Youth association · Italy · Erasmus+
Someone left the light on for you
We are a youth organisation in Italy. We run Erasmus+ youth exchanges, training courses and partnerships — and we keep a light burning for the people still working out where they are going.
Come closer
There is a seat here with your name on it
Most of what we do happens in a circle of light this size: thirty people from six countries, a week away from home, and a conversation that would not have happened anywhere else. Pull up a seat.
Current & recent
Open calls for participants
No open calls right now. The next one is in preparation — check back soon, or follow us on social media.
What we are for
A small crew with a very large lamp
Every project we run is an attempt to make one stretch of somebody's road visible.
The Lighthouse Society is a non-profit youth association based in Italy. We design and host Erasmus+ projects — youth exchanges, training courses for youth workers and small-scale partnerships — and we take part in projects run by organisations right across Europe.
A lighthouse does not go anywhere. It does not choose where your ship is headed and it will not sail it for you. What it does is stand in one place, reliably, so that the people out in the dark can work out where they are. That is the job we have given ourselves.
In practice that means a week away with a room full of people from six countries, non-formal education methods that put the group rather than the trainer in charge, a Youthpass at the end of it, and a network that does not switch off when the project closes.
What we stand for
Easy to find
Open calls with real deadlines, application forms a human wrote, and an answer from a person. No project of ours should reach you as a rumour.
We stay put
We answer after the project has ended, we write the reports, and we keep our partners' numbers. A partnership is longer than one week in a hotel.
We do not steer for you
Non-formal education means the group sets the direction. We bring the method, the space, the questions and the coffee.
Nobody crosses alone
Every project is built with partner organisations, and with the young people who will actually be in the room when it starts.
How we work
What we run
KA152 Youth exchanges
Young people from several countries live and work together for five to twenty-one days around one theme they care about. Travel, food and accommodation are covered by the Erasmus+ grant; the group builds the programme with us beforehand and runs half of it themselves.
KA153 Training courses for youth workers
Practice-based courses for youth workers, trainers and project coordinators — facilitation, inclusion, project design, digital tools. Everyone leaves with something they can use on the Monday after.
KA210 Small-scale partnerships
Longer, quieter work with two or three organisations: building a method, testing it with real groups, and writing it down so that other people can use it without us in the room.
HOST Hosting, sending and partner search
Looking for an Italian partner, a host or a sending organisation? Tell us about the project, the dates and the profile you need, and you will get a straight yes or no rather than silence.
Get involved
A light you can steer by
Looking for a partner for a project, want to apply, or just want to talk? Write to us.