Transcript Youth in action 2007-2013

YOUTH IN ACTION
2007-2013
Non-formal education for all young people
Youth in Action 2007-2013
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Information meeting on YiA attended by Hafsteinn in
Brussels 27.-28. october
Jens Mester from the EC introduced the newly
approved program
Adopted on 25. october 2006
Budget of 885 million € (EC proposal 915, YFJ
proposal 1.200)
ECYC have been involved in the consultation process
through YFJ since 2004
Objectives
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Promote young people’s active citizenship in general
and their European citizenship in particular;
Develop solidarity and promote tolerance among young
people, in particular in order to foster social cohesion in
the European Union;
Foster mutual understanding between young people in
different countries;
Contribute to developing the quality of support systems
for youth activities and the capabilities of civil society
organisations in the youth field;
Promote European cooperation in the youth field.
Who implements the programme?
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European Commission (EC)
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive
Agency (EACEA) – YOUTH Unit
National Agencies (NA)
National Authorities
Other structures: SALTO-YOUTH Resource Centres,
Eurodesk, Partnership between European Commission and
Council of Europe
New elements
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“YiA” integrates the activities of the “YOUTH” and
“Youth NGO support” programs
New actions and measures
Extended geographical scope
Extended age access (13-30 years)
One additional target group: youth policy
administrations/policy- makers
Age brackets
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Youth Exchange: 13-25 (exc. 26-30)
Youth initiatives: 18-30 (exc. 15-17)
Youth democracy projects: 13-30
EVS: 18-30 (exc. 16-17)
Support systems: no age limits
Youth seminars: 15-30
Programme Countries
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EU member states: 27
European Economic Area: 3 (ISL, LI, NO)
Accession candidate: 1 (TR)
Other
Switzerland will be a Programme Country upon conclusion
of a bilateral agreement between the EU and Switzerland.
Total of 32
Extended geography:
Partner countries
Neighboring Partner Countries:
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South East Europe
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Eastern Europe and Caucasus
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Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russian Federation, Ukraine
Mediterranean Partner Countries
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Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority of the
West Bank and Gaza Strip, Syria. Tunisia
Other Partner countries on the world who have agreements with the
European community relevant to the youth field (action 2 and 3.2)
Openness to ALL..
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“The European Commission has established a strategy
for the inclusion of young people with fewer
opportunities in the Youth in Action Programme,
targeting in particular young people from a lessprivileged educational, socio-economic, cultural or
geographical background, or with disabilities.”
Priorities - permanent
European citizenship
 Participation of young people
 Cultural Diversity
 Inclusion of young people with fewer
opportunities
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Priorities – annual
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2007: European Year of Equal opportunities
(addressing discrimination with emphasis on discrimination from
a gender perspective)
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2007: improving young people’s health (through
physical and outdoor activites as tools to achieve the
Programme’s objectives)
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Structured dialogue
2007: Social inclusion and diversity
 2008: Intercultural dialogue
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Actions
• Action 1 - Youth for Europe (exchanges)
• Action 2 - European Voluntary Service
• Action 3 - Youth in the World
• Action 4 – Youth support systems
• Action 5 - Support for policy cooperation
Action 1: Youth for Europe
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Subdivided into three sub-Actions and a call for proposals.
It supports:
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1.1 Youth Exchange
1.2 Youth Initiatives
1.3 Youth Democracy Projects
Pilot projects on thematic networks
Budget: €45.000.000
Action 2: EVS
Individual or group project involving up to 100 young
people in a non-profit-making unpaid activity for the
benefit of the general public in a country other than the
country of residence.
Budget: €37.000.000
Action 3: Youth in the World
Type of activites:
Youth Exchanges (1.1)
Training and networking (4.3)
Subactions:
 Action 3.1 - Cooperation with the neighbouring countries of
the European Union
 Action 3.2 - Cooperation with ‘other Partner Countries of the
world’ (priority will be given to projects involving countries in Latin America, Africa, the
Caribbean and the Pacific, and Asia.)
Budget: €10.000.000
Action 4: Youth support systems
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4.1. Support for bodies active at European level in the field of
youth (call for proposals)
4.2. Support for the European Youth Forum
4.3. Training and Networking of those active in youth work
and youth organisations
4.4. Projects encouraging innovation and quality (call for
proposals)
4.5. Information activities for young people, youth workers and
organisations
4.6. Partnerships
4.7. Support to the structures of the Programme
4.8. Adding the value of the Programme
Budget: €31.000.000
Action 5: Support for European
cooperation in the youth field
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5.1. Meetings of young people and youth
policymakers
5.2. Support for activities to bring about better
understanding and knowledge in the field of youth
5.3. Cooperation with international organisations
Budget: €5.000.000
Application deadlines
On national level: 5 deadlines a year
Projects starting between
Application deadline
1 May and 30 September
1 February
1 July and 30 November
1 April
1 September and 31 January
1 June
1 December and 30 April
1 September
1 February and 31 July
1 November
Application deadlines
On European level: 3 deadlines a year
Projects starting between
Application deadline
1 July and 30 November
1 February
1 November and 30 March
1 June
1 January and 31 July
1 September
Multi -Measure Financial Agreements
(in regards to 4.3)
A beneficiary who organises several Training and Networking (4.3) projects
over a period of 18 months can present one single project proposal
characterised by the following structure:
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The proposal may combine between two and five activities of the same type (for example
Training Courses over the course of a year) or
The proposal may combine between two and five activities of different types (for example
one Evaluation meeting, two Seminars and one Partnership-Building activity).
The aims of the Multi-Measure Financial Agreements are to:
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reduce the administrative burden on beneficiaries;
shift efforts on quality aspects;
elaborate wider dissemination and visibility strategies.