We are increasingly encountering broad social concepts such as digital citizenship, digital migration, and digital nativity. As our life practices continue to shift into the digital realm, it becomes ever more important to consider how aligned our emotional and mental worlds are with these social developments. The rise of digital anxiety, the emergence of perception-based confusion rooted in digital experiences, and the growing need for digital adaptation and skills have become crucial issues that we, as biological beings, must intellectually engage with.

Our project named ‘Youth Centred Digital Society’, which started on 06.04.2025, is an Erasmus+ KA2 project that we will carry out in this context. The project will run for 19 months until 5 November 2026. The project is funded by the Latvian National Agency within the Erasmus+ programme. The consortium of the project is as follows: WORLD OUR HOME from Latvia, YOUNET APS from Italy and OPENACT from Türkiye.

The project aims to develop the skills to recognize and cope with digital anxiety, ensuring the well-being of young people online and offline. It also seeks to build the capacity of youth organizations across Europe and contribute meaningfully to the EU’s Digital Goals for 2030 and the European Year of Digital Citizenship.

Through a comprehensive set of activities, the project will produce valuable resources including field research, a training curriculum, a digital toolkit and awareness workshops, filling a significant gap in youth work practices.

1.Kick-Off Meeting (KOM)
2.Field Study and Curriculum Development
3.Online Project Meeting
4.Transnational Youth Workers Education
5.Transnational Awareness Youth Workshop
6.Digital Toolkit Production
7.Local Multiply Meeting in Latvia
8.Local Multiply Meeting in Türkiye
9.Local Multiply Meeting in Italy
10.Dissemination and Sustainability Activities

At its heart, “Youth-Centered Digital Society” is about empowering young people to navigate the digital world confidently and safely. It is about strengthening the youth work sector, giving youth workers the tools they need to support young people in a complex, fast-paced online environment. Together, we are building a future where young people are not just users of technology, but informed, resilient digital citizens.