The European Commission announce call for proposals for companies and other stakeholders active in the youth sector - 11 July, 2012.
The European Commission (DG Education and Culture) –
under the framework of the Youth in Action Programme – has
launched a call for proposals, open to companies active in
corporate social responsibility, aiming at supporting the establishment of
partnership with other stakeholders active in the youth sector.
The European Commission is ready to provide support
to companies interested in expanding some of their initiatives towards youth citizenship/employability/skills
development that go beyond traditional training and education schemes. This
could be a good opportunity for you to further strengthen your European
community investment/social contribution programmes.
The purpose of the EU programme is twofold, firstly
it aims to develop or reinforce long-term actions in the field of non-formal
learning and secondly, it hopes to encourage international and pan-European
collaboration. The Commission is particularly focusing on employability
& skills, sustainability (including environmental
awareness) and social inclusion.
CSR
Europe maintains fruitful relations with DG
Education and Culture who informed us that they are willing to explore
ways for CSR Europe members to engage in the European Youth Programme. If
you are interested in submitting a contribution and need some help or guidance,
please do not hesitate to contact either myself or Jan Noterdaeme jn@csreurope.org.
Final
date for submission of applications is 17 September 2012.
Please note that projects must start between
1 March 2013 and 1 September 2013 and run for no more
than 2 years (24 months). More information, as well as supporting documents
are available at:http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/youth/funding/2012/call_action_4_6_en.php
To download a leaflet explaining this call for
proposals in greater detail, please click here.
Source: www.csreurope.org
11 July, 2012.