Deadline:15 September, 2012
Open to: Non-governmental youth organisations or structures registered in the European Youth Foundation database
Grant: maximum of € 4,000 and € 6,000
Description
Youth NGOs are invited to apply to a special call for pilot projects to be funded by the European Youth Foundation.
The call aims at supporting projects in the framework of the Council of Europe’s flagship project on Young People Combating Hate Speech On-line, which will be run by the youth sector between 2012 and 2014. The project aims to combat racism and discrimination in their on-line expression of hate speech by equipping young people and
youth organisations with the competences necessary to recognize and act against such human rights violations. In this framework, a European-wide campaign against hate speech on-line will be running in 2013 aiming to motivate, engage and mobilise young people and youth organisations to take action against hate speech online.
In this framework, two types of projects can be supported by the European Youth Foundation:
I. Projects aimed at the creation of Partnerships for national “campaigns”
II. Capacity-building workshops for multipliers and activists
Eligibility
The Non-governmental youth organisations or structures registered in the European Youth Foundation database are eligible to apply for the projects.Since there are two types of projects, the eligible candidates are separated in two groups:
I. Projects aimed at the creation of Partnerships for national “campaigns”
The European Youth Foundation invites youth organisations to organise coalitionbuilding workshops at local, regional or national level. The aim is to mobilise youth organisations and other stakeholders to build coalitions or partnerships that will support the campaign against hate speech on-line that the Council of Europe is launching in 2013.
Eligible are:
Leaders and activists in youth organisations, local, regional and national authorities, youth information centres, human rights organisations, experts in freedom of speech online, representatives of online communities, students associations, schools, media and other relevant stakeholders.
II. Capacity-building workshops for multipliers and activists
The European Youth Foundation is calling for applications for workshops aimed at preparing and developing the competences of youth trainers, multipliers and activists to address and combat hate speech on-line and at preparing or sharing tools and materials for the European campaign against hate speech on-line to be implemented in 2013.
Eligible are:
Groups of youth trainers, experts in non-formal education, human rights and human rights education, new media, online activists, including student leaders. Preference is given to workshops bringing together activists from a variety of organisations and stakeholders.
Grant
Different sum of are provided for the two types of projects:
I. Projects aimed at the creation of Partnerships for national “campaigns”
The European Youth Foundation may provide a grant up to a maximum of € 4,000 to cover costs of the meetings, including:
– Rental of meeting rooms and equipment
– Meals for participants
– Accommodation costs (maximum two days/person)
– Local transportation
II. Capacity-building workshops for multipliers and activists
The European Youth Foundation may provide a grant up to a maximum of € 6,000 to cover costs of the workshops, including:
– Rental of meeting rooms and equipment
– Meals for participants
– Accommodation costs (maximum three days/person)
– Local transportation
– Experts’ and trainers’ fees
– Purchase or hiring of educational resources.
Application
Proposals for both types of projects must be submitted via the online system of the European Youth Foundation, using the Category D (pilot project) application form.
Please use one of the following titles for your project in the application form:
Hate speech on-line – creation of partnership
Hate speech on-line – capacity-building workshop
Project applications must correspond to the basic criteria for Category D projects (see “How to apply for a Category D”).
The deadline for submitting applications is 15 September, 2012.
