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Bringing YARN to Life at UNTOLD – Youth Cancer Europe

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Sep 4, 2025, 07:52

Bringing YARN to Life at UNTOLD – Youth Cancer Europe

Youth Cancer Europe shared a post on LinkedIn:

“This year at UNTOLD, we brought YARN to life.

Dozens of messages — bursting with colour, woven with emotion — filled our installation, each one carrying a voice, a story, a show of support for young people affected by cancer.

The pavilion, created by Youth Cancer Europe and Youth Cancer Network became a place where festivalgoers stopped, connected, and added their mark. This was the symbolic start of the next three years of the European Youth Cancer Network (YARN) — the largest lived-experience driven youth initiative of its kind in Europe. Over time, YARN will unite voices from across the continent, influence policy, and push for meaningful change in cancer care for children, adolescents, and young adults.

A heartfelt thank you to:

UNTOLD for making space for this activation.
Anamaria Hancu for your patience, collaboration, and commitment in making it happen.
Kaufland Romania and Moldova for supporting our presence at the festival.
Daisler Print House and Banca Transilvania for their contributions.
Our photographers, Gavart Productions, for capturing the chaos, the colour, and everything in between.

Behind the scenes, none of this would have been possible without the incredible team who built, planned, and held the space together: Shajjad Rizvi MBE, Katie Rizvi, Dany S., Alina Chis, Ana-Maria Totovina, Hilda Hajdu, and the many friends and volunteers — Andreea, Denisa, Anca, Andrea Ruano, Ania Buchacz, Mila Ogalla Toledo, Kamil, Yasmin, Ale, Hanna Ryzhkova, Rares, and our partners at Fundacja Pani Ani. A special thank you to The Little People Romania, without whom this would never have happened.

This is only the beginning. The YARN is spinning — and over the next three years, we’re weaving something that will be impossible to ignore.”

Bringing YARN to Life at UNTOLD - Youth Cancer Europe