🇱🇹 PREPARATION ACTIVITIES – LITHUANIA

Introduction

The Lithuanian team participated in the preparation phase of the Erasmus+ youth exchange "Voices of Change: Empowering Youth Through Digital Storytelling".

Their work focused on how digital storytelling can help young people express real experiences, raise awareness, and create social change.

Through creative group work and visual posters, they explored important topics such as mental health, media influence, and the power of storytelling.

Digital storytelling for social change

This poster introduces the main idea of the activity.

Digital storytelling uses digital tools to share stories by combining visuals, audio, and text in an engaging way. Platforms like TikTok show how young people communicate ideas quickly and creatively.

It allows young people to express themselves and turn their experiences into meaningful messages.

The poster also highlights why storytelling is important:

• raise awareness
• share real stories
• inspire action

The key message is simple: our stories are our power

What challenges do young people face

This poster focuses on the main issue identified by the Lithuanian team.

The most important challenge is mental health, which affects many young people and can lead to serious consequences.

The main causes presented in the poster are:

• bullying
• school pressure
• social media influence
• depression
• negative self-image
• emotional struggles
• traumatic experiences

The visual supports the idea that young people need care and understanding.

The message of this section is: young people need support, understanding, and safe spaces

How storytelling helps solve problems

This poster explains how digital storytelling can create change.

Storytelling helps by humanizing issues and making people emotionally connect with real situations. It encourages discussion and public response.

An example from Lithuania shows this clearly:
online creators reacted to hate speech → public discussion → official apology

This shows that storytelling can lead to:

• awareness
• dialogue
• accountability
• social change

From problems to change

This poster focuses on solutions and reflection.

It presents simple ways to support mental health:

• don't stay alone
• focus on hobbies
• ask for help

It also highlights the role of media:

• some groups are shown positively
• others are shown as threats

This shows the importance of fair and honest storytelling.

The final message is: be the voice. share the story. create change.

Learning process

During the preparation activities, participants worked in groups to create their own digital stories about inclusive education. They faced both emotional and technical challenges while exploring real-life issues, especially those related to the educational environment and teachers.

Through this process, they developed:

• teamwork skills
• creativity
• critical thinking
• empathy
• digital communication skills

Conclusion

The Lithuanian team connected digital storytelling with real social challenges affecting young people.

Their work highlights the importance of mental health, fair media representation, and the power of storytelling to influence society. Through their posters and group work, they showed that young people can use their voices to raise awareness, share experiences, and contribute to positive change.