YOUTH IN ACTION
2007-2013
Non- formal education - actively involve young people on a voluntary basis and provide them with opportunities to acquire skills and competences outside formal education.
Implementation of the Programme:
1. The European Commission
- responsible for the running of the Programme;
- budget, sets priorities, targets, criteria;
2. The National Agencies for Youth in Action:
- promote and implement the Programme at national level;
- manage a selection process for project applications to be funded on a decentralized level;
3. Regional Structures
Main aims of the Programme:
- promote young people's active citizenship;
- develop solidarity and promote tolerance among young people;
- foster mutual understanding between young people in different countries;
- promote European cooperation in the youth field;
- to involve youth with less opportunities in process of non-formal learning.
Who can participate?
- young people (groups of individuals);
- youth organizations, youth workers or leaders;
- other non-profit-making organizations, associations;
- Public authorities.
Beneficiaries - primarily addressed to young people aged between 13 and 30; participation of at least one of the European Union state.
STRUCTURE
ACTION 1 - YOUTH FOR EUROPE
ACTION 2 - EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE
ACTION 3 - YOUTH IN THE WORLD
ACTION 4 - YOUTH SUPPORT SYSTEMS
ACTION 5 - SUPPORT FOR EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN THE YOUTH FIELD
