Youth In Action
The Youth in Action Programme aims to achieve the following general objectives:
§ promote young people’s active citizenship in general and their European citizenship in particular;
§ develop solidarity and promote tolerance among young people, in particular in order to foster social cohesion in the European Union;
§ foster mutual understanding between young people in different countries;
§ contribute to developing the quality of support systems for youth activities and the capabilities of civil society organisations in the youth field;
§ promote European co-operation in the youth field.
Youth in Action is open to activity for young people aged 15-28 yrs (13-30 yrs for some specific actions). The Programme structured around 5 Actions:
Action 1 - Youth for
encourages young people
Action 2 - European Voluntary Service
helps young people to develop their sense of solidarity by participating, either individually or in group, in non-profit, unpaid voluntary activities abroad.
Action 3 - Youth in the World
promotes partnerships and exchanges among young people and youth organisations across the world.
Action 4 - Youth Support Systems
includes various measures to support youth workers and youth organisations and improve the quality of their activities.
Action 5 - Support for European Co-operation in the Youth Field
supports youth policy co-operation at European level, in particular by facilitating dialogue between young people and policy makers.
Applications must be submitted on the application form provided by the National Agency, the British Council. More information can be found on by clicking here.
