{"id":14794,"date":"2026-10-23T12:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T10:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ymca.md\/uncategorized\/ymca-moldova-contributes-to-the-development-of-the-skills-of-young-leaders-and-civil-society-representatives-through-the-eu-funding-lab-initiative-alexandras-experience\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T12:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T10:55:47","slug":"ymca-moldova-contributes-to-the-development-of-the-skills-of-young-leaders-and-civil-society-representatives-through-the-eu-funding-lab-initiative-alexandras-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ymca.md\/en\/news\/ymca-moldova-contributes-to-the-development-of-the-skills-of-young-leaders-and-civil-society-representatives-through-the-eu-funding-lab-initiative-alexandras-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"YMCA Moldova contributes to the development of the skills of young leaders and civil society representatives through the \u201cEU FUNDING LAB\u201d initiative: Alexandra\u2019s experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alexandra, a participant in the \u201cEU FUNDING LAB\u201d activity\u2014organized by YMCA Moldova at the Ungheni District Youth Center\u2014shares her experience from the training session and discusses the importance of training, personal development, and professional growth opportunities for young leaders and representatives of civil society organizations.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the interview, Alexandra discusses the knowledge gained and the topics covered during the activity, highlighting the importance of understanding European funding mechanisms, the project development process, and how to identify funding opportunities for community initiatives. Participating in this session gave her the chance to explore new methods for project planning and development, to better understand the steps required to turn an idea into a concrete initiative, and to discover useful resources for implementing activities that have an impact at the local level. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201cEU FUNDING LAB\u201d initiative created an interactive framework for learning, collaboration, and the exchange of experience, in which participants had the opportunity to discuss the challenges faced by civil society organizations, identify community needs, and explore ways to secure resources for the development of sustainable projects. Through practical examples, discussions, and the exchange of ideas, the session helped strengthen skills in planning, communication, and project management. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alexandra \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219e\u0219te experien\u021ba sa la \u201eEU FUNDING LAB\u201d, organizat de YMCA Moldova la Ungheni\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kmd2jjedgO8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Access to such training opportunities is essential for the development of an active civil society capable of addressing current challenges. Familiarity with European funding instruments and the development of project-design skills enable young people and organizational representatives to transform innovative ideas into concrete actions that contribute to improving living conditions and fostering the sustainable development of local communities. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prin organizarea activit\u0103\u021bii \u201eEU FUNDING LAB\u201d, YMCA Moldova continu\u0103 s\u0103 investeasc\u0103 \u00een dezvoltarea competen\u021belor tinerilor lideri, consolidarea capacit\u0103\u021bilor organiza\u021biilor societ\u0103\u021bii civile \u0219i promovarea educa\u021biei nonformale. Totodat\u0103, ini\u021biativa \u00eencurajeaz\u0103 participarea activ\u0103 a tinerilor la procesele de dezvoltare comunitar\u0103, stimul\u00e2nd spiritul de ini\u021biativ\u0103, colaborarea \u0219i identificarea unor noi oportunit\u0103\u021bi de finan\u021bare \u0219i parteneriat. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The activity was carried out as part of the project \u201cStronger Ys \u2013 Strengthening YMCA\/YWCA Movements in Europe, Palestine and Africa,\u201d with financial support from YWCA-YMCA of Sweden and Sida \u2013 the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexandra, a participant in the \u201cEU&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14792,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72,104],"tags":[130,127],"class_list":["post-14794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-stronger-y","tag-worldymca","tag-ymcaeurope"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ymca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ymca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ymca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ymca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ymca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14794"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ymca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14795,"href":"https:\/\/ymca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14794\/revisions\/14795"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ymca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ymca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ymca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ymca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}