YOUTH IN ACTION

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YOUTH IN ACTION

• 2007-2013

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Principles

• Integrated European approach/European Programme
• Builds on experience of previous programmes YOUTH
  (2000-2006), Youth for Europe (1989-1999)
  European Voluntary Service
• Links to
• Lisbon Agenda (employability economic
  excellence)
• European Youth Pact (aims to improve the
  education, training, mobility, vocational
  integration and social inclusion of young
  Europeans)
• Framework of European Co-operation in the Youth
  field

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Objectives

• Promote young peoples active citizenship in
  general European citizenship in particular
• Promote tolerance and social cohesion among young
  people in Europe
• Foster mutual understanding between young people
  in different countries
• Contribute to developing quality in youth support
  systems
• Promote European co-operation in the youth field

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Priorities

• European Citizenship
• Young peoples participation
• Cultural Diversity
• Inclusion of young people with fewer
  opportunities

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5 ACTIONS

• Action 1 Youth for Europe
• Action 2 European Voluntary Service
• Action 3 Youth in the World
• Action 4 Youth Support Systems
• Action 5 Support for European Co- operation
  in the Youth Field

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Countries

• Programme Countries
• EU Member States/EFTA/Turkey
• Neighbouring Countries
• South East Europe/Eastern Europe
  Caucasus/Mediterranean Partner Countries
• Other Partner Countries

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Application deadlinesNational Level
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Application deadlinesEuropean Level
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Which to where

• Applications on a National Level to UK National
  Agency Connect Youth at the British Council
• - Youth Exchanges - Youth Initiatives
• - Youth Democracy Projects
• - European Voluntary Service
• - Youth of the World (3.1)
• - Training Networking Projects (4.3)
• - Meetings of Young People those responsible
  for youth (5.1)
• Applications at Centralised Level to the
• Education, Audiovisual Culture Executive Agency
  
• Youth Department
• Rue Colonel Bourg 139
• B-1140
• Belgium

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Budgets

• Overall budget 2007-2013 885,000,000
• 2007 United Kingdom 7,169,124
• Action 1.1 1,929,487
• Action 1.2 708,603
• Action 1.3 568,163
• Action 2 2,501,643
• Action 3.1 407,259
• Action 4.3 (TCP) 520,285
• Action 4.3 (other projects) 346,857
• Action 5.1 186,828

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Action 1 - Youth for Europe

• Youth Exchanges (Action 1.1)
• Youth Initiatives (Action 1.2)
• Youth Democracy Projects (Action 1.3)
• Pilot Projects on Thematic Networking

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Youth Exchanges

• Age range 13-25 (exception 26-30)
• Numbers min 16 max 60 (not incl. leaders)
• Duration Project including prep., exch., eval.
  follow- up activity may last up to 15
  months Exchange must be between 6-21 days
  (travel days included)
• Preparation Sending group should do APV once
  application approved/must be in application
  max 2 persons as long as 1 is young
  person
• Applications Bi,tri sending hosting group
  apply separately to their respective NAs
  Multis host group applies on behalf of all
  to their own NA

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Youth Exchanges - Funding

• Based on combination of actual costs flat rate
  amounts amounts based on scales of unit costs
• Sending 70 of actual travel costs APV 100 of
  travel costs flat rate of 48 Fixed amount
  for preparation 336 Actual exceptional
  costs Actual costs for the implementation of
  follow-up activities up to 10 of original
  grant
• Hosting Bi/tri fixed amount for activity costs of
  672 Multi fixed amount for activity costs of
  1344 Flat rate per participant per day 23
  Actual exceptional costs Actual costs for
  the implementation of follow-up activities up
  to 10 of original grant

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Youth Initiatives

• National Youth Initiatives group of at least 4
  young people from a programme country e.g. UK
• Transnational Youth Initiatives partnership of
  at least 2 groups from different Programme
  countries of which at least one MUST be an EU
  Member State
• Age range 18-30 (exception 15-17 if accompanied
  by Youth Worker or Coach)
• Length 3 18 months incl. prep., activity,
  eval., follow-up
• Clear learning objectives
• Detailed programme linked to objectives

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Youth Initiatives - Funding

• National Youth Initiatives
• Lump sum of up to 10,000 towards any cost
  directly linked to the realisation of the project
  excluding staff costs
• Valorisation costs actual costs up to 10 of
  grant
• Transnational Youth Initiatives
• Lump sum of up to 10,000 towards any cost
  directly linked to the realisation of the project
  excluding staff costs
• Valorisation costs actual costs up to 10 of
  grant
• APV 100 travel costs 48 per day per person
  per sending partner
• 70 travel costs

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Youth Democracy Projects

• MUST have a National transational networking
  dimensionMUST be based on at least a two
  country partnershipMUST have at least two
  National partners one transnational partner
• Age 13-30Place All Programme countriesLength be
  tween 6 18 months including prep., activity,
  eval., follow-up
• Should encourage new networks
• Active participation of young people
• Co-ordinating partner group applies on behalf of
  all partners to its National Agency
• European Non-Gov Orgs (ENGOs) which are based in
  a Programme country at least 8 other Programme
  Countries apply to Executive Agency

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Youth Democracy Projects Funding

