You come back home after an Erasmus+ mobility and everything feels slightly strange. A week ago, you were surrounded by people from different countries, sharing meals, ideas, inside jokes, emotional reflections, late-night conversations, energizers, workshops, cultural evenings and plans to change the world. Now you are back in your usual routine, your suitcase is half-unpacked, your group chat is still active but less chaotic, and somehow ordinary life feels a little too quiet. This feeling is real. Many participants experience what we can call the “post-Erasmus+ blues”: the emotional drop after an intense international experience. It can feel like sadness, nostalgia, lack of motivation, disconnection, or even confusion about what to do next. The good news? This feeling does not mean the project is over. In many…

This quest-based learning experience is designed to be easily adaptable to a wide range of settings, participant groups, venues, and thematic focuses. Whether used indoors or outdoors, with young people or adults, in educational, training, or team-building contexts, the structure of the quest can be customized to reflect the goals of a specific project or programme. Challenges, clues, and locations can be tailored to suit different learning outcomes, environments, or cultural references, making it a flexible tool for experiential learning, creative engagement, and collaborative problem-solving. One Last Quest is a flexible, story-driven activity that engages participants in teamwork, creativity, and problem-solving through playful, time-bound challenges. It offers youth workers and educators an adaptable method to create dynamic learning experiences that foster collaboration, communication, and reflection, while exploring…

The S.T.R.A.T.E.G.Y (Sustainable Tourism in Rural Areas Through European Green for Young) project took place in Sapri, Italy, from November 15 to 22, 2024, with participants representing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from five countries: Italy (Cilento Youth Union and Mimma Dreams), Croatia (Mladi za Marof), Bulgaria (Zarika Association), Romania (CERT), and Lithuania (Tavo Europa). The project aimed to address the challenges of sustainable tourism in rural areas. The international team created a manual with the sole purpose to help youth workers, facilitators, and trainers with a set of newly designed activities that can be used in their trainings/activities. The manual presents four engaging activities specifically designed for young people, focusing on raising awareness and developing practical skills in sustainable tourism. Each activity explores different aspects of sustainable tourism,…

Sustainability is a term that has been discussed everywhere and by almost everyone. But how can we be more sustainable in our daily lives? We teamed up with an international group of youth workers from different organizations and came up with some very concrete ideas about how we can be more sustainable with regard to the Erasmus+ projects in which we participate. These guidelines go far beyond E+ projects only, really—any activity that involves travel and learning can be positively influenced if we strive to follow these sustainability guidelines. It will be an ever-growing recommendation, and if you have any ideas on how to improve it, let us know! In the meantime, here are the Be Sustainable in Erasmus+ Projects Guidelines in a downloadable format. Feel free…