The story behind the AU-EU Youth Voices Lab | Testimonial video

July 2026

The AU-EU Youth Voices Lab – Power of the Collective has been recognized as the People’s Choice winner at the 2025 .eu Web Awards, organized by EURid in November 2025. This recognition celebrates the programme’s digital presence and the strong community support behind aueuyouthvoiceslab.eu.

Following the award, EURid supported the creation of a professional testimonial video to share the story behind the website, the programme, and the people working to strengthen youth engagement across Africa and Europe.

The People’s Choice category reflects the power of public engagement. The programme is built around participation, dialogue, and collaboration. Through its website, app, trainings, workshops, advocacy activities, and storytelling efforts, it creates spaces for young people to access opportunities, share perspectives, and connect across countries and continents.

Winning this category is a recognition of the community that supported the programme, voted for the website, and continues to engage with its mission. Its digital ecosystem plays a central role in this mission. The website and app help make information more accessible, support visibility for youth-focused opportunities, and strengthen engagement with young people, youth organizations, civil society actors, and stakeholders.

The EURid testimonial video captures this connection between digital visibility and real-world participation. It shows how the programme’s online presence is not only a communication tool, but also a gateway to learning, community building, and youth-led engagement.