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Youth in Action.

Youth in Action projects

Have you got an idea or would like to submit a project? Are you still unsure how to benefit from the Youth in Action programme? We support you in finding the right action, in designing your project and we guide you through all our offers and funding opportunities. No matter in which phase your project is, we recommend you to contact us by phone or email well in advance before submitting a grant application.

The European programme for young people

The things we learn and experience during our adolescence defines our lives and can be a valuable treasure. The Youth in Action programme enables young people, either individually or in a group, to live in a country within the EU or in certain countries adjoining the EU and to take part in projects acquire skills and competences in a way not possible in their home country.

Who can participate?

Any young person between 13 and 30, as well as persons who are active in youth work or youth organisations, including youth workers, youth leaders, mentors, non-profit organisations and NGOs, local or regional public bodies, informal groups of young people, etc.

Persons with special needs

Extra financial support may be claimed for persons with special needs. Please contact the programme.

Germanspeaking Youthforum

3rd Germanspeaking Youthforum
17-19 April 2013, St. Gallen
www.jugendforum.cc

EuropYiA 2012 – the annual Swiss YiA event

EuropYiA, the annual event of the Youth in Action programme took place on 8th December 2012 in Lausanne. All kinds of workshops, thematic tables and a buffet were offered, in order to discover how to support and finance your youth projects with Youth in Action. We also launched a new video and were thrilled to welcome many of you to europYiA.

Youth in Action films a lip dub in Solothurn!

In a possibly record-breaking 1.5 hours, around 100 young people and extracurricular youth workers filmed a lip dub, a music video, in Solothurn. The chosen song, "Proper Education", says it all, as the aim of the video is to highlight the importance and wide range of opportunities offered by non-formal education.

Mobility

Individuals who are involved in the European Voluntary Service (EVS).

Projects

Group projects in the following fields:

Youth exchanges
Youth initiatives
Youth democracy projects
Youth exchanges with neighbouring partner countries
Meetings between young people and those responsible for youth policy

Training and networking

For people involved in youth projects who are interested in participating in an exchange with colleagues in another European country.

When can applications be submitted?

Project start	Action	Deadline for applications
01.01.13 - 30.06.13	All actions	01.10.12
01.05.13 - 31.10.13	All actions	01.02.13
01.08.13 - 31.01.14	All actions	01.05.13
01.01.14 - 30.06.14	All actions	01.10.13

Further financing opportunities: central activities

In addition to the activities offered by the ch Foundation, there is a range of other activities run by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) in Brussels.

Further information is available at: http://ec.europa.eu/youth/calls-for-proposals/call98_en.htm

Applications for these project opportunities must be submitted directly to the Executive Agency.

Which countries take part in the Youth in Action programme?

Countries involved in the programme
In principle, the ch Foundation supports activities that take place in Switzerland. However, most activities involve partner organisations from other countries. Organisations and participants from the countries involved in the programme can take part in all of the activities. These countries are:

The EU member states:

Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Cyprus

The EFTA member states:

Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland

Candidates for accession to the EU:

Turkey and Croatia

Neighbouring partner countries
For projects that fall under campaign 3.1 (youth exchange and training and networking activities with partner countries), participants and organisations from the following partner countries can also take part:

South-East Europe	Eastern Europe and the Caucasus	Mediterranean region
Albania Bosnia-Herzegovina FYR Macedonia Kosovo Montenegro Serbia	Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia Moldova The Russian Federation Ukraine	Algeria Egypt Israel Jordan Lebanon Morocco Palestinian territories Syria Tunisia