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Youth in Action is the EU Programme for young people aged 15-28 (in some cases 13-30). It aims to inspire a sense of active citizenship, solidarity and tolerance among young Europeans and to involve them in shaping the Unions future.
Youth in Action is a programme for all! It promotes mobility within and beyond the EU borders, non-formal learning and intercultural dialogue, and encourages the inclusion of all young people, regardless of their educational, social and cultural background.
Youth in Action is the successor of the YOUTH Programme (2000-2006). Building on the experience of the previous programmes for youth, Youth in Action is the result of a large consultation with the different stakeholders in the youth field and aims to respond to the evolutions and needs of young people at European level.
With a 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.
Programme Actions:
The Youth in Action Programme aims to achieve the following general objectives:
promote young peoples active citizenship in general and their European citizenship in particular;
develop solidarity and promote tolerance among young people, in particular in order to foster social cohesion in the European Union;
foster mutual understanding between young people in different countries;
contribute to developing the quality of support systems for youth activities and the capabilities of civil society organisations in the youth field;
promote European cooperation in the youth field.
To this end, the Programme is structured around 5 Actions:
Action 1 - Youth for Europe
encourages young peoples active citizenship, participation and creativity through youth exchanges, youth initiatives and youth democracy projects.
Action 2 - European Voluntary Service
helps 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 World
promotes partnerships and exchanges among young people and youth organisations across the world.
Action 4 - Youth Support Systems
includes 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 field
supports youth policy co-operation at European level, in particular by facilitating dialogue between young people and policy makers.
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