This article is imported from our 2017 Stop Poverty Campaign web site.

Djynamo, ATD Fourth World’s European youth network, was founded in 2010 to bring together young people from all over Europe who are engaged in the fight against poverty, extreme poverty and social exclusion.

As part of the Stop Poverty Campaign , Djynamo worked closely with ATD Fourth World’s national team in the Netherlands to organise a youth gathering in Wijhe from August 10 to 14. A total of 150 young people took part in this key event which included fun, intellectual, artistic and sporting activities. The aim of the gathering was to raise awareness of the problem of poverty in the world, and particularly in Europe where it is often neglected.

See our videos of the daily summaries of the gathering

Day 1 | First day of preparations, everyone helps to set up tents!

Day 2 | Organising ourselves onsite…

Day 3 | A number of manual workshops to help participants feel at home in Wijhe.

Day 4 | Time to test out workshops that will be offered to participants of the gathering

Day 5 | Setting up continues; erecting the last tents and making the registration signs for the various workshops

Day 6 | The gathering has started! The first participants arrive from Poland

Day 7 | The 150 participants have all arrived. Fortunately, the animation team has set up some games to help us get to know each other

Day 8 | All the workshops have begun and everyone can express themselves on themes such as youth and the future

Day 9 | Workshops continue with discussions and debates, as well as art