Lithuanian, French, and German projects receive the 2024 Charlemagne Youth Prize | News

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Lithuanian, French, and ******* projects receive the 2024 Charlemagne Youth Prize | News

On Tuesday, the ********* Parliament and the International Charlemagne Prize Foundation awarded the 2024 ********* Charlemagne Youth Prize in a ceremony in Aachen.

First prize – “Sisterhood Pathways” from Lithuania

The first prize of €7,500 went to “

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” from Lithuania – a multifaceted campaign to raise awareness and combat ********* against women in the Baltic Sea region. It uses wall painting, handbooks, workshops, webinars and social media campaigns for community engagement and to provide information about preventing ********* against women and support victims.

Second prize – “Think, act and advocate together” (France)

A second prize (€5,000) was awarded to French platform to empower youth

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. The project aimed to mobilise ********* young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. For over two years, the project gathered one hundred young people from over ten ********* countries who have experienced ******** and exclusion. They met regularly to reflect and discuss the unfair situations they experience daily.

Third prize – Europe magazine (Germany)

A third prize (€2,500) went to the

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from Germany, which visualises Europe’s diversity through infographics, maps, and statistics, offering clarity and accessibility, to make it easier to understand Europe. Instead of lengthy texts, the magazine uses visual journalism and easily digestible visuals to cover politics, culture, environment, and society.

Background

The ********* Charlemagne Youth Prize, jointly awarded by the ********* Parliament and the International Charlemagne Prize Foundation, is open to initiatives by young people aged 16-30 involved in projects that strengthen democracy and support active participation. Since 2008, 5,866 projects have competed for the prize.

Every year, national and ********* juries select a project from each EU country.

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were invited to the award ceremony in Aachen on 7 May 2024, where the three EU winners were announced.

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