Cities for YOUth Erasmus Project

Project Title

Cities for YOUth

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Reaching the policy level/dialogue with decision makers; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Project Summary

The “Cities for YOUth” project focuses on the exchange of good practices on youth policies at the local government level from various European countries and the development of soft skills and international cooperation between youth and people responsible for youth policy. The project will involve three local governments: Starachowice (Poland), Santarem (Portugal) and Klaipeda (Lithuania) and a two non-governmental organization from Spain and Greece. All partners have extensive experience in the implementation of youth policy and activities targeted at young people. The project will include 3 Transnational Project Meetings concerning project coordination, youth policy, Youth City Councils, activities for youth and non-formal education. The meetings will be attended by city authorities, officials, people responsible for decisions and youth. Additionally, there will be a training for young people in Spain about soft skills and generating ideas. Young people from different countries will have the task to develop an initiative that will be carried out jointly during the celebration of the European Youth Capital in 2021 in Klaipeda. At the end of the project there will be a publication presenting a description of youth policies in each partner city and a description of project activities.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 106182 Eur

Project Coordinator

Gmina Starachowice & Country: PL

Project Partners

• INSTITOYTO EREVNAS KAI KATARTISIS EVROPAIKON THEMATON
• Câmara Municipal de Santarém
• ASOCIACION CULTURAL Y DEPORTIVA LAHOYA
• KLAIPEDOS MIESTO SAVIVALDYBES ADMINISTRACIJA