The Youth Department of the Council of Europe encourages and supports local authorities to devise and set in place specific activities which contribute to the implementation of the Enter! Recommendation on supporting access of young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods to social rights, namely through policies, programmes or projects which aim at providing or improving:
accessible, affordable, and youth-friendly public services and other measures in the fields of education and training, employment and occupation, health, housing, information and counselling, sports, leisure and culture.
The support measures are on-demand provision of assistance and cooperation by the Council of Europe, which means that upon reception of the expression of interest, the Council of Europe will assess the type of support, expertise and cooperation that can be envisaged with the partnering local authority. The Council of Europe through these support measures would also like to identify and showcase examples and ideas for the practical implementation of the Recommendation.
The support measures provided by the Council of Europe are based on the principle of cooperation and mutually shared interest in improving access to social rights of young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
These support measures consist typically of:
- 1. Sharing expertise and experience
- 2. Institutional and educational support
- 3. Capacity-building activities
- 4. Networking and peer-learning activities
- 5. Advice on policy development or reform
The Council of Europe welcomes expressions of interest from interested local authorities or their partners based in one of its 46 member states. Partnerships with youth or other civil society organisations are particularly encouraged.
The proposed measures should be implemented from 15 September to 30 November 2023.
Call for expressions of interest
The deadline for submitting expressions of interest: 22 June 2023 at 23:59 CET.
For any further information please contact eyc.programme at coe.int