🧠 Summary
Do you want to explore psychological and physical well-being in depth? Would you like to better understand your emotions and learn how to face the world in a more balanced way?
If your answer is “yes!”, look no further – Glow Up is the youth exchange for you!
Join us on an exciting learning journey in Lithuania, where, through non-formal education methods, we’ll explore tools, habits, and practices that help you understand yourself better and feel your best: mentally, emotionally, and physically.
During the exchange, you will learn how to utilize basic psychology concepts in self-analysis, manage stress and anxiety, build emotional resilience, practice mindfulness and self-care, improve your physical health through small daily habits and understand the impact of the digital environment on your mental health. You will also understand the importance of taking care of your body, being active and eating well.
No prior knowledge is needed, everything is beginner-friendly and designed to be engaging, fun, and meaningful.
Besides gaining valuable new knowledge, you’ll also make new international friends, as you’ll be joined by young people from all around Europe. After all, everything is better with friends!
Your well-being matters, and investing time in yourself is never wasted. This program is more than just about learning- we’re going to have new experiences, reflect, and grow together. Come curious, stay engaged, and leave with new friends, new skills, and habits that can make a real difference in your life.image: /assets/placeholder.jpg
🎯 What to Expect
| Networking | Non-formal Education | Intercultural Dialogue |
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| You will meet a lot of participants from different countries. | All our methods are non-formal: That means you will learn by playing and trying. No boring lectures. | You will learn about different cultures from partner countries. And taste their food! |
👤 Participant Profile
- Residents or citizens from any of these countries: Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia, Portugal, Romania, Lithuania
- Optimal age range: 16-24 years old
- Available to attend the whole duration of the mobility, participate in all the sessions.
- Highly motivated to explore the topic and get engaged in sessions, conversations and activities about mental well-being- Expresses a willingness to disseminate results of the youth exchange to other groups of young people
- Highly motivated to learn more about how to ensure a balanced life
- Expresses a willingness to disseminate results of the youth exchange to other groups of young people
- Currently not receiving any funds from the European Union (e.g.: participating in an Erasmus exchange program within University)
🗓️ Activity Schedule
Days 1-2: Building the Team
During these days, we will get to know each other better – after all, every successful journey needs a united team! We will play energizing, engaging games and icebreaker. By the end of these days, you will have made plenty of friends without even realizing!
Days 3-7: Exploring the Realm of the Mind
These days will be dedicated to exploring the topic in-depth through non-formal education methods – games, challenges, conversation and teamwork activities! Together with your peers, you will get to learn new stuff about the way your mind works and how to build healthy habits for a balanced life!
Day 8: Glowing Together
This day will be dedicated to celebrating your wins, new connections and reflecting on your learning journey. All of your hard work will be recognized during the YouthPass Certificate ceremony. You will also get the chance to exchange goodbyes to your new international friends and look back at the beautiful moments you shared together.
👥 Team
| Lola Constantin | Povilas Alaburda | Daria Miu | Yaroslava Horielova |
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| Volunteer | Event Coordinator | Volunteer | Volunteer |
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🏡 Location and Venue
Babeckynė is a warm and welcoming getaway in the heart of Bartninkai, where you can relax or stay active while enjoying the open spaces and sports fields for basketball and volleyball, furthermore all surrounded by the scenic beauty of Lithuania’s countryside.
Participants will be accommodated in shared rooms, housing 4-6 individuals, with room assignments based on international diversity and separated by gender.
Each participant will be served three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Participants’ dietary preferences should be provided during the application process to ensure meals are prepared accordingly.
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🧳 Travel Plan
Portugal
- Meeting Points: Lisbon/Porto
- Plane to Vilnius or Kaunas
- Car to Bartninkai
Czechia
- Meeting Points: Brno/Prague
- FlixBus to Marijampolė
- Private Bus to Bartninkai
Hungary
- Meeting Point: Budapest
- FlixBus to Marijampolė
- Private Bus to Bartninkai
Slovakia
- Meeting Points: Zilina and Kosice
- FlixBus to Marijampolė
- Private Bus to Bartninkai
Lithuania
- Meeting Point: Marijampolė
- Meeting Point: Marijampolė
Romania
- Meeting Point: Bucharest/Brasov
- Bus / Train to Budapest
- FilixbBus to Marijampolė
- Private Bus to Bartninkai
- Travel days will be 10th and 19th of April.
- Once the participants’ selection is finished and everyone is confirmed, the project coordinators will arrange with the national group leaders to finalize the travel itinerary for each group.
- The travel tickets from meeting points to mobility venue and back will be purchased by our organization.
- Each partner country will have a maximum of two meeting points, where participants will gather to begin their travel. Usually, these meeting points are the cities where majority of participants come from. In case participant is from different city, s/he should arrange their own travel to the meetings points.
- For flights, we are purchasing the basic option, which includes one small backpack to be carried under the seat. You will be free to add priority or cargo luggage to your reservation if you want at your own cost.
- In some cases it might be needed for participants to travel one day earlier or return one day later, namely if there are no viable flight connections in the same day.
- All important information regarding travel and other topics will be available on a dedicated Discord channel of the activity and via e-mail.
- Above you can find a preliminary travel plan for each national group. These might change depending on the availability of connections and prices.
ℹ️ Useful Information
- No participation costs: Travel, accommodation and food are co-funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union. Participants who are selected will be asked to pay a 50€ deposit to confirm their participation, which is reimbursed right after the mobility. Read our terms and conditions for detailed information.
- Health & Insurance: Participants are required to have a health and travel insurance for the days of the mobility and travel days. Activity coordinator will provide you with all necessary information about it. Participants are required to arrange and bring European Health Insurance Cards, which are issued free of charge.
- What to bring: Identity Card or Passport, towel, pocket money in case you will want to buy personal items (we recommend to bring cash since there might not be an ATM near the venue), laptop (if possible), comfortable and enough clothes for the days of the mobility and for outdoor activities as well. You might also bring national food or traditional clothes for the cultural nights, speaker, board games.
- Terms & Conditions: Refer to www.e29.eu/terms-and-conditions for detailed terms and conditions.
- Q&A: Have any doubts? Feel free to reach us through our social media channels.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or Jaunimo Reikalu Agentūra. Neither the European Union nor the funding authority can be held responsible for them.
📌 How to Apply
Sign in to your account or if you don’t have one sign up now and apply. Deadline to apply: 15.03.2026
Aplication link: https://e29.powerappsportals.com/af?id=76e95429-7b22-4da7-a510-6fe8406af8a8