Nomadways

16/10/2026

Dod you think that Erasmus+ is only for university students? 🎓 We have good news: it’s not!

Erasmus+ is the European Union’s programme for education, training, youth and sport, and it creates opportunities for young people, youth workers, educators, volunteers, professionals and organisations. You don’t need to be enrolled at university to take part, and many of the opportunities have no age limits.

Why does Europe invest in this? Because meeting other Europeans and learning together is worth it. Projects are funded so that taking part is accessible to everyone.

At Nomadways, we’ve been working with Erasmus+ for more than 10 years, creating training courses where youth workers explore artistic and innovative approaches to non-formal education.

This is the first post in a mini-series on how Erasmus+ works in practice. Follow us so you don’t miss the next ones, and save this post for the friend who still thinks Erasmus is “just for students”. 👇

02/09/2026

FRENCH PARTICIPANT CALL for E+ project about young parents, who are often forgotten when we talk about youth work.

But becoming a parent before 25 doesn’t make someone less of a young person. It can mean new challenges, new needs — and new ways of learning, participating and contributing to the community.

💚 Growing Together is a project for youth workers who want to change this.

📍 Drusti, Latvia
📅 23–30 October 2026
👥 26 youth workers

Together, we’ll explore:
✨ tools and methods for working with young parents
✨ ways to create more inclusive youth spaces
✨ how to support young parents’ participation in their communities
✨ learning activities where parents and children can take part together

Are you a youth worker, facilitator, trainer or mentor motivated to empower young parents?

ℹ️ INFOPACK here: www.ej.uz/GTinfo
👉 Apply now and grow together! Link here: https://forms.gle/1MMc33KPLHqjurCJA

Let’s make youth work more welcoming, for young parents too. 🌿

A project by Piepildīto sapņu istaba
in partnership with:
Mission: Reconnect
Fundația Noi Orizonturi
Tréneri Edzőtábor Egyesület

31/07/2026

What if the way to prepare for an exam wasn’t to sit still and memorise, but to stand up and perform?

During the April holidays, our Julia ran a theatre and visualisation workshop with teens aged 13 to 14, and gave them an unusual assignment: build a “creative CV” for history’s most notorious dictators, then bring that profile to life on stage.
It’s lovely to see Julia carry forward exactly what we explored together at Clownnection (theatre, clown, and visual facilitation) even deeper into her own practice. The detour worked both ways: approaching the subject sideways gave the teens new frames of reference to hold onto, and performing out loud built a kind of confidence that outlasts any single exam.

What’s a “detour” method that works in your practice? Tell us below 👇

23/07/2026

Nine days spent in Masuria taught us something we won't forget: you can't go deep into empathy and non-violent communication in a place that doesn't let you slow down.

That's exactly what “Flying Giraffes” gave colleagues from six countries this spring: hammocks between the pines, a lake through the trees, evenings around the fire, and enough space to try, get things wrong, and stay curious together.

Our Ilaria turned nine days of insight into a set of visual notes: find them in the first comment!

Co-funded by the European Union. Organised with the lovely Fundacja Mudita (Poland).

16/07/2026

Are you free in August and looking for unforgettable summer adventures? We might have one for you! We have a place for Slovenian, Italian, Estonian or French participant in a very cool project which combines creative writing sessions with long distance hiking in rural and coastal Latvia.

If you would like to join, or know someone who'd enjoy this kind of experience, you are welcome to apply!

The infopack which includes a draft program here: https://canva.link/1vj09z4lel85j4n

And application form for the participants: https://forms.gle/DoaPRZBKL5CgyZsSA

It's free of charge, travel, food, accommodation expenses are covered by Erasmus+ programme.

Hope to see you in Latvia and have a great adventure together!

01/07/2026

How can we support young parents to access same opportunities than their young peers?
To this question, we tried to find answers and inspirations through a study-visit in north of France, visiting and interviewing local services for youngsters and parenthood.
We did it and reflected together with youth workers gathered from different countries or Europe, for sharing practices and imaging possible implementations with our own communities.
Here some more reflections by Philip, one of the participants.🤓💪🙏

My reflection after a week in France on inclusion, participation, social support, and why young parents should not remain invisible in…

28/06/2026

We are strengthen our muscles in Poland, and looking forward to come back to France and share learnings with our community !
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23/06/2026

How marvellous are these new awakened Fools in the forest!

17/06/2026

The Fool has awakened !

16/06/2026

The FOOLS are full of... finish the sentence! ^_^