The project
Who built Safe Spaces, the partner organisations, and how this Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership works.
find out moreOrganisations and partnerships

What counts as safeguarding data, why it is special category data, the lawful bases for processing it, who may access it, how long to keep it, and how to share it across organisations and borders.
Read it when setting up your records, and again before sharing anything with a partner or a statutory service in another country.
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Safe Spaces is an Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership in the field of Youth, running from September 2025 to September 2027.
Who built Safe Spaces, the partner organisations, and how this Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership works.
find out moreWhat safeguarding looks like across the European youth sector, and where the gaps are.
find out moreFour organisations across Europe built Safe Spaces together.