Join us and get to know more about this call for proposals that provide an opportunity for civil society organisations and municipalities from an EU country and Turkey to work together under the framework of climate and environmental actions – the Town Twinning II grant scheme!

The team of the EUROTUREC project (ref. num. CSD-VI/372), with the support of Sinem İÇÖZ BÖLÜKBAŞI, the EU Affairs Expert of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will hold a conference not only to provide information about the call but also to create a space for networking between potential applicants!

The conference will take place online, on January 19th from 14:00 to 15:30 Turkish time (12-13:30 CEST), and it requires registration to attend – apply here until January 15th. There are only 15 places available and the selection will happen on a first-come, first-served basis.

You can expect an online space to clarify your doubts and interact with other participants!

The conference call will count on simultaneous interpretation between English and Turkish language.

Still not convinced? Check more info about Town Twinning II grant scheme

Why?

The main objectives of this call for proposals are to enhance dialogue and create sustainable structures between Turkish and EU local authorities and strengthen the capacity of local authorities for the purposes of climate and environment based actions.

Meaning, the proposed projects should mention at least one of the following priorities: 

1. Development of local plans, strategies, roadmaps and/or preparation of decision-making tools (modelling, impact and vulnerability analysis, etc.) with regard to climate change.
2. Enhancing the capacity of local authorities and enabling the exchange of adaptation know-how and experience among local authorities within Turkey and/or the EU for the creation and/or implementation of climate change adaptation technologies and systems.
3. Raising public awareness on climate and environment-related issues, particularly actions targeting children and youth.

To Whom?

Turkish Municipality or local authority in the EU Member States.

It is compulsory to have at least one non-state actor as a co-applicant as defined under Co-applicant-2, which is generally a Non-Profit Organisation. 

How Much Is Available?

Grant amount between 60.000 and 100.000 EUR, with up to 90% of EU funding. The budget can also cover salaries and external providers. 

Until when can you apply for the grant scheme?

The deadline for submission of the concept notes is March 1st 2022.

You can find more info about the call here.

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Given the new Erasmus+ & European Solidarity Corps program for 2021-2027, which will offer Youth mobility, Volunteering, Traineeships, Jobs, Local Solidarity Projects, youth organisations are starting preparing their projects and searching for partners, on the perspective of the future deadlines (we have talked about rumours on the first potential Erasmus+ deadline here).

The power of international networking has shown itself especially during the time of the pandemic. According to that, ProActive Group Georgia has launched an interactive networking online event to serve the partnership-building activity. The addressees of such event are NGOs, ESC Coordinators, Mentors, youth workers dealing with ESC and youth volunteering activities.

The Online Event

The Online event welcomes all the partners from programme countries, that have the Quality Label for hosting and /or sending volunteers, to join in.

The purpose of the online event is either:

• get to know each other and find like-minded partner organisations;
• receive hands-on advice to improve ESC projects and activities, volunteer recruitment and mentorship.

The online event will take place on March 2nd 2021 on the Zoom platform, and hosted by ProActive Group Georgia. To register and participate is necessary to fill in this questionnaire. The registration process can then be finalised on S.A.L.T.O. website at this page. The application deadline is February 25th 2021. The working language will be English.

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The conference takes place online on Facebook Live. The date is Wednesday 9th December 2020 at 3 pm (UTC+01 time) and lasts till 5 pm.

The initiative Introduction Day of “Step into solidarity” is part of the broader KA2-strategic partnership project “Living Solidarity Alliance”. The aim of the project is creating learning opportunities for youthworkers. Moreover it follows the purpose of designing together the intellectual outcomes in the form of researches, along with videos, podcast-series and guidebooks. The conference focuses especially on how to implement the Solidarity focus in the local Youthwork.

The schedule of the conference is:

1. Introduction:

• Getting to know each other
• Short Preview over the project and its main objective
• how to get involved

2. Map of Expertise:

• Presenting different dimensions of solidarity: youth policy, disability, refugees, rural areas
• share the different directions of possible solidarity actions
• meet in small groups the best practices and listing the areas of interest, finding common dimensions

3. Space for Developing Partnerships

• present and discuss different possibilities for NGOs/experts/individuals to contribute and join the project

4. Final discussion and Conclusions & next steps

Several organisations have already confirmed their participation. Among them Associazione Joint, that is hosting online the Annual General Meeting of the informal network right before the online conference.

To register go to the online form and for any question contact living.solidarity.alliance@gmail.com.

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