SALTO Participation & Information promotes participation in democratic life, civic engagement, and common values within the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes in the fields of Youth and Education & Training.
"Inspiring participation, strengthening democracy"
By developing tools, exploring best practices, organizing trainings and strengthening synergies among the programme practitioners, we support Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps stakeholders to promote democratic engagement across Europe.
- We share expertise and strengthen synergies between the programmes and their practitioners, fostering the participation priority within Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps
- We explore and promote best practices, using inspiring stories to encourage civic engagement across Europe
- We conduct researches, develop strategies, design tools and organize trainings, collecting and amplifying evidence-based knowledge and strategic thinking within the EU programmes
- We support the National Agencies and the European Commission to improve the quality of the participation of the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps Programmes.
Salto Participation & Information is funded by the European Commission and hosted by the Education and Youth Board of Estonia.
Our Aims
We aim to promote democratic participation rooted in EU values by inspiring and supporting the Programmes’ stakeholders to create a positive impact on society.
We envision a Europe where all individuals and groups have the right, the means, the space, the opportunity, and the support to actively engage in democratic life and influence decision-making.
Our Strategies
The Youth Participation Strategy has been developed to strengthen young people’s engagement in democratic life through the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes.
The Strategy defines youth participation in democratic life, outlines its various forms and key stakeholders, and identifies how it can be supported through the programmes. It builds on lessons from previous programme cycles to help achieve the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy and the European Youth Goals related to participation.
The Youth Participation Strategy is intended for all stakeholders involved in supporting the implementation of the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes. It is implemented with the support of the Youth Participation Strategy Co-Steering Group throughout the 2021–2027 cycle of the Programmes.
Read more: Youth Participation Strategy