All modules
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Avoiding 'Euro-jargon'
Translating EU-speak into language ordinary citizens understand.
Bilingual signage in public spaces
When and how to do it well.
Easy-read documents
How to write information that everyone — including people with learning difficulties — can use.
Saying hello in 10 European languages
A respectful greeting goes a long way at a community event.
Code-switching with respect
The everyday switching between languages — and how communities can welcome it.
Reading to a child in another language
Why reading to children in your mother tongue helps THEIR new language too.
Sign language families across Europe
Sign languages are not one — they are many, with rich histories.
Working with interpreters
Best practice when speaking through an interpreter at a community event.
Plain language: rewriting a leaflet
Six rules that make any document twice as readable.
The Common European Framework
How A1, B2, C1 — the CEFR levels — actually work.
Disability rights and the UN CRPD
What the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities means in practice.
Refugee and migrant rights basics
What every newcomer is entitled to under EU and international law.
Petitioning local government
How to write a petition that actually gets read and acted on.
Schengen in a nutshell
What the passport-free area is — and isn't.
The European Pillar of Social Rights
20 principles that frame a fair European social market.
Whistleblower protection under EU law
Reporting wrongdoing at work is now protected across the bloc.
Council of Europe vs European Union
Two organisations, easily confused, with different jobs.
The European Citizens' Initiative
How 1 million citizens can put a proposal on the EU's agenda.
Voting in European Parliament elections
How and why to vote in the only EU-wide elections.
How EU laws are made
The ordinary legislative procedure, in five minutes.
Boundaries for community volunteers
Why a healthy 'no' is part of the role.
Bereavement: a few things to say
When you don't know what to say, here is what helps.
Supporting carers
Caring for a relative is invisible work. What helps?
Welcoming people with anxiety into groups
Small design choices that lower the threshold to joining.
Movement snacks at your desk
Tiny bursts of movement that protect against the harms of sitting.
Sleep hygiene without gadgets
Five free habits that beat any wearable.
Cold homes and health
Why a chilly living room is a medical issue.
Loneliness in Europe
Why the EU now treats loneliness as a public health priority.
Active listening in 4 minutes
The single most useful conversational skill — explained simply.
Mental health first aid basics
How to support someone in distress until professional help arrives.
Avoiding burnout in mission-driven work
Why people who care most are most at risk — and what helps.
Time accounting and non-monetary value
Counting what matters beyond cash.
Pricing fairly for low-income communities
How to keep services accessible without becoming unsustainable.
Distinguishing charity, social enterprise, B-Corp
Different vehicles, different rules. Pick the right one for your purpose.
EU funding for social enterprises
The main funding streams a social enterprise can target.
Ethical procurement for community groups
How to spend your group's money in line with its values.
Worker-owned models
When a company is owned by the people who work in it.
Setting up a not-for-profit association
The minimal viable steps to register a community group as an association.
Co-operatives 101
The seven International Co-operative Alliance principles every member should know.
What is the social economy in Europe?
Co-operatives, mutuals, associations, foundations, and social enterprises — the EU's fastest-growing economic family.
Microcredentials and the EU framework
Small certificates that travel — what the EU framework changes.
Avoiding educational ableism
Spot — and unlearn — the assumptions that exclude disabled learners.
Co-designing courses with learners
Why involving learners in course design improves outcomes — and how to do it.
Universal Design for Learning
Three principles that make a lesson work for the widest range of learners.
Erasmus+ for youth workers
How a small youth or community group can send staff on funded mobility.
Dyslexia in 5 minutes
What dyslexia is, what it isn't, and what helps in any setting.
Trauma-aware classroom basics
Five principles that help adult learners who carry trauma.
Adult literacy: where to refer
How to spot adult literacy needs and refer kindly.
Recognising prior learning
How an adult's life experience can count as formal qualifications.
Lifelong learning under the EU agenda
Why the EU is investing in learning that doesn't stop after school.
Crediting Indigenous and minority creators
Why proper credit isn't a footnote — it's an act of respect.
Working with multilingual audiences
Tools and habits that make an event usable in two or more languages.
