The European Commission has launched a call for proposals for flagship projects in the framework of the European Year of Volunteering 2011.
This call for proposals is based on the Council Decision of 27 November 2009 (2010/37/EC)1, establishing the Year 2011 as the European Year of Voluntary Activities Promoting Active Citizenship.
The overall purpose of the European Year of Volunteering is to encourage and support the efforts of the European Union, the Member States, local and regional authorities, to create the conditions conducive to volunteering in the European Union and to increase the visibility of voluntary activities in the EU.
Objectives:
The purpose of this call is to support one or two flagship projects per Member State, which will receive a grant from the European Commission, in order to test and develop new and innovative schemes and approaches with a view to build long-term partnerships between civil society organisations operating in the area of volunteering.
Priority will be given to projects designed to develop and encourage new and innovative schemes and approaches which will have long lasting effects and focus on the following themes:
• Improvement of the quality of volunteering, in order to facilitate volunteering activities and to develop further the capacities of structures or organizations based on volunteering activities
• Creation of an enabling environment for volunteering in the EU and addressing existing obstacles to voluntary activities
• Employer-supported volunteering
• Mobility schemes in volunteering for people of all ages, with specific emphasis on young people
• Volunteering as a way to fight against social exclusion as a follow-up to the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion 2010
• Fostering senior volunteering and strengthening intergenerational dialogue and cooperation
Eligible applicants:
Organisations: public sector organisations and civil society non-governmental organisations with a legal personality, active in the field of voluntary work at local, regional, national or European level.
Particpating countries: 27 European Union Member States
In order to be eligible, the project must involve a partnership of at least four partners (four eligible applicants) established and having their activities in one or more Member States, including a project leader, with at least one organisation from each of the following categories:
(1) public sector organisations
(2) non-governmental civil society organisations
Activities must start between 15 January and 31 March 2011.
The maximum duration of projects is 12 months.
Budget:
The maximum budget allocated to the co-financing of projects under this call for proposals is EUR 2.million.
The Commission will limit its co-financing to 60% of a project’s total eligible expenses.
Deadline: 12 November 2010
Please read the guidelines for further detailed information: http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/news/news1092_en.htm
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