate.
The idea is to create an active citizenship program that is framed by an educational project with social common values, shared governance, language exploration and recreational mountain activities. This alpine citizenship program allows youth to explore new horizons in a « living lab » environment based on spreading an alpine consciousness about the EUSALP objectives and the opportunities given to young people.