Pop-up exhibitions on a shoestring
How to mount a credible community exhibition for under €200.
Inclusive workshops for all abilities
Six design choices that lower barriers without dumbing the work down.
Documenting intangible cultural heritage
Songs, recipes, dialects, festivals — and the UNESCO framework that recognises them.
Free-to-use European music libraries
Where to find safe, legal background music for community videos.
Public art and community consent
Why a mural or sculpture without the neighbourhood's say-so is a problem.
Making participatory theatre safe
Three rules from forum-theatre practice that protect everyone involved.
Booking a community arts grant
Where to start looking, and how to write a first application.
European Capitals of Culture: what they are
A 40-year EU initiative that puts cities (and their communities) on the world stage.
Safeguarding for community workers
The minimum every volunteer working with vulnerable people must know.
Time banks and skill-sharing
An hour for an hour — how time banking strengthens local economies.
Designing accessible community spaces
The five quick wins that make a venue usable by everyone.
Working with newcomers and asylum seekers
Practical, dignity-first guidance for community workers and volunteers.
Conflict resolution at street level
A simple framework for defusing a neighbour dispute before it escalates.
Setting up a neighbourhood WhatsApp respectfully
Three ground rules that keep a street-level group useful and kind.
Volunteering rights in the EU
What volunteers can expect — and what they should never accept.
Reaching the digitally excluded
Why posting on Facebook isn't enough — and what to do about it.
Running an inclusive welcome event
How to design a community gathering where newcomers actually feel welcome.
What is Community-Led Local Development?
How CLLD lets communities decide their own development priorities — using EU funds.
Climate grief: talking to children
How to discuss the climate crisis honestly without leaving children paralysed.
Local seed swaps and food sovereignty
Why saving and sharing seeds matters more than ever in Europe.
Sharing tools instead of buying
How a tool library cuts both household costs and embodied carbon.
Plastic-free shopping habits
Five small swaps a household can make this week.
Energy poverty in Europe
Why one in 11 Europeans cannot heat their home — and what helps.
Reading an electricity bill
Unlocking the small print so low-income households can claim every reduction.
Cycling advocacy in EU cities
The four arguments that move local councils on bike infrastructure.
Community-led repair cafés
How a pop-up repair event can build trust and divert tonnes of waste.
Composting on a flat balcony
Yes, you can compost without a garden. Here's the simplest system.
The European Green Deal in 5 minutes
What the EU's flagship climate policy actually commits us to.
Avoiding stereotypes in community reporting
How not to write the same tired story about your neighbourhood.
Public service broadcasting in Europe
Why your nation has a publicly-funded broadcaster — and what that means for you.
Creating a community newsletter
The 4-section template that fits any neighbourhood newsletter on one A4 page.
Local radio: pitching a slot
How to get your community story on local or community radio in three emails.
Image rights: when can you re-share?
Five rules that keep your community newsletter out of trouble.
Captioning videos for deaf access
Captions are not optional — and they help everyone.
Writing a press release that gets used
The European inverted-pyramid format local journalists actually read.
Smartphone video for community groups
The three settings to change before you film a single second.
Interviewing a neighbour with respect
Five rules that make community interviews feel safe and produce better answers.
Telling a community story with one photo
How a single, honest image can do the work of a thousand-word article.
eIDAS and the EU Digital Identity Wallet
What the new EU digital ID will mean for everyday Europeans.
Backing up your photos for free
Three approaches so you never lose family photos again.
Reading a URL: is this site real?
Decoding web addresses to spot fakes — in 90 seconds.
Video calling for newcomers
Joining a Zoom, Teams or Jitsi call when you've never done it before.
GDPR for everyday life
Five rights every EU resident has — and how to use them.
Recognising phishing
How to spot a fake 'urgent' message before clicking.
Using public Wi-Fi safely
A simple rule that protects you on café, library and station networks.
Strong passwords without a manager
How to make memorable passwords that resist guessing — without software.
Setting up an email account
A step-by-step intro for first-time email users — no jargon.
Spotting misinformation online
Three habits that catch most fake stories before you share them.