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Three young people supported by Fundación Diagrama in the Community of Madrid took part in an international meeting alongside their educators and about twenty other people from various countries. There, they shared experiences and put into practice the knowledge and skills acquired from the 'MovingON' project, which seeks to promote active participation in social life and decision-making processes among youth in conflict with the law.
From 22 to 26 June, three young people from the social and labour integration and non-custodial measures programmes run by Fundación Diagrama in the Community of Madrid travelled to an international youth meeting in The Hague (Netherlands), within the framework of the project ‘MovingON: Moving from Conflict to Participation’, an initiative co-funded by the European Union's Erasmus+ Programme.
The objective of this project is to empower young people in conflict with the law and at social risk to participate and actively engage in social life and the decision-making processes that affect their own lives. These young people participate in the Social and Labour Integration Support Programme (PAIS) and the Non-Custodial Follow-Up and Intervention Programme of the Community of Madrid, projects under the Agency for the Re-education and Reintegration of Juvenile Offenders (ARRMI) of the Regional Government of Madrid.
Young people from Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, and Romania are participating in MovingON. They began their journey 'From Conflict to Participation' by attending training sessions on 'Crime and Violence Prevention in My Neighbourhood' in their respective countries during April, May, and June 2026. After this initial step, they continued their path 'From the Local Level to the European Union' at this international meeting, which brought together 21 young people aged 14 to 20, accompanied by professionals from the project's partner organisations, including Fundación Diagrama.
This international meeting was an opportunity to meet young people from other countries, share the results and experiences of their local activities, and apply the knowledge and skills gained, in a context that is entirely different from their daily lives. Over the course of a week—which included two travel days and three full days of activities—they learnt, shared, reflected, asked questions, lived together, and, most importantly, had fun together. In addition, they engaged in various cultural activities, notably a visit to the Peace Palace, a street art tour of the city, the 'Everything is Politics' workshop led by youth participation and democratic engagement facilitator Telissa Schreudere, a percussion workshop facilitated by the NGO YOPE, and a spoken word poetry workshop led by Dutch writer and actor Frank de Bruyn.
The young people rated the experience positively, highlighting the value of feeling heard, learning about different lived experiences, and building their social skills in many new situations. Both the professionals and the young people shared their enthusiasm to continue collaborating throughout the project and to take part in its second meeting, which will take place in the spring of 2027 in Strasbourg.
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