Topics

Communication
Competence development
Cooperation with EU's neighbouring regions
European programmes
Innovation and trends
Leadership
Recognition - certification

Activity objectives

  • To map the advocacy landscape — Identify the Erasmus+ Youth actions, strategies and policies where programme–partner country cooperation should be advocated, the key decision-makers to target, and the data sources needed to support the case.
  • To build advocacy and leadership competences — Develop participants' advocacy and lobbying skills, introduce effective methods and tools, and strengthen their leadership and communication capacity to use them.
  • To position youth organisations as policy stakeholders — Raise awareness among youth organisations of their role in shaping policy in international youth work, and their potential to feed into future advocacy structures.

Description

The activity consist of 4 online workshops with first on 17th November, a residential seminar 15-20 March 2027 in Moldova and a final online meet-up in the middle of April. More details below. Apply ONLY if you can fully participate in all these elements!

Costs

Coverage of participation fee

This project is financed by the participating National Agencies (NAs) of the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme. The participation fee varies from country to country. If you like to know more, please contact your National Agency or regional SALTO Resource Centre (SALTO) to learn more about the participation fee for participants from your country.

Coverage of travel costs

The travel costs of participants will be covered by the sending National Agencies or regional SALTO. Each of them is ruled by different regulations, so if you like to know more, please contact your Erasmus+ National Agency or regional SALTO.

Coverage of visa costs

The same as coverage of the travel costs

Coverage of other costs

The hosting partners will provide the accommodation and cover the costs for food from 15th March dinner till 20th March breakfast.

Application requirements

Application requirements
EXPECTED PARTICIPANTS

* 25 representatives of youth organisations well experienced in cooperation between the programme and the partner countries (approx. 10 from programme countries and 5 per each of the 3 neighbouring regions);
* Personal experience as coordinator of at least 3 youth projects within Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps including programme and partner countries (coordination of the cross-regional projects, involving more than 1 partner region will be a strong asset) since 2020;
* Representing a youth organisation with the record of at least 6 youth projects within Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps including programme and partner countries since 2013;
* Able to work meaningfully in English;
* At least 18 years old;
* Committed to participate fully in all activities of the course.

Trainers

Additional documents

Accessibility info

This activity and venue place are NOT accessible to people with disabilities

Sign language interpretation

This activity and venue place DOES NOT support sign language

Number of participants

25

Best for

Youth leaders, Youth workers

Working language(s)

English

Organiser

SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus (SALTO Resource Centre)

Coorganiser

SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus (SALTO Resource Centre)

Contact for questions

Organised by

SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus (SALTO Resource Centre)

Coorganised by

SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus (SALTO Resource Centre)

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