With the Aware and Active project, more than 400 young people (47 % with a refugee/migrant background) engaged in local awareness raising activities on democratic values and human rights. What we have witnessed with this project is high number of young people who, regardless of their background, acted together for better communities and stood for human rights and democratic values on which Europe was built.
These stories deserved and needed to be shared and spread. With campaign “Young Together”, we wanted to contribute to the change of narrative about refugee situation in Europe which has been mostly influenced by populist voices. We wanted to show the stories of young people who embraced diversity and acted together on the local level to build welcoming and open communities. Because to bring people together based on the values they share and give them a voice is how the inclusion can work.