Choose klaipeda

What Choose klaipeda does

Choose Klaipeda (#chooseklaipeda) is a municipal youth empowerment initiative operated by Klaipėda City Municipality in Lithuania. Established in 2021 to manage Klaipėda's tenure as the European Youth Capital 2021 — the first such designation in the Nordic and Baltic Sea region — the initiative coordinates civic engagement, volunteering, entrepreneurship, creativity, and capacity-building programs for youth aged 15–30. Its core service is delivered through nine thematic platforms: Dialogues, Solidarity, Leadership, Out of the Box, Spaces, North-South, Colours, Connections, and Potential. Physical program delivery is anchored at the Open Youth Center on Paryžiaus komunos g. 16A and extends to the AJE Skatepark and the annual Sea Festival youth spot.

The initiative is built on digital civic participation platforms and virtual reality experiences used for empathy-building education. International cooperation is a core architectural component: the organization partners with the European Youth Forum, the Union of the Baltic Cities Youthful Cities Commission, BSSSC, ERB, and Erasmus+ project partners in Tallinn and Liepaja, and participates in the EU CERV-funded Digital Civic Participation DCP V.2.0 project led by the Institute of Research & Training on European Affairs. A #chooseklaipeda print magazine, website, newsletter, and Instagram/Facebook/YouTube channels support outreach.

Choose Klaipeda is not a commercial business. Its revenue model is government funding from two streams: the Klaipėda City Municipality budget for youth policy programs and operations, and EU program funding via CERV, Erasmus+, and the European Solidarity Corps. All programs are delivered free of charge to youth participants. The organization has five employees and is led by municipal coordinators including Youth Affairs Coordinator Aistė Valadkienė and Dialogue Platform Coordinator Artur Koltunov.

Name

Choose klaipeda

Legal name

Chooseklaipeda (Klaipėda City Municipality Youth Initiative)

Website

https://chooseklaipeda.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Choose Klaipeda is a Klaipėda City Municipality youth initiative that coordinates civic engagement programs across nine platforms for youth aged 15–30, anchored by the 2021 European Youth Capital title and funded by the municipality and EU programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Civic Engagement Programs

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Child and Youth Services (62411)

akta.pro primary industry

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Civic Participation & Leadership Development (Voting, Advocacy, Community Leadership) (EDAAADAL), Civic, Citizenship & Community Engagement Education (EDAAAEAI), Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ)

Keywords

• Youth civic engagement
• European Youth Capital program
• Youth volunteer programs
• Municipal youth policy
• Youth entrepreneurship support

Headquarters

HQ city

Klaipėda

HQ country

Lithuania

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Budget: Funding from Klaipėda City Municipality for youth policy programs and operations
2. EU Program Funding: European funding through programs including CERV (Civil, Equality, Rights, Values), Erasmus+, and European Solidarity Corps for international projects and youth exchange

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Choose Klaipeda is a municipal youth civic engagement initiative operated by Klaipėda City Municipality that organizes the European Youth Capital 2021 programme across nine thematic platforms — Dialogues, Solidarity, Leadership, Out of the box, Spaces, North-South, Colours, Connections, and Potential — delivering free volunteering, entrepreneurship, creativity, capacity-building, and structured political-dialogue programmes to young people aged 15–30 in Klaipėda and visiting European youth.

Product overview

Choose klaipeda is a municipal youth policy initiative and civic engagement program organized by Klaipėda City Municipality, serving as the platform for the European Youth Capital 2021 title. The initiative is not a technology product but rather a coordinated framework of thematic platforms—including Dialogues (civic participation), Solidarity (volunteering), Leadership (entrepreneurship), Out of the Box (creativity), Spaces (safe spaces development), North-South (events and community inclusion), Colours (personal development), Connections (cooperation), and Potential (capacity building). These programs operate as organizational and engagement structures rather than software products or digital platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dialogues: Platform for ensuring the social and civic rights of young people, including ambassadors programme and political literacy initiatives
• Solidarity
• Leadership
• Out of the box
• Spaces
• North-South
• Colours
• Connections
• Potential

