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Possibilities for Youth advocacy projects within
‘Youth in Action’Speaking up – Seminar on
Youth Advocacy(Prague, 11-14/03/2010)
YOUTH IN ACTIONGeneral introduction
• EU funding programme– Youth work– Non-formal
education
• Benifactors– Young people (13 –
30)– Youth workers– INGYO’s– Special emphasis
on young people with fewer opportunities
• Participating countries– EU Member States – EFTA/EEA countries– Candidate countries– Neighbouring
Partner Countries– Other Partner
Countries of the World (centralised)
Youth in Action
YiA links to youth advocacy• Permanent priorities
– European citizenship– Participation of young people– Enhance Cultural Diversity – Inclusion of young people with fewer
opportunities
• Annual priorities– European Year for Combating Poverty and
Social Exclusion (2010)– European Year of volunteering (2011)– Youth unemployment (2010)– Global challenges such as sustainable
development, climate change, migrations and the Millennium Developmment Goals (2010)
Five Actions
• Action 1 - Youth for Europe– Focus = youth groups
• Action 2 - European Voluntary Service– Focus = voluntary service
• Action 3 - Youth in the World– Focus = YiA actions 1,2,4 outside EU
• Action 4 - Youth support systems– Focus = youth workers
• Action 5 – Support for policy cooperation– Focus = Closing gap between policy makers and youth
ACTION 1.2Youth Initiatives
Youth Initiatives (1/3)
• Group of at least 4 young people aged between 18 and 30 (exception 15-17) who identify a need…
• Project duration from 3 months up to 18 months
• Based on a theme and with a well-structured programme of activities
Youth Initiatives (2/3)
• National youth initiatives– projects developed by a single group in their
country of residence– Maximum grant allocation:
• €8,000 activity costs • €1,000 (max) for DEoR + €1,000 (max) for coach
• Trans-national youth initiatives– projects realized in common by two or more
groups from different countries– Maximum grant allocation:
• €10,000 for trans-national youth initiatives• €1,000 (max) for DEOR + €1,000 (max) for coach• Any travel costs incurred for implementation of
project
Youth Initiatives (3/3)
• Example– All the Doors are Open for the Active Ones!
(Latvia)• to foster active citizenship among the young people
in the region, • to help inactive young people to develop their
leadership qualities,• 5 sequential seminars taking place on weekends.
– Youth Bus (Lithuania)• Bus public transport, painted it in graffiti style and we
put inside a lot of information we considered useful for young people:. theatres, cinemas timetables, information about local and international youth organizations, etc.
– Sours (France)• to raise awareness for the protection of the brown
bear of the Pyrenees,• design educational material for children aged 6-12
years from schools in the Pyrenees area.
ACTION 1.3Youth Democracy Projects
Youth Democracy Projects (1/3)
• Projects based on at least two European partnerships that allow the pooling of ideas, experiences and methodologies from projects or activities at local, regional or international level
• To allow the creation of new networks for the exchange, development and dissemination of good practice in the field of youth and participation
Youth Democracy Projects (2/3)• Involving young people aged between 13 and
30 with a minimum of 16 participants – Involving two promoters per participating country– Possible participation of decision-makers and
experts regardless of their age or geographical provenance
• The project may last from 3 to 18 months
• Projects get 75% funding of eligible costs but not exceeding € 50 000
• Thematic concept – YiA priorities, the future of Europe or the political priorities identified in the framework of European cooperation in the youth field.
Youth Democracy Projects (3/3)
• Example:– European Youth Congress on Human
Rights Education– Campaign on EU elections including
seminars– Advocacy training + campaign on
Copenhagen meeting on climate change
• Always process of Local international local
ACTION 4.5
Information activities for young people and those active in youth work and youth organisations
Information activities for young people and those active in youth work and youth organisations (1/2)
• Supports projects on national or EU level like:– activities which improve young people’s
acces to information and communication services
– activities which increase the participation of young people in the preparation and dissemination of user-friendly, targeted information products
– Youth portals for the dissemination of specific information for young people
• Specific call of proposals
Information activities for young people and those active in youth work and youth organisations (2/2)
• Example:– EU-Too: young people “on air”• Citizenship campaign using TV• 10 Press conferences, 10 training
workshops, 30 TV espisodes, 1 website, 1 conference, training manuals, DVD, news reports
– www.youthactivism.net• Virtual information centre (portal)
–Media for inclusion• Training programme on media education for
young people facing exclusion and their youth workers
ACTION 5.1
Meetings of Young People and those responsible for youth policy
Meetings of Young People and those responsible for youth policy (1/3)
• Aims to promote European cooperation by encouraging structured dialogue
• Supports cooperation, seminars and structured dialogue between young people, those active in youth work and youth organisations and those responsible for youth policy.
• NA covers to 75% of up to a maximum of €50,000
• Exchange of ideas and good practice and debates on topics of European youth policy, priority themes of YiA Programme and structured dialogue
Meetings of Young People and those responsible for youth policy (3/3)
• Example:– International conference on Youth Policy• 3-day conference on intercultural dialogue
between generations
–Meet the street II• 3 day event bringing “individual young
people” together with policy makers• Participants make interviews• Youtube channel “meet the street”
Meetings of Young People and those responsible for youth policy (2/3)
• National Youth Seminars– At least one organisation from a
Programme Country– Minimum of 15 participants– Duration of project: 3 – 9 months– No specific activity duration
• Transnational Youth Seminars – Partners from at least five Programme
Countries.– Minimum of 30 participants– Duration of project: 3 – 9 months– Duration of activity: 1 – 6 days
FROM IDEA TO PROJECTHow to ...
• Application procedure– Application form– Submit to National
Agency– Evaluation and
selection NA– Decision– Contract– Implementation
project– Final evaluation
• Deadlines– 01 Feb. 01 May -
30 Sep.– 01 Apr. 01 Jul. - 30
Nov.– 01 Jun. 01 Sep. - 31
Jan.– 01 Sep. 01 Dec. -
30 Apr.– 01 Nov. 01 Feb. –
31 Jul.
Application procedure
• Infokit YiA
• Programme guide YiA
• Project compendia
• National agencies– Application forms– Project advise– Training
• DBYN’s international secretariat
More information