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by Martin Schmid

Digital Activities

Online / Virtual Engagement

Virtual engagement activities are gaining importance, and are considered a useful complement to face-to-face activities.

The world is becoming increasingly digitalized and different online tools now allow us to connect with the young people more easily. The COVID-19 pandemic in particular has shown us the added value various online tools can bring as they have made it possible to stay connected under challenging circumstances.

By connecting with young people online, we can encourage the development of important technical skills. The ability to operate different virtual communication tools will be a huge benefit for their future competitiveness on the job market.   

Different supporting documents on the topic of virutal engagement can be found here: List of Documents - Virtual Engagement.

Below, we will take a look at some of the dedicated platforms and tools used within GoTeach for the purposes of virtual engagement:  


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YouthLinks - Digital Pillar of YouthCan!

YouthLinks – is an initiative of SOS Children’s Villages that seeks to promote the use of technological tools, aiming to foster and develop the impact of employability programs within YouthCan!


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The project currently utilizes the YouthLinks Community platform as the central digital space for online activites; connecting young people with Mentors from the corporate world. Get an impression of the YouthLinks Community platform in this video and learn more about YouthLinks on chapter 4. Scaling GoTeach.


Young Participant from the Cape Verdes


Find out more about "virtual" good practice examples in GoTeach here.

Chapter lead Susanne Novotny