Possibilities for Youth advocacy projects within ‘Youth in Action’ Speaking up – Seminar on Youth Advocacy (Prague, 11-14/03/2010)

YOUTH IN ACTION General 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 1.2 Youth 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 1.3 Youth 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 € 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 – 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 PROJECT How 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 Nov. – 01 Jun.  01 Sep 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