Finding Myself 9000 km From Home – Cassandra Scipion
Finding Myself 9000 km From Home – Cassandra Scipion Here I am, more than 9,000 km from my native island of Reunion, immersed in the heart of Finnish nature, in a summer house that I’m sharing with nine flatmates from Spain, Portugal, Ukraine, Luxembourg, Turkey and Italy. For over a month, we’ve been building a […]
How Volunteering with Children Shaped Me
How Volunteering with Children Shaped Me -Daniel’s Experience I am Daniel, I’m from Murcia, Spain. I am studying a degree of primary education and that is one reason why I applied for this project. I wanted to experience another different type of Erasmus + project, a volunteer program related to children, in order to know […]
Life-Changing Erasmus+ Experience in Finland – Ömer’s Story
Joining this Erasmus+ project in Finland was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
Amanda’s Story: How International Club has Changed My Life
BLOG: Amanda’s Journey – How the International Club Changed My Life How It All Began I’ve taken part in several international youth projects over the years. Now I’ll share a few of those experiences and reflect on what they’ve meant to me. It all started with me being on a horse competition back in Nykarleby […]
European Platform Meeting for Quality Label Youth Centres and Friends in Luxembourg
European Platform Meeting for Quality Label Youth Centres and Friends in Luxembourg Villa Elba’s Executive Director Catarina participated in the European Platform Meeting for Quality Label Youth Centres and Friends, held in Luxembourg on 6–7 May 2025. The event brought together representatives of youth centres from across Europe. The meeting gathered over 80 participants from […]
Act for Future – Study Visit in Kosovo: Learning from Post-Conflict Civic Engagement
Act for Future – Study Visit in Kosovo: Learning from post-conflict civic engagement “Is it safe? Where is it? How do you even get there? What currency do they use?” These were some of the first questions we heard when we shared our idea of organizing a study visit to Kosovo. Despite its recent history, […]
Youth Workers for Environmental Rights -seminar
From March 17–22, Villa Elba hosted the Erasmus+ seminar “Youth Workers for Environmental Rights”, bringing together 34 participants from 14 different countries.
Villa Elba’s Development Manager, Heli Lehto, participated in the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps stakeholder conference held in Brussels
Villa Elba’s Development Manager, Heli Lehto, participated in the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps stakeholder conference held in Brussels on 18 February 2025.
Villa Elba´s Olympics
In these Olympics, you’ll compete against friends or colleagues! Expect speed, precision, and teamwork as we challenge each other in cross-country skiing, biathlon, synchronized skating, and sleigh-driving.
Ashten Gray
International Youth work
Project worker