Youth Department of the Council of Europe invites NGOs Youth Organisations

Deadline: 15-Oct-22

The Youth Department of the Council of Europe invites non-governmental youth organisations, networks and other non-governmental structures involved in areas of youth work relevant to the Council of Europe’s youth policy to submit applications for activities to be held in co-operation with the European Youth Centres in Strasbourg and Budapest (study sessions, 2nd semester 2023).

The study sessions are organised in co-operation with youth organisations and networks and the Council of Europe’s Youth Department, and are hosted by one of the European Youth Centres.

Priorities

• The programme of activities for 2023 will be run according to the priorities and programme orientations decided by the Joint Council on Youth for the period 2022 – 2025. Accordingly, they invite you to submit proposals for activities falling within the following priorities:
  • Revitalising Pluralistic Democracy
    • Study sessions on the right to freedom of assembly and association.
    • Study sessions on youth participation on mitigating the impact of the climate crisis and environmental degradation on young people and democracy.
  • Young People’s Access to Rights
    • Study sessions on the access of young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods to social rights.
    • Study sessions on human rights education with young people (continuing the Human Rights Education Youth Programme).
    • Study sessions on addressing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on young people’s access to rights, including physical and mental health.
  • Living together in Peaceful and Inclusive Societies
    • Study sessions on Roma youth participation and combating antigypsyism.
    • Study sessions on combating racism and discrimination.
    • Study sessions on gender equality with an intersectional approach.
  • Youth Work
    • Study sessions on quality in youth work;
    • Study sessions on quality and methodologies in non-formal education and learning.

Eligible Activities

• Study Sessions
  • Study sessions are international educational youth seminars (meetings), lasting between four and eight days, which bring together multipliers active in youth organisations or networks to deepen the understanding, and prepare future action, about a specific subject of common interest and relevance to the priorities of the youth organisation(s) and of the Council of Europe Youth sector. They are organised in co-operation with youth organisations and networks, and are held at one of the European Youth Centres, in Strasbourg or Budapest.
• Double Study Sessions
  • Double study sessions have the same function as study sessions, with the following specifications:
    • They are proposed and implemented by at least two applicant organisations;
    • They bring together a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 70 participants, including the preparatory team;
    • Have a maximum duration of 5 working days (exceptions are possible, if justified);
    • May benefit – when justified – from interpretation into three working languages.
• Symposia
  • Symposia are activities addressing themes and matters of common concern and interest for both the governmental and non-governmental partners of the Youth Department.
• Special Projects
  • Special projects are activities of an innovative character that fall outside the specific conditions of study sessions and symposia. Such projects should provide benefits for the organisation, network or youth structure concerned and have a wider application in the programme of the Youth Department. Consultation with the Secretariat of the Youth Department is recommended before applications are submitted.

Eligibility Criteria

• European/International non-governmental youth organisations with partners or branches in at least 8 European countries;
• European formal or informal networks of youth organisations and other non- governmental youth structures bringing together partners from at least 8 European countries; networks are considered eligible if their members or affiliates share a common purpose and long-term aims and their commitment for cooperation clearly goes beyond a specific time, project or activity;
• Sub-regional networks of youth organisations and/or national youth councils and structures involved in youth work, from at least 5 neighbouring countries
• Applicants should be involved in areas of youth work relevant to the Council of Europe’s youth policy and interested in contributing to the work priorities and principles of the Council of Europe’s youth field.

Non-Eligible Activities

• The following activities are not eligible for support in co-operation with the European Youth Centre:
  • Activities dealing mainly with internal affairs of the organisation, such as statutory meetings, general assemblies, congresses, etc.;
  • Activities which are not related with the Council of Europe’s work or priorities, and do not offer space to explore the Council of Europe’s youth standards, approaches and resources.
  • Activities with a predominantly competitive character;
  • Activities that are part of a school or university programme;
  • Activities with uniquely a vocational training character;
  • Profit-making activities.

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