12 September 2013

 

 

 

 

 

2014-2015 priorities

of the Council of Europe’s Youth Sector

 

Guidelines for submitting grant applications

to the European Youth Foundation

 

The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is part of the Youth Department in the Council of Europe’s Directorate General of Democracy – DG II.

 

DG II has three programme sectors (Democratic innovation, Diversity and Participation) and each sector is composed of different programmes.

 

For the youth activities, you will find below as guidelines the expected results (priorities) attached to each programme. We advise you to refer to these expected results in your applications.

 

Projects fitting into these expected results will be given more priority for funding.

 

Sector

Programme

Expected result

DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION

Good governance

Member states have developed and applied youth policies based on Council of Europe standards, with a view to supporting young people’s access to rights

 

Promoting democratic competences

Youth NGOs have increased their competences in human rights education and education forĀ  democratic citizenship to act as multipliers in member states

DIVERSITY

 

Building capacities for dialogue

Youth NGOs are better prepared to contribute in peace building, conflict transformation and intercultural dialogue with neighbouring regions

 

 

Member states and non-governmental partners have actively committed themselves in the youth campaign “no hate speech movement”

PARTICIPATION

 

Strengthening participation

Developing policy and practice to further quality education at all levels in formal and non-formal settings

 

 

Roma, migrants and other vulnerable groups are empowered and their participation is enhanced through education and youth work

 

 

 

Strengthening social cohesion

Education and training have contributed to young people’s autonomy and a better transition from education to working life/labour market

 

 

The access of young people to social rights is improved by developing youth policy responses to exclusion, discrimination and xenophobia, in particular in disadvantaged areas and for vulnerable groups