Example of Good Practice
This section brings together selected community centres and youth-led initiatives from the NextGen partner countries. Each example presents a different approach to strengthening inclusion, participation and local engagement, with a focus on practices that can inspire or be adapted by other communities.
Through these examples, visitors can explore how organisations create welcoming spaces, involve young people in decision-making, respond to local needs and build stronger community connections. Each good practice includes a short overview, key working principles, lessons learned and one activity that shows potential for transfer to other contexts.
Bakken Nærmiljøsenter: Building Trust Through Everyday Community Presence
A volunteer-driven community centre in Skien, Norway, demonstrating how local spaces can become powerful tools for inclusion, belonging and social support.
FABLAB Bergamo: Open Technology for Community Innovation
A collaborative innovation space in Bergamo, Italy, bringing together open technology, digital fabrication and knowledge-sharing to support creativity and community resilience.
MC Mobil: Bringing Youth Work Directly to Rural Communities
A mobile youth centre developed by the Idrija Youth Center Association in Slovenia, addressing unequal access to opportunities for young people in rural and remote areas.
Ljuba & Drago: A Mobile Youth Centre for Underserved Urban Areas
A mobile youth centre operating in Ljubljana, Slovenia, showing how youth work can become more accessible by moving directly into the neighbourhoods where young people spend their time.
P4 Youth Cultural Centre: Co-Creating Culture, Inclusion and Youth Participation
An independent youth cultural centre in Varaždin, Croatia, developed by Youth Association V.U.K., focused on culture, education, social inclusion and active youth participation.