Deadline: 31-Jul-25
Are you an association supporting second-chance education, digital training, or social reintegration? Do you believe in learning by doing? This is your chance to make a lasting impact! The Orange Foundation is proud to announce its new Call for Projects: Learning Differently, designed to support associations working with young people in difficulty.
This initiative empowers youth through active, hands-on learning using digital technology and collective projects to develop crucial transversal skills like communication, creativity, and critical thinking.
The Learning Differently call for projects is intended for organizations that work to educate young people in need and help them get back on track. They want to support collaborative projects that incorporate active pedagogy and “learning by doing” to address the needs of the local community. This call for projects offers the opportunity to develop a group project led by young school dropouts and job seekers that addresses a local need and delivers a tangible solution. The project will enable these young participants to develop cross-disciplinary skills, i.e., the four Cs of education: collaboration, creativity, communication, and critical thinking. It will also help them break down barriers, regain self-confidence, rekindle their motivation, showcase their talents, and contribute to society.
Duration
- The project takes place over one year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Through innovative practices based on active pedagogy and learning by doing together, participants complete a group project (lasting a minimum of 35 hours). This fosters self-confidence, motivation, re-engagement, social connections, and skill development.
- The project addresses a local need relevant to the organization itself, another organization, a community, a company, or a societal issue. It fosters interaction with local stakeholders and is meaningful. An operational partnership must be established with the entity (organization, local authority, or company) whose needs are being addressed. This entity will validate the specifications, facilitate iterations during the project, and attend the presentation. Preference will be given to projects meeting an external request.
- The project delivers a useful concrete solution that meets the need.
- The project leverages digital technology (digital machines (FabLab), software, social networks, etc.) and raises awareness about responsible use of digital technology.
- The project is aimed at disadvantaged young people between the ages of 13 and 25. It is carried out in partnership with organizations that directly support these young people. If you do not directly support the young people, a referral partner is required (e.g., a second chance school, an organization that supports young people in difficulty, an organization for young refugees, a cultural organization, etc.) that will support them during and after the project to promote this experience and the skills they have developed.
- The young people will present the solutions they create in front of the partners, which will enable them to continue to develop their skills and take pride in what they have created.
- The required budget (these actions must be free for participants) should be realistic and not cover general operating costs or the wages of permanent staff. The Orange Foundation’s financial support will be used for the following:
- developing the project and coordination with partner organization(s)
- supporting the young people during the project and promoting the initiative
- purchasing materials needed to carry out the project, if necessary
- The ability to successfully carry out the project (team, skills another financial partner, etc.), the planned number of sessions/groups and the number of beneficiaries.
- Organizations may apply:
- Organizations that support disadvantaged youth (Second Chance School, other specialized training organizations, etc.)
- Organizations that provide educational solutions (makerspaces (FabLab, Third Place, etc.), community education organizations, etc.) in partnership with organizations that support young people.
- The organization or NGO must operate in one of the 25 countries where Orange is present, and they must be able to issue a tax receipt for donations.
Structures That Can Apply
- Associations supporting young people in difficulty (second chance school, special training structure, etc.)
- Associations offering educational solutions (Doing space (fablab, third place, etc.), popular education association, etc.) in partner-ship with associations supporting young people. These structures must operate in a country where Orange is present (Europe, Africa, Middle East).The association or NGO must be able to establish a tax receipt for donation. Documents to attach to the file: –
- The status of the association
- The association’s budget
- The latest auditors’ report
- The assessment of actions financed by the Orange Foundation for associations already supported (without this assessment, the Foundation will not support a new project)
For more information, visit Orange Foundation.