1. YOUTH Programme TC Rainbow by JINT vzw

2. WHY YOUTH ?  Stimulate the mobility of young people  Active participation in the development of Europe and of society  Create European partnerships between organisations  Fight against racism and xenophobia

3. KEY WORDS  Young people (individual or in group)  In their free time – non-formal education  Intercultural learning as red line  Gain knowledge, skills and competencies  Inclusion as priority: open to ALL young people

4. YOUTH IN NUMBERS  Duration: 2000 - 2006  European budget: € 520 Milion  31 Programme Countries  Ca. 400 000 young people in 40 000 projects since 2000

5. ACTIONS IN YOUTH  Action 1 : Youth for Europe  Action 2 : European Voluntary Service  Action 3 : Youth initiatives  Action 5 : Support Measures

6. FOR WHOM?  Young people 15/18 – 25 years old  Youth workers / youth leaders  Youth organisations  Project managers in the field of youth and non-formal education  Other non-profit organisations, associations or structures

7. Countries (1)  Programme countries EU Member States EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) Accession countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey

8. Countries (2)  Partner Countries Priority 1: Mediterranean countries, CIS, South-East Europe Priority 2: Latin-America

9. In 2005, priority will be given to applications, all Actions of the YOUTH programme included, dealing with: Inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities Promoting diversity and in particular reducing all forms of racism and xenophobia Follow-up of the European political cooperation in the youth field

10. ACTION 1: Youth for Europe  Bring groups of young people together  Intercultural learning: learn about other cultures and how young people live  Active involvement of the young people on a specific theme chosen by the young people

11. ACTION 1: Youth for Europe Formal criteria  Age:15 - 25 years  Number of participants: 16 - 60  Duration exchange: 6 till 21 days  Bilateral – trilateral - multilateral

12. ACTION 1: Youth for Europe Content criteria  Active involvement of the young people  Red line or theme  Co-operation between the partner groups  Intercultural and local dimension  Programme and methods – Active dimension  Preparation and follow-up

13. ACTION 1: Money money money Sending group:  70% of travel costs  Contribution to advance planning visit  Fixed amount for the preparation of the participants and activities  Exceptional costs relating to young people with special needs or the special nature of activities

14. ACTION 1: Money, money, money Hosting group:  Fixed amount for the preparation of participants and activities  Fixed amount per project to cover activity costs  Flat rate per participant per day  Exceptional costs relating to young people with special needs or to the special nature of activities

15. ACTION 2: European Voluntary Service  Voluntary service in a non-profit project  Strong learning experience for the volunteer  New European partnerships between organisations

16. ACTION 2: EVS Formal criteria  Age volunteer: 18-25 years  Long term projects: 6 till 12 months  Short term: 3 weeks till 6 months for youngsters with fewer opportunities

17. ACTION 2: EVS Formal criteria  Triangle: volunteer - sending organisation – host organisation

18. ACTION 2: EVS Content criteria  Good preparation, evaluation and follow-up  Training and supervision for the volunteer  Balanced tasks between learning and service  Strong partnership  Involvement of the volunteer

19. ACTION 2 – EVS Money, money, money Sending organisation:  100% of international travel costs  100% visa and vaccination costs  Contribution to sending activities  Contribution to advance planning visit  Exceptional volunteer costs and reinforced mentorship for young people with fewer opportunities

20. ACTION 2 – EVS Money, money, money Hosting organisation  Volunteer’s allowance (flat rate per month)  Contribution to host activities  Exceptional costs and reinforced mentorship for volunteer with fewer opportunities

21. ACTION 3: Youth Initiatives Aims:  to support young people’s initiative, creativity and active participation  To chance to try out ideas through initiatives run by themselves in the local community

22. ACTION 3: Youth initiatives  Action 3.1. : Group Initiatives  Action 3.2: Future Capital

23. ACTION 3.1.: Group initiatives  Small scale and innovative projects  Projects created and run by a group of young people  Contribution to their local community  With a European dimension

24. ACTION 3.1.: Group initiatives Formal criteria:  Age participants:15 till 25 years  Number of participants: min. 4  Duration: 3 till 12 months