Products and services

• Choose Klaipeda EYC2021 Program The municipal civic engagement programme coordinating youth participation, volunteerism, entrepreneurship, and community engagement for Klaipėda City Municipality through the European Youth Capital 2021 title, organized across nine thematic platforms.
• Dialogues Platform A platform dedicated to ensuring the social and civic rights of young people, including an ambassadors programme, motivational and compensation systems for voluntary participation in political and civic life, structured dialogue initiatives, and debates between politicians and young people.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 young people participated in EYC application process
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Tallinn City Education Department (Estonia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2023Partner in Youth Forum in Baltic States Erasmus+ project, hosting planning visits and sharing youth policy programs.
• YOU+ Youth Development Platform (Estonia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2023Youth development organization partner in Youth Forum in Baltic States Erasmus+ project.
• European Youth ForumflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganizing body of the European Youth Capital initiative. European Youth Forum is the co-organizer of the EYC contest and granted Klaipėda the EYC 2021 title.
• Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC) - Youthful Cities CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommission uniting over 100 cities that expressed support for Klaipėda's EYC bid, representing the Youthful Cities Commission.
• Youth Board of the Baltic Sea States Subregional Co-operation (BSSSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth policy advocacy organization for the Baltic Sea region that supported Klaipėda's EYC application.
• Youth Board of the Euroregion Baltic (ERB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuroregional youth organization supporting cross-border youth cooperation in the Baltic Sea region.
• Institute of Research & Training on European Affairs (I.R.T.E.A.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean research and training institute implementing the Digital Civic Participation DCP V.2.0 project funded by CERV program. Klaipėda municipality participates as a partner.
• Liepaja City (Latvia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner city in Youth Forum in Baltic States project, hosting project visits.
• Klaipėda Youth Organizations Association "Apskritasis stalas"flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain youth organization coalition in Klaipėda, co-organizer of Youth Forum and Youth Awards, involved in all major EYC activities.
• Klaipėda City Municipality Youth Affairs CouncilflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial municipal youth advisory body participating in international projects and policy development.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• European Youth Forum: Umbrella body of European youth organizations that awards the European Youth Capital title and sets the policy framework. Directly comparable as the apex body that grants Choose Klaipeda's headline recognition.
• European Solidarity Corps (EU program): EU volunteering and solidarity program providing funding and structure for youth civic engagement. Directly comparable as a financing and operating framework for the same volunteer and civic-participation activities.
• Generation Unlimited (UNICEF): Global multi-stakeholder alliance for youth empowerment, education, and employment. Comparable as a large-scale institutional platform advancing youth civic and economic participation.
• AIESEC: Global youth-led organization focused on leadership development, cross-cultural exchanges, and civic engagement. Comparable as a large-scale youth empowerment and civic participation platform operating internationally.

Direct peers

• City of Lublin (EYC 2023) Youth Programs: Polish city that succeeded Klaipėda as European Youth Capital. Directly comparable as a municipal-level civic engagement program following the same European Youth Forum framework.
• Restless Development: Youth-led development agency running civic participation, volunteering, and political literacy programs globally. Closely comparable mission and delivery model in youth civic empowerment.
• YouthPolicy.org: Platform dedicated to youth policy research, advocacy, and knowledge sharing across Europe. Comparable as an evidence-based youth civic participation and policy benchmarking resource.

Regional players

• Erasmus Student Network (ESN): Pan-European student network supporting international mobility and civic engagement through Erasmus+. Comparable as a youth civic participation and exchange entity within the EU ecosystem.
• EYCA - European Youth Card Association: European-level mobility and youth engagement platform connecting young Europeans across borders. Comparable as a pan-European youth-engagement brand with similar target demographic (15-30).
• Tallinn City Government Youth Programs: Direct Erasmus+ partner of Choose Klaipeda and a Baltic peer operating municipal youth civic engagement programs. Directly comparable as a sister municipal youth initiative in the same region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCI8lWQ15tXnyQmOG7eVMpgA
• Facebookfacebook.com/chooseklaipeda
• Instagraminstagram.com/chooseklaipeda
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/klaipeda-european-youth-capital-2021

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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