YOUTH PROGRAMME

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YOUTH PROGRAMME

• A joint youth program
• 2000 - 2006
• 520 million EURO

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OBJECTIVES

• Active involvement in the European ideal
• Encouraging a spirit of initiative and creativity
• A greater sense of solidarity

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PROGRAMME COUNTRIES

• 15 members states of EU
• 3 EFTA countries (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein)
• 13 pre-accession countries

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5 ACTIONS

• Youth for Europe exchanges
• European voluntary service
• Youth Initiatives
• Joint actions (Socrates Leonardo - Youth)
• Support activities

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Youth for Europe exchanges

• Non-formal education
• Discover similarities differences
• Combat prejudice stereotypes
• Age 15 25 years
• Duration 6 21 program days
• Size 16 60 participants in total
• Priority three or more countries

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What an exchange is not

• Statutory meetings
• Holiday travel/tourism
• Language courses
• School class exchanges
• Academic study trips
• Performance tours
• Workcamps
• Competitions/tournaments
• Exchanges with financial profit

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The hosting group

• 1. Preparations
• Lump sum 500
• 2. Activity costs (board, lodging, local
  transports, activities etc.)
• Lump sum 1000 24 per person/day
• 3. Special costs (extra youth worker, visa etc.)
• Up to 100

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The sending group

• 1. Travel costs
• 70 of total travel costs from door to door
• 2. Preparatory visit (1-2 persons)
• 100 of travel costs 50 /day (max 2 days)
• 3. Preparations
• Lump sum 500
• 3. Special costs (extra youth worker,
• visa etc.)
• Up to 100

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Multilateral exchanges

• 1. Travel costs
• 70 of travel costs for sending groups
• 2. Preparatory visit (12 person/country)
• 100 of travel costs 50 /day
• 3. Preparations of groups
• Lump sum 500 /country
• 4. Activity costs (board, lodging, activities
  etc.)
• Lump sum 2000 24 per person/day
• 5. Special costs (extra youth worker, visa etc.)
• Up to 100

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General selection criteria

• Tri- multilateral exchanges
• New users
• Young people with less opportunities
• Pre-accession countries
• Project content
• Non-formal learning experience
• Theme methods
• Well balanced programme
• Intercultural dimension
• Preparation follow-up

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European Voluntary Service

• Sending project
• Hosting project
• Volunteer

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European Voluntary Service

• Alternative educational experience
• Possibility to develop social and cultural skills
• Support the development of local projects
• Promote partnership links between countries

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Volunteer

• 18 25 years of age
• Open for all young persons
• No previous skills required
• Duration 6 months 1 year
• Participate in a non-profit activity
• Not substitute ordinary employment
• Extra resource in the project

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Sending/Hosting project

• A non-profit organisation, such as
• Municipalities
• Associations
• Organisations
• Churches

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Sending project

• Preparations
• Contact with the volunteer while abroad
• Evaluation/follow up activities

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Hosting projects

• Project education
• Personal support
• Supervising
• Language training
• Board and lodging

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Projects responsibility
Hosting
Sending

• Project education
• Personal support
• Supervising
• Language training
• Board and lodging

• Preparations
• Contact with the volunteer while abroad
• Evaluation / follow up activities

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Budget Sending Organisation

• Travel costs
• 100 of total travel costs from door to door
• Insurance
• The Commission
• Preparation
• Lump sum 400 20 /month
• Exceptional costs
• Up to 100

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Budget Hosting Organisation

• Activities costs
• Lump sum 600 400 /month
• Volunteers allowance
• Lump sum 190 /month (in Sweden)
• On-arrival training (if more than 5 volunteers)
• 400 /vol.
• Exceptional costs
• Up to 100

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Things to consider when hosting/receiving a
volunteer

• Matchmaking (project volunteer mentor)
• Expectations
• Cultural clashes
• Language barriers
• Homesickness
• Social life friends

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Short term projects

• 3 weeks to 6 months
• Not able to be away for a longer time
• Need special support
• Important with preparation

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Future Capital

• For volunteers who have completed their EVS
• A project based on the experiences gained during
  the voluntary service
• Duration max 1 year
• Three priorities max 5000

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Youth initiatives

• Groups of young people
• Young peoples own projects
• Duration 3 12 months
• Support 5 000 10000

• For and by young people with special needs, for
  local community
• By young people with special needs in the group
• For the young persons in the group

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Support activities

• Stimulate development of projects in Action 1-4
• Partner finding
• Develop youth work skills
• Transnational partnerships

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Support activities

• European seminars and conferences
• Transnational partnerships and networks
• Youth information
• Innovative activities

• Short study visits
• Feasibility visits
• Training courses
• Contact making activities/seminars
• Job shadowing

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Third countries

• Open to
• Youth for Europe exchanges (22)
• European Voluntary Service
• Support activities
• Mediterranean region
• South East Europe (SEE)
• CIS countries
• Latin America
• 3 deadlines 1 Feb, 1 June, 1 Nov

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Application deadlines

• 1 February (May-Sep)
• 1 April (July- Nov)
• 1 June (Sep- Dec)
• 1 September (Dec- April)
• 1 November (Feb - June)