Strait Up is non-profit association based in Tarifa, the southern tip of Europe and closer to Tangier, Morocco than any city in Spain. We use non-formal education and intercultural learning to connect with youth on both sides ofthe Mediterrean and create a sense of shared neighborhood that bridges continents and cultures.
Our mission is to create educational opportunities that support conflict resolution and peace building, as well as youth empowerment and development.
“Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
Current Projects
ROOTS: Resilience, Optimized Well-Being, and Transformative Skills in
The project focuses on strengthening the resilience, well-being, and
professional sustainability of youth workers by equipping them with
transformative self-care tools and holistic well-being practices, enabling
them to create deeper and more sustainable impact through their work
with young people.
ROOTS is a long-term training course designed to respond to
the real and growing needs of youth workers from partner organizations
in EU countries (Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, France, Poland, and
Romania) and Neighboring Partner Countries (Moldova, Armenia, and
Ukraine).
Strait Up will send two volunteer youth workers to upgrade their skills and ensure their resillience, well being and ability to transform within the shifting world of volunteer youthwork in Europe.
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New Generation Youth Work
Lassi Heinen is a renound Arctic scholar. He is founder of “Calotte Academy, School of Arctic Dialogue” and editor of “Arctic Yearbook” a peer-reviewed journal of scholarly articles regarding Arctic analysis, policy and security. We were honored when the Northern Policy Socierty asked if we would interview Lassi regarding the Calotte Academy’s approach to dialogue, science relevancy and interdisciplinary work and its applicability to other geopolitical contexts, such as the Mediterrean.
The Calotte Academy 2025 with the theme “The Future of Europe – A Northern Point of View” will take place from 10 to 15 November 2025 in the European Arctic.