EmploYouth Capacity Building Program for Local NGOs

Description

1) Objective

They invite mostly small and medium local non-governmental organizations which have an innovative idea, who are committed and actively involved in increase of youth participation, especially under-represented and vulnerable groups of youth (to name some: young women and girls, Roma youth, youth with disabilities, NEET youth, etc.) to apply to this Call for Proposals.

The main goal of this Call is to strengthen the current Network member’s capacities to keep contributing to process of improving the position of youth (LOT 1) and to expand the Network in order to enable pathway for smaller, local CSOs to directly engage in different activities on local, national and regional level regarding increase of systematic and meaningful youth participation (LOT 2). The decision is based on the commitment for keeping continuity of work of local NGOs necessary in order to align processes on national and local level and increase the adequate response to challenges that youth are faced with (especially vulnerable, under-represented ones). This is the regional Call for proposals that will be announced and operationalized simultaneously, but separately in each Project country. In Türkiye it is implemented by Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG).

2) Eligibility

Eligible are small and medium local non-governmental organizations.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Turkey.

4) Budget

LOT 1: Maximum project amount: €8,000 per grant. This amount includes the co-finance from the grant applicants. The grant from the Contracting Authority may cover a maximum of 90% of the total eligible costs of the project. The rest of 10% needs to be covered by selected organizations from sources other than the general budget of the European Union or the European Development Fund.

LOT 2: Maximum project amount: €5,000 per grant. This amount includes the co-finance from the grant applicants. The grant from the Contracting Authority may cover a maximum of 90% of the total eligible costs of the project. The rest of 10% needs to be covered by selected organizations from sources other than the general budget of the European Union or the European Development Fund sources.

5) Application

Deadline for the submission of the applications is September 30th, 2025, until 18.00 (CET). Applications need to be sent to: yasin.bulat@tog.org.tr.