From June 10 to 14, fifty youth workers from twenty-five countries gathered in Skhirat, Morocco, for the Beyond Borders partnership-building activity. We …
Supporting more and higher quality projects involving cooperation between programme and partner countries, will further contribute to the dissemination of the core principles of the EU Youth Strategy and the Youth Goals in these countries and thus support quality youth work in Europe and beyond.
From June 10 to 14, fifty youth workers from twenty-five countries gathered in Skhirat, Morocco, for the Beyond Borders partnership-building activity. We …
National Agencies/SALTOs Staff Meeting on Cooperation Between Programme and Neighbouring Partner Countries20-22 February 2024, Tbilisi Read the full report of the event …
The Volunteering Beyond Borders partnership-building activity took place in Prague, Czech Republic from June 25th to 29th, 2023. The activity was organized …
Cooperation between programme and neighbouring partner countries contributes to the development of communities and the relations between the European Union and its neighbourhood. Looking to the neighbouring partner countries, experience gained since 2000 has shown that the European youth programmes represent important tools for youth work development in the different regions.
In most of the neighbouring countries the programmes are unique tools for the organisations to experiment with non-formal learning, to build young people’s and youth workers’ competencies, to foster intercultural learning, to increase their level of awareness about Europe and to include youth with fewer opportunities into their work. The European Solidarity Corps’ Quality Label provides opportunities for small NGOs to be recognised on an international level and to gain access to specific training. The programmes have been the engines for creating new networks, training youth workers and trainers and increasing the recognition of youth work.
At the same time, experience also indicates that the cooperation between programme and neighbouring partner countries offers an added value and dimension for the partners based in Programme countries. Partnerships and projects involving partners from neighbouring regions foster intercultural learning, awareness and respect of pluralism and diversity, critical thinking as well as a stronger interest in democratic citizenship and human rights issues. This is due to cultural differences and/or a particular interest in the political dimension of the youth cooperation, as these projects tend to address many issues that are currently discussed in our societies. Finally, an external view on the EU contributes to raising youth workers’ and young people’s awareness of the specificities as well as recognition of the benefits offered by the EU.
is a long-term, strategic partnership project of regional SALTO resource centres and European youth programmes National Agencies to enhance youth cooperation between Programme and Neighbouring Partner countries.
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