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POWER YOUTH

About the project

Empowering Youth Energy Communities

Effectively engage young people and other key stakeholders in collective actions

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POWERYOUTH aims to empower young people between 15-30 years old to play an active role towards the energy transition by:

  • Developing digital participatory tools to facilitate young people voicing their opinions and participating in decision-making to support energy transition in their communities.
  • Training Youth Energy Community Leaders through capacity-building programs
  • Focusing on increasing youth participation in energy communities and triggering collective energy actions
  • Creating innovative business and financing schemes tailored to youth energy communities to support youth participation in energy cooperatives and reinforce young entrepreneurship
  • Facilitating meaningful dialogue between youth and local stakeholders

Team collaboration

3

Interactive Tools

5

Pilot Countries

4+

Key Outputs

6+

Objectives

POWERYOUTH PROJECT TEAM

POWERYOUTH PROJECT TEAM

Empowering Youth Energy Communities

Rita Alonso
Vaso Kontou Greece

Project Manager & Youth Civic Engagement Advocate

Krista Viola Vanaga
Krista Viola Vanaga Latvia

Youth Empowerment Advocate

Irene Stögerer
Irene Stögerer Austria

Finance Tool Developer & Project Manager at OurPower

Paula Friederichsen
Paula Friederichsen Austria

Project Lead & Youth Energy Community Builder

Krista Viola Vanaga
Liega Krasovska Latvia

Youth Engagement & Communication Coordinator

Rita Alonso
Rita Alonso Portugal

Environmental Education & Community Empowerment Specialist

Rita Alonso
Penny Kazaki Greece

Project Manager & Energy Transition Expert

Justyna Janosz-Klus
Justyna Janosz-Klus Poland

Project Manager & Sustainable Development Expert

Dorota Guzik
Dorota Guzik Poland

Sociology Expert & Public Awareness Coordinator

Dorota Guzik
Zofia Michlowicz Poland

Project Assistant & Energy Transition Specialist

Dorota Guzik
Alice Lazzarin France

Project Manager & Communication Lead

Eric Balakrishnan
Eric Balakrishnan Malta

President of YES-Europe & Youth Empowerment Leader