Norda

Norda has a solid track record with youth-led cultural, civic, and artistic projects that fit perfectly with this festival idea. As a youth NGO focused on giving rural Moldovan young people intercultural opportunities, we’ve already run several projects in this area. One example is Unity through Art and Culture (2024–2025), an Erasmus+ project with a €55,000 budget. It brought together 30 young people from 6 countries to explore cultural identity, inclusion, and social cohesion through art and dialogue — exactly the kind of themes this festival is about. We’re also coordinating EU Fest (2025), a civic youth festival supported with €4,000, which involves over 1,300 young people in creative workshops and youth-led initiatives. It proves we can run grassroots, participatory events where art and civic themes meet in a festival setting. Another big project is EU and YOU (2025), with a €20,000 budget. It combined local activities, an international youth exchange, and even an event with local authorities — a layered approach that mirrors the pre-festival, festival, and post-festival plan we’re proposing here. All of this shows Norda’s growing ability to design and deliver inclusive, creative, and international projects that put young people at the center. We’re confident this makes us a strong organiser for the proposed festival.