OPEN CALL:
The Balkan Youth Partnership Programme is open to applicants from child- and youth-serving NGOs in Serbia, Bulgaria and Kosovo. The visits are eligible in those countries.
June 24, 2007
What is the Balkan Youth Partnership Programme?
The Balkan Youth Partnership Programme is a small grant scheme for study visits in the region designed for representatives from child- and youth-serving NGOs to share information and technical expertise.
Areas for exchange of learning
The key programmatic areas for information exchange and learning covered by the Partnership Programme are: employment, technology, non-formal education, health, civic education and democracy building. The areas of community service, culture and the environment are also eligible. In addition, technical areas such as fundraising, sustainability, grantmaking, monitoring and evaluation, and project planning are eligible areas for exchange.
Eligibility
The Partnership Programme is open to applicants from child- and youth-serving NGOs in Serbia, Bulgaria and Kosovo. The visits are eligible in those countries.
Applicants should be possess a certain level of experience in programme development and be in a position to influence programming in their own organisation based on what they learn during the exchange. The applicant organisation should send no more than two participants.
Available funding
The Partnership Programme will provide successful applicants with funding for the following up to a maximum of USD1500:
- Accommodation
- Meals
- Travel between the countries
- Travel within the countries
- Purchase of relevant publications
In addition, the Programme will fund the administrative costs of the host organisation up to a maximum of USD300, according to the length of the visit and the level of organisation required.
Visit Guidelines
Prior to applying, applicants should contact the organisation with which they wish to work and ensure that there is mutual interest in the exchange. In addition, they should agree on the purpose of the exchange, identify objectives, determine an appropriate length of time and jointly develop a visit schedule. Exchanges need not be reciprocal.
Visits should last for up to 7 days, excluding travel time.
Assessment of Applications
Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria:
- Clearly articulated outcomes showing how the exchange will strengthen the programmatic and/or technical capacity of the applicant organisation.
- Possibility that the exchange outcomes will positively influence the children and youth sector as a whole in the applicant's country.
- A well thought out, appropriate visit schedule.
- A clearly presented, reasonable budget.
- Appropriateness of the background and position of the individual applicants.
Please note that incomplete applications cannot be accepted.
How to Apply
Carefully read the guidelines and complete the application form, attaching all requested documents. Applications must be written in English.
The deadline for 2007 is June 30th.
Download Application Form (Word format - return this completed form as an email attachment)
Please send completed applications and refer any questions to:
Kristina Velkovska
Program Coordinator
E-mail: kristina@balkanyouth.org
Tel: + 389 2 3122 704/5; + 389 2 3231 678
