INVITATION TO EASTERN PARTNERSHIP YOUTH FORUM
We have the honour of inviting the representatives from your countries to participate in the Eastern Partnership Youth Forum which will be held in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 22nd -25th October in the framework of Lithuania’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the Eastern Partnership Platform 4 'Contacts between people'.
The call for participants can be found at: www.youthforum2013.eu or http://trainings.salto-youth.net/3647
Participants should apply by completing the application form until 5th of September.
The selection o should be made from the 5th till 12th of September.
The Eastern Partnership Youth Forum aims at giving greater visibility to the Eastern Partnership and Youth in Action Programme countries' joint youth cooperation, e.g. within the framework of the Eastern Partnership Youth Window. The Forum will specifically endeavour to:
- enhance the recognition of youth work and non-formal learning especially in the context of social inclusion, building on the synergies between international, national, regional and local levels;
- raise the quality and visibility of non-formal learning and youth work at the local level and foster exchange of good practice of youth work between Eastern Partnership and Youth in Action Programme countries[1];
- showcase current youth cooperation within the framework of the Youth in Action Programme's Eastern Partnership Youth Window and explore opportunities offered by the future EU programme for education, training, youth and sport.
It will involve about 200 young people, youth workers, youth researchers and youth policy makers from both Eastern Partnership and Youth in Action Programme countries.
The Eastern Partnership Youth Forum is organised by the Agency of International Youth Cooperation, which is the Lithuanian National Agency of the Youth in Action Programme, in cooperation with the European Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and other stakeholders. More information you can get here: www.youthforum2013.eu
We are confident that our common efforts will contribute to the continued success of the EU and Eastern Partnership cooperation in the field of youth work and non-formal learning/education.
Sincerely,
EaP Youth Forum team
