February 2nd, 2010.

HOW TO REACH AND USE FUNDS FROM THE EU’s „YOUTH IN ACTION“ PROGRAMME?

“Hajde da…” Group from Belgrade, as an officially accredited Contact point for EU’s “Youth in Action” Programme (YiA), has launched a new project, with financial support provided by Ministry of Youth and Sports of Republic of Serbia,. It aims to build capacities of regional and local youth offices, as well as youth NGOs and other organizations that work with and for youth, to use opportunities that the YiA offers, in the best possible way.

This project comprises several activities:

- In March, there will be a one-day training course held, at the Ministry of Youth and Sports’ premises, meant for regional and local youth offices’ representatives. The course is named “EU’s ‘Youth in Action’ Fund as a Tool for Implementation of the National Youth Strategy”.

- In April, a mentorship program will get started. The idea is to give support to all possible applicants to the YiA Programme. It will include a training course, as well as individual/ customized guidance, throughout the process of writing the project proposal, preparing project documentation and submitting it for June and/or September deadline, set within the Programme. This mentorship program is to target employees in youth offices, as well as activists in youth NGOs and other organizations that work with and for youth, across Serbia.

- During May, June and July, there will be the four local trainings held, aiming to enhance knowledge and skills, and foster motivation of the employees in youth offices, and activists in youth NGOs and other organizations that work with and for youth on local level, to apply for the YiA funds.

All the activities will be based on an open call principle! In order for you to be up to date about application procedures and deadlines, kindly sign in the mailing list, at: http://www.mladiuakciji.rs/newsletter_singin.php, and/or keep visiting „Hajde da...“ Group’s official web presentation, at: www.hajdeda.org.rs.

Shortly about the EU’s „Youth in Action“ Programme

„Youth in Action“ Programme is one of the EU’s most important mechanisms for supporting implementation of local and international youth projects, non-formal educational activities and youth mobility.

The Programme is to be realised as od 2007 untill 2013, with total allocated budget of 885 million euro. It was created to actual youngsters’ needs on the European level, including Serbia and Balkans. More information on the YiA Programme in Serbia can be found at: www.mladiuakciji.rs.