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1. Thessaloniki European Youth Capital 2014
“Creative Entrepreneurship, Active Citizenship:
Opportunities for EuroMed Youth”
Date: 25th
to 29th
September 2014 - Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
In the framework of the European Youth Capital, Thessaloniki 2014, the Anna Lindh Foundation
will organise a Networking event to gather Euro-Med youth from ALF Networks. The objective
of this initiative will be to promote exchange and networking as well as to reinforce the
capacities of the youth organisations of the ALF Networks. The event will result in the
elaboration of recommendations and future projects addressed to the youth in the region.
Candidates should submit their application form online before the 22nd
of June 2014, 14:00
PM (Egyptian time).
1. BACKGROUND
During the last five years, the EuroMed region has experienced major crises affecting North and
South alike, leading to structural and overall transformation of their local context. In this process,
on both shores of the Mediterranean, the youth has been at the heart of the developments and
changes, either by being - as a social group - dearly affected by unemployment, lack of
opportunities as well as by being the target of xenophobia and racism, or by leading the
developments and uprisings for a new political reality. Hence, new conditions, needs and
challenges have emerged, together with new social phenomena and movements to understand,
and new opportunities for action.
Through an interactive and youth-friendly process, this event will tackle the concept and process
of ‘Social Entrepreneurship’ by providing the participants with the entrepreneurial skills needed
to develop innovative ideas and projects to face the current difficult economic conditions and
contribute to positive societal change in their communities and in the world.
On the other hand, the event will encourage youth to become more community-oriented and
locally engaged, hence taking the responsibility of their future into their own hands by becoming
active citizens and change agents of their societies.
2. OBJECTIVES
The event will aim at:
- Empowering youth with the relevant skills and tools in relation to Social
Entrepreneurship and Active Citizenship;
- Increasing their awareness of the new context they have to function in;
- Presenting existing opportunities for them to be active, socially aware and productive
human beings and members of their respective and global society;
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2. - Offering them a platform to highlight their own success stories of Social
Entrepreneurship and/or Active Citizenship projects;
- Encouraging them to come up with future ideas in order to ensure sustainability of the
outcome;
- Enhancing the networking among different Network members while creating spaces for
exchange.
3. EXPECTED RESULTS
The expected results of the event are:
- Knowledge sharing among active and socially-minded youth;
- Better understanding of the key issues and challenges faced by youth under the current
circumstances;
- Empowerment of the youth with the relevant tools needed for them to grow as socially aware
and productive members of their communities and societies;
- Development of future projects ideas to be implemented/co-implemented by the youth within
their society/with members across the region.
4. PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS
The event will gather two types of participants: participants with demonstrated experience in
Social Entrepreneurship and Active Citizenship, and participants with a basic knowledge of
both, willing to implement a project idea.
Participant requirements:
- Resident in one of the 42 countries of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership;
- Age 21-35;
- Representative of a member organisation of one of the ALF Networks;
- Have relevant experience working in the field of Social Entrepreneurship and Active
Citizenship; OR Have basic knowledge of and a strong interest in at least one of the two
mentioned fields;
- Be able to effectively communicate and work in English*;
- Be able to participate throughout the whole duration of the meeting;
- Be able to act as a multiplier agent for the conclusions of the meeting throughout his/her
organisation and the network he/she represents;
- Be able to propose concrete ideas of projects to be developed.
*The working language of the event will be English. Therefore a good command of English is a
must.
5. APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS
This Call for Participants is sent out to all the ALF Head of Network institutions, invited to
identify relevant candidates within their national Networks according to the profile above.
The selection committee will select candidates according to the criteria mentioned for the profile
of participants above and to the following distribution:
- 15 young representatives from the Network member organisations of the host country
(Greece);

3. - 50 young representatives from the Network member organisations of the remaining
EuroMed countries.
Interested candidates should submit their Application form online before the 22nd
of June 2014,
14:00 PM (Egyptian time).
Please note that applications received after the deadline shall not be taken into
consideration and only the selected candidates will be notified.
6. TRAVEL EXPENSES
The ALF will cover all expenses related to travel, meals, accommodation and visa of the selected
participants from 25th
to 29th
September 2014.
This programme is financed by the European Union