What happens when young people combine creativity, newly developed digital skills and a real social challenge?
The 3D-YES Youth Creativity Competition will give participants an opportunity to find out by designing and presenting 3D-printed solutions intended to support people with motor disabilities.
Putting New Skills Into Practice
Before reaching the competition stage, participants will have opportunities to develop knowledge in areas such as social entrepreneurship, digital design and 3D printing.
The competition moves that learning into practice.
Young people will create 3D-printed pieces and explanatory videos documenting their ideas, design processes and final creations. These materials will also help share participants’ work with a wider audience through the project website and communication channels.
Creativity Across Europe
3D-YES brings together six organisations from Spain, Italy, Greece, Ireland and Cyprus.
The competition builds on this European partnership by creating opportunities for young people to share ideas beyond their own local communities.
Activities include national online meetings, project selection and transnational exchanges involving young people and people with motor disabilities.
Creating With a Clear Purpose
The competition is not simply about producing the most visually impressive object.
Participants are encouraged to consider practical needs and explore how their designs could improve independence and inclusion for people with motor disabilities.
This makes creativity part of a broader learning process involving empathy, problem-solving and responsible innovation.
Sharing the Creative Process
At least 150 3D-printed pieces and 150 videos are foreseen as part of the youth creativity competition.
Sharing the process is important because it allows participants to demonstrate what they have learned, exchange ideas and communicate the thinking behind their designs.
It also gives other young people, trainers and organisations an opportunity to discover what can be achieved when digital learning is connected to social challenges.
European Cooperation Through Creativity
The competition brings several elements of 3D-YES together: youth participation, technology, entrepreneurship, disability inclusion and European cooperation.
Most importantly, it gives young people a space to apply their skills rather than simply learn about them.
Through making, testing, presenting and exchanging ideas, participants can experience how creativity and technology can contribute to positive social change.
FAQ
What is the 3D-YES Youth Creativity Competition?
It is a project activity in which young people create and present 3D-printed solutions intended to support people with motor disabilities.
How many creations are planned?
Project documentation foresees at least 150 3D-printed pieces and 150 explanatory videos.
Will young people from different countries participate?
Yes. 3D-YES involves partner organisations from five European countries and includes national and transnational activities.
