Giulia is a 23-year-old Italian volunteer currently doing her European Solidarity Corps placement with Associazione Antigóna, one of WellSpaces' leadingorganisations. In this piece, she reflects on pr...

Through exchanges, local initiatives and shared experiences across Europe, the CONNECTED project explored how trust, relationships and community shape young people’s wellbeing and democratic engagement. This story traces a journey where connection itself became both the method and the message—and where participation began not with activity, but with the experience of being seen....