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European Citizenship Resources

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Goal 1 of the Joint Plan is concerned with Enabling Young People to be European Citizens. A number of useful resources have been identified below relating to this goal by the Europe Region WAGGGS and the European Scout Region for Member Organizations which may be of use in their work.  Click on each link below to find out more.

SpeakOut!

The Institute for Citizenship is an independent charitable trust. It aims to promote informed, active citizenship and greater participation in democracy and society through a combination of community projects, research, education and discussion and debate. 
 

myEurope 

myEurope is a web-based project which aims to help teachers raise their pupils’ awareness of what it means to be a young citizen in Europe . By involving a network of more than 4500 schools, the diversity of Europe is brought into the classroom via the Internet, because the path to living together in Europe starts at school!  

 The Active Citzenship Network 

The Active Citizenship Network  officially began in December 2001 as the European and international branch of  the Italian Citizen movement Cittadinanzattiva.  Its mission is to promote and support the construction of European citizenship as an ‘active citizenship’ meaning the exercise of  powers and responsibilities of citizens in policy making.  It also requires an enrichment of  the concept of subsidiarity of the European Union to include the relationship between institutions and citizens in order that institutions favour the free initiative of  citizens, both as individuals and organizations, in carrying out activities directed to the common interest.

Many databases have been set up to help you find partners for international projects. Here you can find information about people, groups, or organisations looking for a partner for projects. Often you can also add your own partner finding request. Below you will find some of the most used databases.  

Culture 2000: Arts and cultural organisations  

This Partner Search Database is an initiative of the European Network of Cultural Contact Points, co-funded by the European Commission to assist arts and cultural organisations in European countries. All existing Cultural Contact Points agreed to offer this page in English as the best means to enable the maximum number of exchanges to be developed across the 28 countries eligible for Culture 2000. However, it is also available in Spanish since this database is hosted by the Spanish Cultural Contact Point.   

Daphne II programme: project database   

Daphne II is the European Union programme to combat violence against children, young people and women. In this database you can search for projects in a very simple way. Contact details are included for each project. This is a useful resource to all those working in the fight against violence against children, young people and women, and is an essential reference for organisations preparing projects for funding.  

eLearning: Partner Search Forum  

Partner Search to help establish contacts between organisations in different countries interested in collaborating in the development of e-learning projects and in finding partners.  

EQUAL programme and European Social Fund Contacts 

This database contains information on all of the projects financed through the EQUAL programme within the European Union and in some candidate countries. The information is meant for those involved with EQUAL, for networking and for transnational activities, specific observers (political, researchers, etc.), and the public who take an interest in employment issues, social integration, combating discrimination and inequality, innovation, etc. Different search forms (simple or advanced) are available in the 11 languages.  

 YONET - Youth Opportunities Network  

 You are setting up an international seminar or training course and you need partners or information. Consult the YONET database or add your project. The main aim of this web site is to be useful for youth co-operation. Here you can also find other useful tools that you might need for an international project.  

Youth programme: "Contact-exchange" of Webforum Jugend 

 The "Kontaktbörse" is a database for youth groups looking for partners abroad. The "Kontaktbörse" is open to all those who want to set up joint projects with youth groups abroad. You can search through "Kontaktbörse" by indicating the country and/or type of activity in order to receive detailed information on relevant youth groups. The types of activities refer to those being carried out in the framework of the Youth programme. However, projects presented do not have to be directly related to those programmes. You can enter your group/organisation into the database for presenting it to other website visitors. Click on Service and then Kontaktbörse.  

 Youth programme: Connect Youth  

 Connect Youth International promotes exchanges of young people between the and other countries. They offer an on-line partner request database, which lists groups and organisations from across Europe who wish to set up exchanges with one another. Here you can look for your perfect partner group by searching on the basis of age group, country, theme and group description. Once you identify the group(s) you may get in touch with them directly.  

 Youth programme: Database for youth exchange partner groups 

 This web site has been designed to support groups of young people in finding partners with the specific purpose of organising intercultural youth exchanges within the framework of the European Union YOUTH programme. 

Youth programme: Euro-Mediterranean Youth Platform partner search  

 The Euromed Platform offers its own partner search tool where you can search on interest, country (EU Member States and Mediterranean countries) and type of organisation.  

Youth programme: Eurotools Organisations  

 This part of the website provides information on the subject or area in which the organisations work, their country and town, the actions in which they participate, their contact details, and website.  

Youth programme: EVS database of accepted host placements  

The SOS database includes descriptions for approved EVS host placements in the Programme Countries of the YOUTH Programme. Each placement is presented with a short description of the region, the project and the volunteer tasks. You can search the database by theme or country.  

 Youth programme: Partners from South East Europe 

 Are you looking for partners for a YOUTH programme project involving countries in South East Europe and other regions in Europe ? This database can help. Here you will find information about youth organisations and other institutions that work with young people or organise youth activities. It is open to all youth organisations and National Agencies of the YOUTH programme in Europe . The aim is to promote co-operation between countries in South East Europe and other countries within the YOUTH programme.