Deadline: 15 November 2017
Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is seeking proposals of civil society organizations and secondary schools for supporting projects in the fields of promoting the reconciliation in the region of the Western Balkans by increasing youth mobility, cooperation and activism.
Priority Areas
- Intercultural Dialogue
- Ensuring a safe environment for young people for constructively dealing with the past
- Providing opportunities for intercultural learning and enhancing intercultural competences
- Enabling intercultural dialogue and tolerance through decreasing the level of hate speech, negative stereotypes and prejudice among young people in the region
- Active Participation and Social Inclusion
- Fostering active citizenship and participation in decision-making processes by young people
- Strengthening capacities of key actors working for and with young people for civic participation and social inclusion
- Promoting social inclusion of young people through mobility, cooperation and shared projects
Funding Information
- Intercultural Dialogue: EUR 500,000
- EUR 400,000 for CSOs
- EUR 100,000 for secondary schools
- Active Participation And Social Inclusion: EUR 400,000
- EUR 300,000 for CSOs
- EUR 100,000 for secondary schools
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a grant, the applicant must:
- be a legal entity, and
- be non-profit-making,
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the projects with the partners, not acting as an intermediary
- be specific a type of organisation such as: a non-governmental organisation (CSO) established in one of the WB6 (youth CSOs, other CSOs dealing with young people), a minimum of one year prior to the launch of this Call for Proposal.
- be a secondary school (private and public), established in the WB6, a minimum of one year prior to the launch of this Call for Proposal.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Serbia
For more information, please visit RYCO.