Partnership-building Activity
5-9 November 2026 | Coma-ruga (Tarragona), Spain
Past Forward is designed for experienced organisations committed to human rights and remembrance education. Join us to share, explore and co-create meaningful cross-border partnerships to promote dignity and democratic values around Europe.
Partnership Building for Human Rights, Remembrance and Democratic Education in Youth Work.
Rationale
Past Forward is a Partnership Building Activity (PBA) designed to establish a strategic, collaborative space where experienced organisations come together to share youth work practices, reflect on the current European context, and develop cooperation strategies addressing common challenges. Grounded in the principles of dignity and democratic values, this PBA supports organisations in transforming shared principles into concrete, cross-border partnerships and future Erasmus+ initiatives.
Objectives
Exchange Expertise: Share non-formal youth work practices and explore innovative approaches to human rights and remembrance education.
Reinforce Democratic Values: Support initiatives that empower young people, promote active dialogue with decision-makers, and uphold human dignity across Europe.
Create cross-border partnerships: Collaboratively draft initiatives and sustainable cooperation strategies within the Erasmus+ framework.
Participant Profile
The PBA will bring together 20 experienced youth workers, project coordinators, and organisational leaders who are actively engaged in democracy, human rights and remembrance education.
Candidates Should Possess:
Proven Experience: Active involvement in youth work, project management, or organisational leadership focused on human rights, remembrance education, democratic participation and civic engagement.
Sharing Capacity: The competences and willingness to present, exchange, and promote their organisation's current practices and methodologies in the field.
Institutional Mandate: The decision-making capacity to commit their organisation to new European partnerships and follow-up Erasmus+ projects initiated during the activity.
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Apply now!Application deadline (24h UTC): 14 September 2026Date of selection: 24 September 2026
Training overview
http://trainings.salto-youth.net/15254
This Partnership-building Activity is
for 20 participants
from Eastern Partnership countries 
, Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries , Western Balkan countries
and recommended for
Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth researchers, Project Coordinators
Working language(s):
English
Organiser:
Association of Human Rights Educators – AHEAD (Youth NGO)
Based in Barcelona, AHEAD supports since 2009 youth work, intercultural dialogue and human rights education as conditions to strengthen the commitment towards a culture of peace, environmental and global justice, democratic citizenship and solidarity among communities.
AHEAD holds the Erasmus+ Accreditation and the ESC Quality Label. It has a sound experience on youth workers’ mobilities, youth participation activities and non-formal education tools and methodologies working on inclusion projects with young people from diverse cultural backgrounds, creating dialogue opportunities and synergies with civil society organisations, and the public administration representatives.
Contact for questions:
PBA Team
E-Mail: democracy@aheadedu.org
Phone: +34 XXX XX XXX
Costs
Participation fee
There is no enrolment fee.
Accommodation and food
Full board and accommodation will be provided and paid for by the organisers.
Travel reimbursement
The travel costs will be reimbursed up to the Erasmus+ programme rules. Green travel is encouraged and economically supported.
The maximum travel budget limit is:
500 – 1999 km: 309 EUR (417 EUR Green Travel);
2000 – 2999 km: 395 EUR (535 EUR Green Travel)
3000 – 3999 km: 580 EUR (785 EUR Green Travel)
Selected participants will receive an Infopack with further details.
The local transportation costs are to be covered by the participants as a contribution to the overall costs.
Visa costs will be fully reimbursed.
Do not book your travel until your participation has been confirmed.