Testimonial about YIA, by Terry Mattinson

The participation is an important tool & role for both young people and youth workers
in Europe, to give young people a 'real voice' and the opportunity to learn and share
their experiences with other young people.

Young people must feel empowered and that people are really listening to them,
because Adults must really listen to young people, support them to be able to make real
decisions that affect their lives at all levels of their personal and social development.

The European youth action programmes give young people a real opportunity for there
real ownership of being involved, to share their local, national and global experience
with each other, in a real social education experience to under stand all the cultural
differences to make a real make aa real difference to all young people in Europe and
Global World we live in.

Terry Mattinson
U.K.