The “Union of Rural Communes of the Republic of Poland” together to help Ukrainian refugees

April 10, 2023

Everyone all over Europe and beyond is committed to help refugees from Ukraine. This is the case of the “Union of Rural Communes of the Republic of Poland” as well. Thus, the two countries share a border of more than 500 km, and in these days exactly this border has become a destination of many. Among them: the municipalities located in the Bieszczady and Lesko poviats [counties].

A partnership between French and Ukrainian cities: together to rebuild Ukraine

April 5, 2023

On April 2, 2023, Ms. Tetiana Lomakina, Delegate of the Local Democracy Agency Mariupol, met in Kyiv (Ukraine) with Mr. Thibaut Guignard, Mayor of Plœuc-l’Hermitage Municipality (France) and President of Leader France, both members of ALDA, with the aim of building strong partnerships between Ukrainian and French cities.

The 2nd call for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master CCD-STeDe is now open!

April 4, 2023

The second call of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master on Climate Change and Diversity: Sustainable Territorial Development (CCD-STeDe) is now open!

11th meeting of the EU-Moldova Civil Society Platform: the key role of Civil Society in Moldova’s European integration

April 4, 2023

On 30 March 2023, the 11th meeting of the EU-Moldova Civil Society Platform, took place in Brussels (Belgium).

Local Democracy will Save Democracy – ALDA Festival and General Assembly 2023

April 4, 2023

Representing one of the most important events of the whole year, next June 2023 the ALDA General Assembly will take place in Etterbeek, Brussels (BE).

WYDE Civic Engagement call for proposals – First round

April 3, 2023

The WYDE Civic Engagement project has launched a call for proposals directed towards Civil Society Organisations working with youth. The first phase of the call will close on August 15, 2023.

In memory of Mario De Donatis, member of ALDA and sincere friend

April 3, 2023

It is with deep sorrow and profound sadness that ALDA learnt of the passing of Mario De Donatis, yesterday April 2nd, 2023.

ALDA Italia APS becomes reality: ALDA announces its launch during the press conference

March 30, 2023

On March 21, 2023, ALDA announced the launch of ALDA Italia APS, locally registered branch of ALDA.

ALDA is engaged and promotes youth engagement on global scale as part of the Youth Democracy Cohort

March 30, 2023

ALDA is a key stakeholder and contributes to enhancing youth participation and democracy on a worldwide scale.

Take part in the “H.E.Y. Tell me your story!” short documentary

March 29, 2023

Join the H.E.Y! Project’s initiative “H.E.Y. Tell me your story! ” a narrative and storytelling workshop aimed at creating a collaborative documentary to collectivise common problems, desires and journeys. The workshop will take place on April 19&20 in Strasbourg (France).

Climate of Change calls for proposals. Focuses: France and Belgium

March 29, 2023

Are you a Belgian or French youth association who is sensitive to raising awareness on climate change and the links with migration? Join the call!

Improving media and journalism standards in North Macedonia: the Media4EU project has started!

March 29, 2023

On March 29, 2023, the Launching Conference of the Media4EU project took place i Skopje, North Macedonia. The conference, organised by Eurothink, leader of the project, saw the participation of the whole project consortium.

The IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report: Action now on climate change can ensure a liveable future for all

March 28, 2023

On March 20, 2023, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the Synthesis Report of its Sixth Global Assessment.

The consortium of Sports4All meets in Greece to counter Educational Poverty

March 27, 2023

From 15 to 17 March 2023, the Transnational practical workshop “Training of Trainers” of the Sports4All project, took place in Volos, Greece. The event, hosted by the Center of Education and Innovation, consisted in developing new and more inclusive methodologies to counter Educational Poverty starting from the mapping of existing ones.

A new ALDA Talk on a key EU priority: Defence of Democracy package

March 24, 2023

ALDA and its network want to contribute in shaping the priority for the defence of Democracy by providing inputs based on its experience and its members’ best practices and opinions. We are therefore responding to the Call for interest launched by the European Commission and we want to include a broader point of view, thanks to our members’ contribution.

Exchanges with partners for the opening of new LDAs in Ukraine

March 22, 2023

Recent meetings with international and national stakeholders took place to concretise the opening of 6 Agencies in Vinnytsa, Odesa, Kharkiv, Bucha, Mykolaiv and Rivne.

European Gender Policies: projects to foster gender equality and women empowerment

March 22, 2023

ALDA works to encourage civic and democratic participation in liaison with gender equality and equity thanks to the creation of the Gender, Inclusion and Human Rights Hub (G,I & HR Hub). The latter develops projects devoted to the social inclusion of the most vulnerable categories, while leading the drafting of the internal policy on Gender and Anti-Discrimination.

World Water Day: ALDA’s engagement in water resources protection

March 21, 2023

ALDA commits to the preservation of the environment, and its water assets, by advocating for a more sustainable and conscious use of natural mainly through two EU-funded projects.resources.