THE @-YEARS PROJECT

THE @-YEARS PROJECT

• First conference in 2006

• Puberty = the @-years?

• Cooperation between Jeugdwerknet and Graffiti Youth Service

• Offer social media training to youth workers

• Research on how youngsters use new media

• Filter news from the regular media

• Big conference every 2 years (2006 – 2008 – 2010 – 2012)

• Two small evening conferences each year

YOUTH IN ACTION?

Aims:

• inspire a sense of active citizenship, solidarity and tolerance among young Europeans and to involve them in shaping the Union's future.

• promote mobility within and beyond the EU borders, non-formal learning and intercultural dialogue.

• encourage the inclusion of all young people, regardless of their educational, social and cultural background.

YOUTH IN ACTION?

• EU Programme for young people aged 15-28

• Founded in 2006

• Total budget of 885 million euros for seven years (2007-2013)

• The Programme supports a large variety of activities for young people and youth workers through five actions

YOUTH IN ACTION?

Action 1 - Youth for Europeencourages young people's active citizenship, participation and creativity through youth exchanges, youth initiatives and youth democracy projects.

Action 2 - European Voluntary Servicehelps 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 Worldpromotes partnerships and exchanges among young people and youth organisations across the world.

Action 4 - Youth Support Systemsincludes 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 fieldsupports youth policy co-operation at European level, in particular by facilitating dialogue between young people and policy makers.

SEMINAR IN 2012

• Action 4.3: “Training and Networking of those active in

youth work and youth organisations”

• An event that brings together participants from different

countries/organisations to discuss and exchange good

practice around a chosen theme or set of themes related

to the youth field.

SEMINAR IN 2012

• At least 4 partners from 4 different countries

• Partners organizing together and invite participants from

all over the EU (+ Norway, Iceland, Switserland, Turkey)

• 70% travel costs + 51 euro per person per day

• in Ghent

SEMINAR IN 2012

May 2011: Feasibility visit June-December 2011: defining concept and scope of seminar December 2011 - January 2012: Application for Seminar – YIA February 2012: Deadline YIA on February 1st April 2012: Approval (or not) form YIA. May until October 2012: Preparing Seminar October or November 2012: Seminar in Ghent December 2012: Evaluation seminar + report YIA

QUESTIONS?