• Up to 60 of actual project costs excluding staff
  to 25,000
• Valorisation costs actual costs up to 10 of
  grant

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Structuring Measures for Action 1

• Aims to
• reinforce impact of Action 1 activities
• increase visibility of small projects
• increase national and European profile of
  projects at local level
• optimise efficiency effectiveness of the
  Programme
• Proposed activities
• mainstreaming visibility dissemination good
  practice
• valorisation/follow-up activities within all
  strands of Action 1
• pilot projects on thematic networking
• Application process
• annual call by Commission
• for deadline application form go to
  http//ec.europa.eu/youth/index_en.html
• or contact the Executive Agency

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Multi-measure Financial Agreements

• Aimed at those who organise several Action 1
  projects over a period of 18 months
• Can combine between two five activities of the
  same type e.g. 1 multi-lateral Youth Exchange, 2
  Youth Democracy projects and 1 Youth Democracy
  project
• Same deadlines as other Actions
• Applications to National Agency

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European Voluntary Service

• Individual EVS
• Group EVS - up to 100 vols in same project
• A project partner that sends or hosts MUST be
  legally established in a Programme or in a
  Partner Country
• A Co-ordinating organisation i.e. applicant MUST
  be legally established in a Programme Country/SEE
• Orgs in Partner countries cannot be Co-ordinating
  orgs (except SEE)
• Every EVS Project MUST involve at least 1 EU
  Member State
• Projects located in Partner Countries cannot
  exceed number of project partner organisations in
  Programme Countries in the same project

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EVS

• Accreditation
• Any Org in a Programme/SEE country wishing to
  send/host/co-ordinate must be accredited
• Orgs outside Programme/SEE countries can
  participate without accreditation
• Expressions of Interest must be submitted
• NAs are responsible for the accreditation of Orgs
  in Programme Countries
• SALTO SEE RC is responsible for accreditation in
  SEE
• Executive Agency is responsible for accrediting
  ENGOs international organisations

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EVS

• Age range 18-30 (exception 16-17 for those under
  inclusion category if tailor-made
  preparations, accompaniment follow- up
  are provided
• Mentor MUST be identified in host projects
• Length EVS projects MUST NOT exceed 24
  months including preparation, evaluation
  Activity abroad MUST last between at
  least 2 months and a maximum of 12 months

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EVS Funding

• Sending activity costs 570 per month
• Hosting activity costs 570 per month
• Volunteers to UK 150 per month
• Follow-up activity costs 300
• Co-ordination costs 300 per Org/
• 150 per Vol
• APV 48
• Reinforced Mentorship 300

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Youth in the World

• Aims to promote exchanges and co-operation in the
  field ofyouth and non-formal education with
  other regions of theworld
• Supports Multilateral (not excluding
  bi/tri-laterals for those who have not organised
  an exchange before) Youth Exchanges Training
  and Networking Projects
• Two strands
• 3.1 Co-operation with the neighbouring countries
  of the European Union
• 3.2 Co-operation with other Partner Countries of
  the world

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Co-operation with the neighbouring countries of
the European Union

• Youth Exchanges
• Age - 13-25
• Partner Groups - When 1 or more partner groups
  come from a Neighbouring Partner
  Country at least 1 EU Member State
  must be involved (Multilaterals will
  take priority)
• Training Networking Projects
• Partner Groups - Projects must involve at least 2
  
• Neighbouring Partner Countries 2
  Programme Countries

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Youth Support Systems

• 4.1 Support for bodies active at European level
  in the field of youth
• 4.2 European Youth Forum
• 4.3 Training Networking
• 4.4 Innovation Quality
• 4.5 Information activities
• 4.6 Partnerships
• 4.7 National Agencies Euro Desks
• 4.8 Adding to the value of the Programme

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4.3 Training Networking

• 2 Objectives
• Promotion of exchanges, cooperation and training
• Supporting project development
• Activities
• Job shadowing
• Feasibility Visits
• Evaluation meetings
• Study Visits
• Partnership Building
• Seminars
• Training courses
• Networking

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Training Networking
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4.3 Funding
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Support for European cooperation in the youth
field

• Objectives
• Encourage exchange of good practice 7
  coooperaiton
• Encourage dialogue between young people policy
  makers
• Improve knowledge understanding of youth
• Contribute to the cooperation with international
  youth organisations
• Activities
• 5.1 Meetings of young people those responsible
  for youth policy
• 5.2 Support for activities to improve a better
  understanding knowledge of the youth
  field
• 5.3 Cooperation with international organisations

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5.1. Criteria Funding

• Activities Transnational Youth Seminars
  National Youth Seminars
• Age range 15-30
• Partners at least 5 Programme Countries
  (Neighbouring Partner countries can
  participate but not apply)
• Duration Project may last up to 9 months
  activity must be 3-6 days (excluding travel)
• Application TYS Host Organisation applies on
  behalf of ALL partners to NA where activity
  takes place (ENGYOs based in Programme
  countries branches in 8 or more other
  Programme Countries apply to Executive
  Agency) NYS to NAs (National level)/EA
  (European level)
• Funding based on actual costs and may cover up to
  60 of total costs to a maximum of 50,000