25. ACTION 3.1.: Group initiatives Content criteria  Innovative in their context  Run by young people  Coming from a local need  With a European dimension

26. ACTION 3.1.: Group initiatives  Priority 1: run by young people with fewer opportunities and which benefit to the local community – max. € 10.000  Priority 2: run by any young people and which benefit young people with fewer opportunities – max. € 7.500  Priority 3: run by any young people and which benefit mainly the members of the group – max. € 5.000

27. Action 3: Networking projects  After a Group Initiative, the group might want to continue to develop the project’s activities, but this time together with a partner, or partners, in at least one other Programme country. The possibility therefore exists of applying for funding for networking activities, under which Group Initiatives can work together on a European level. A Networking project must offer an added value to the initial Group Initiative project. It should however be noted that it is not necessary to have made a former group initiative in order to be able to apply for a networking project.  A Networking project aims at identifying good practices and transferring the outcomes resulting from a successful Group Initiative to other groups in other countries. It may involve young people’s mobility.

28. Action 3.2: Future Capital A Future Capital project enables ex-volunteers to pass on the experience and skills acquired during their European Voluntary Service to the local community and other young people. It also provides opportunities for supporting an ex-volunteer’s professional and personal development. Future Capital is open to all young people residing in one of the Programme countries who have completed their EVS, either at a host organisation based in another Programme country or in a Partner Country.

29. Three different types of Future Capital project are eligible for support:  Starting up a professional activity - This means starting up an activity, which may be professional in the non-profit or profit-making sector.  One-off projects - The purpose of such a project is to organise a particular event or activity, or produce a particular product or outcome, within a specified period of time.  Personal development projects - These are projects under which the participants receive additional formal or non-formal training to obtain official recognition of the skills acquired during their EVS.

30. ACTION 5: Support Measures Aims:  To develop the other YOUTH actions through training, co-operation and information projects  To contribute achieving the objectives of the YOUTH programme and strengthening European youth policy  To support the capacity building and innovation with regard to international training and co- operation in the field of youth work

31. ACTION 5: Support Measures Target group :  Youth workers on local, regional, national and international level  trainers  Groups of young people who want to set up an international project  Mentors of EVS projects ...

32. ACTION 5: Support Measures Key terms of action 5:  Co-operation and partnerships  Training measures  Youth information

33. The nine types of activity eligible for support: 1. Practical training experience (job shadowing) This activity allows youth workers to acquire the skills for organising a transnational project by working in a partner organisation for a limited period of time. 2. Feasibility visits These allow project managers to discuss a project idea before submitting an application under Actions 1 or 2, 3 (networking projects) and 5 for creating and strengthening partnerships between organisations in the framework of YOUTH. 3. Contact-making seminars These bring together potential partners for YOUTH projects. 4. Study visits These provide an opportunity to learn about youth work provisions in other countries. 5. Seminars These are a tool for the exchange of experience and good practice, consultations or policy development etc. with regard to the YOUTH programme and youth policy. 6. Training courses These help those involved in youth work and non-formal education to acquire advanced skills and knowledge for their activities. 7. Youth information This activity supports the production of and innovative ways of communicating information relating to the objectives and priorities of the YOUTH programme. 8. Transnational partnerships and networks This activity supports the creation of new networks and the strengthening and widening of existing networks under the YOUTH programme. 9. Support for capacity building and innovation This activity supports innovative ways of enhancing capacity building in youth work.

34. DEADLINES  1 FEBRUARY: Start project from 1st May  1 APRIL: Start project from 1st July  1 JUNE: Start project from 1 st September  1 SEPTEMBER: Start project from 1st December  1 NOVEMBER: Start project from 1st February

35. ROLE OF THE NATIONAL AGENCY  Information and promotion  Advice and counselling  Training and quality support  Assessment and granting

36. TO END … Good luck with all your national and international plans and project ideas … Don’t hesitate to contact your National Agency!

37. YOUTH PROGRAMME & User’s guide: http://europa.eu.int/comm/youth/program/index_en.html http://europa.eu.int/comm/youth/program/index_en.html http://www.salto-youth.net European Youth Portal http://europa.eu.int/youth http://www.eurodesk.org http://www.eryica.org/webportal http://www.euro26.org