Youth In Action

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Youth in Action is the Programme the European Union has set up for young people. It aims to inspire a sense of active European citizenship, solidarity and tolerance among young Europeans and to involve them in shaping the Union's future. It promotes mobility within and beyond the EU's borders, non-formal learning and intercultural dialogue, and encourages the inclusion of all young people, regardless of their educational, social and cultural background: Youth in Action is a Programme for all.

The YOUTH IN ACTION programme is the EU’s mobility and non-formal education programme targeting young people aged between 13 and 30 years. Its general objectives are the following:

Promote young people’s active citizenship in general and their European citizenship in particular;
Develop solidarity and promote tolerance among young people, in particular in order to foster social cohesion in the European Union;
Foster mutual understanding between young people in different countries;
Contribute to developing the quality of support systems for youth activities and the capabilities of civil society organizations in the youth field;
Promote European cooperation in the youth field.

In order to achieve its objectives, the Youth in Action Programme foresees five operational Actions:

Action 1 - Youth for Europe- encourages young people's active citizenship, participation and creativity through youth exchanges, youth initiatives and youth democracy projects.
Action 2 - European Voluntary Service - helps young people to develop their sense of solidarity by participating, either individually or in group, in non-profit, unpaid voluntary activities abroad.
Action 3 - Youth in the World - promotes partnerships and exchanges among young people and youth organizations across the world.
Action 4 - Youth Support Systems - includes various measures to support youth workers and youth organizations and improve the quality of their activities.
Action 5 - Support for European Co-operation in the Youth field - supports youth policy co-operation at European level, in particular by facilitating dialogue between young people and policy makers.