North-South Centre

Application Deadline: 12th March 2015

The University on Youth and Development is an activity organised by the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe (NSC) in partnership with the Spanish Government (INJUVE), the European Youth Forum (YFJ), the Spanish Youth Council (CJE), the Latin American Youth Forum (FLAJ) and other international youth organisations and youth serving organisations.

Since its first edition in 2000, the University takes place once a year bringing together representatives of youth organisations and youth movements from all over the world who gather in CEULAJ (Euro-Latin-American Youth Centre) to discuss, train and be trained as wellas to take political action around the main issues on the global agenda.

In 2015, the University on Youth and Development will celebrate its 16th edition, under the joint theme “Youth.org: Actors for Change!” and renewed hopes and aspirations, objectives and challenges are shared between partners to reinforce this space as the home of the Global Education and of the Global Youth Movement

The overall objectives of the University on Youth and Development are to promote youth work development and youth participation as well as political mainstreaming of the youth related issues and youth policy development; to reinforce capacity-building of civil society organisations; to foster youth co-operation and Global Youth Work; and to promote human rights, intercultural dialogue and democratic citizenship as essential dimensions of global education.

Form and deadline

The enclosed form, proposing an activity to be held at the 16th University on Youth and Development, should be returned to the North-South Centre by email, by 12th March 2015 to [email protected].-

Criteria for selection of proposals :

Organised by youth and youth serving organisations and having young people as target group (age between 18-35);
have a theme and aims to constitute a relevant contribution to the aims of the University, (activities related to capacity building and youth empowerment);
have a Global or Interregional scope (i.e. Euro-Mediterranean, Afro-Asian, Euro-African,etc.), both in terms of the participants and the content. The University partners will particularly value activities involving non-European participants;
Involve a maximum of 25 participants (including team);
Seek gender balance in terms of the participants;
Connection with joint theme “Youth.org: actors for change!” is an asset;
commitment with Global Education and Non- Formal Education principles and values;
Commitment of the partner towards the Joint Programme of the University.

Activities organised in partnership between various organisations and resulting in partnerships and co-operation processes are highly encouraged. The University itself is a result of these kinds of synergies.

What is covered?

Rooms and facilities for the activities
Basic equipment and materials
Interpretation: English and Spanish for plenary sessions of the Joint Programme
Insurance for all participants during their journey and stay in UYD
Partners’ commitments and responsibilities towards the University

The UYD is organised around the principle of economy of scale which reduces the overall cost by doing things together. This principle also means that all partners are asked to contribute for the collective costs of the University respective to the asymmetric financial capacities of each of the partners and relative to the size of the activities.

A minimum contribution of 500€ and a maximum of 3.500€ is the foreseen contribution from each of the activities/partners.

The partners decide together where these contributions are used (transfers, joint programme, expenses related with guests).
Each partner is equally responsible for the board and lodging and travel costs of the participants involved in its respective activity (close travel terminals: Airport of Malaga-AGP and the train station of Antequera-Santa Ana).
A special fee of 30€ (per person, per day) will be charged by CEULAJ/INJUVE for board and lodging. Each

partner is responsible for covering these costs related with its group. The fee includes accommodation, meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner and two coffee-breaks) and access to all sports facilities.
Each partner will, at a later stage, proceed with reservation form with CEULAJ and deal directly with the youth centre for invoice/payment.

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For More Information:

Contact NSC-CoE Secretariat: [email protected]
+351 21 358 40 39

Deadline for applications : 5th November 2014– 23:59 pm (GMT+1)

Organised by the North-South Centre in the framework of the Joint Management Agreement between the European Commission– EuropeAid Co-operation Office and the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe

The 10th AFRICA- EUROPE Training Course for Youth Organisations to be held between 25 January and 1 February 2015 Nairobi, Kenya In the framework of the 6 th African University on Youth and Development.

Encouraged by the success of the previous Africa-Europe Training Courses and the demand for capacity building opportunities expressed by youth leaders in the Africa-Europe Youth Co-operation, the North-South Centre will run the 10th edition of this programme.

The course is organised in co-operation with the European Youth Forum, the Pan-African Youth Union and the Network of International Youth Organisations in Africa. During the course, participants will develop competences and tools to strengthen theirpolitical participation in the context of the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership and develop competences for the capacity-building of their organisations as civil society actors in the development process.

Furthermore, the course is a unique opportunity to give practical and political follow-up andimplementation to some of the outcomes of the Africa-Europe Youth Summits, the Africa- Europe Youth Leaders Meeting of 2011 and the AEYP meetings (November 2012 and 2013).

The week-long course can accommodate up to 20 participants. Active participation and in-depth reflection are key features of the course. Participants will compare their approaches to youth work and youth participation, engaging in the implementation and evaluation of the programme with the team of trainers.

This Training Course is an opportunity given to youth leaders from Africa and Europe to share, better understand and integrate the objectives set at the international level in their work and contribute to their achievement. Some of these objectives (mentioned above) inscribed in the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership, help enable youth to take an active part in these strategies at the national and regional level and be further equipped to participate.

Profile of Participants

The participants in this course are representatives of youth organisations in Europe and Africa. For the European participants the course is open for residents of all member- states of the Council of Europe. African, national and international youth organisations are invited to propose candidates for this course. The selection will be carried out by the North- South Centre in consultation with partners of the training course

Concerning participants and their profile:

Should be a key multiplier playing an active role within a youth organisation, network or service at national or regional level, and plan to continue this work in the near future;
Seeking gender balance;
Diverse social and geographical background (including disadvantaged and minority groups);
Aged between 18 and 30;
Have already some qualification or experience in terms of international youth work;
Be committed to attend the full duration of the course and be supported by a youth organisation or service;
Be able to present the context of their work, their way of tackling problems, the challenges they meet;
Be able to work and communicate in English/French.

Support for Travel Expenses and Board and Lodging

The North-South Centre will do its best to issue a pre-paid ticket.
In exceptional cases, participants might advance the booking of the international flight and reimbursement will be done fully or in an agreed amount.
Please do not proceed with any booking until confirmation of selection and agreement regarding travel arrangements.
Transfers from and to the airport in Nairobi will be assured by organisers.
It is expected that participants/background organisation support the expenses related with local transport in the home country, as well as visa and necessary vaccination costs.
Please look for information regarding health and visa needs that you might have to attend the activity
The board and lodging for the full duration of the training course is covered by the North- South Centre (accommodation and meals). Participants will be accommodated in double/triple rooms.
There is no participation fee for this training course.

Deadline for Applications

All candidates fulfilling the criteria and wanting to participate should send the enclosed application form to [email protected] by the 5th of November 23.59 pm (GMT+1) 2014.
A recommendation letter from the organisation clearly stating the added value and possible follow-up of the participation of the applicant in the training course should be sent (scan version) in the same email of the application form.
This letter should be signed and stamped.
The application form and recommendation letter are necessary to consider the application eligible.
All applicants should receive a confirmation email of reception of documents within 5 working days after the submission of the application. If you do not receive this confirmation, please contact us.
The selection results will be announced by 24th November 2014.

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For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 10th AFRICA- EUROPE Training Course for Youth Organisations

Call for Partners: North-South Centre of the Council of Europe for the University on Youth and Development

10th AFRICA- EUROPE Training Course for Youth Organisations, Nairabi Kenya.