Youth DigiZone – OUR COMMON GROUND

Call: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-VIRT-EXCH
Type of Action: ERASMUS-LS
Acronym: DigiZone
Project Number: 101193092
Project Status: Ongoing (Grant Management Phase)
Implementation Period: 01/02/2025 – 31/01/2028 (36 months)
Duration: 36 months
Funded by: European Union
Type of Assistance: Capacity Building & Digital Innovation in Youth Work
Beneficiary Countries: North Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Greece, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Youth DigiZone – OUR COMMON GROUND project provides a networked approach with synchronized and coordinated efforts that bring together diverse mindsets, experiences, and cultural backgrounds into a cooperative regional digital zone. The current global crisis has highlighted the urgent need for political and development actions to be more responsive, iterative, and resilient in an ever-changing environment.

Despite a history of conflicts and crises, joint action rooted in solidarity, cooperation, and democracy can help strengthen a more resilient and connected region. Young people are particularly vulnerable to the negative impacts of the ongoing polycrisis, facing challenges such as emigration, precarious working conditions, job insecurity, low wages, and limited career prospects.

Building on the conversations and activities of previous initiatives, the project works to strengthen digital youth work culture. The creation of a regional digital hub will facilitate virtual exchanges and co-learning on pressing issues such as gender and youth inclusion, climate change, and digital economies. It also provides a safe and inclusive space for young people from different cultures but shared European identities to voice their lived experiences and shape their common future.

Project Partners

• Youth Alliance – Krusevo (North Macedonia) – Lead Applicant

• Infinity Greece (Greece)

• NVO Glas (Montenegro)

• Community Building Mitrovica (Kosovo)

• OPENS (Serbia)

• PRONI (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Expected Results

• Establishment and development of a Regional Digital Hub as a participatory tool for young people.

• Strengthening digital youth work through training, knowledge sharing, and innovation.

• Implementation of virtual exchanges and co-learning programs on gender equality, youth inclusion, climate change, and digital economies.

• Capacity-building support for youth organizations in the Western Balkans and wider region.

• Increased youth participation in democratic and civic processes through digital means.

• Promotion of regional cooperation, intercultural dialogue, and European values among young people.

• Creation of sustainable digital resources and dissemination of project outcomes to wider audiences across Europe.