Without financial assistance from the European Youth Foundation and the other funds listed here, meetings like this one wouldn't be able to happen!

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European Youth Foundation

The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is a fund established in 1972 by the Council of Europe to provide support for European youth activities. It has an annual budget of approximately 3 million Euros! Since 1972, more than 300 000 young people aged between 15 - 30 have benefited directly from EYF-supported activities. In 2007 the EYF supported some 300 projects involving more than 15 000 young people.

The purpose of the fund is to encourage co-operation among young people across Europe by providing financial support to European youth activities which serve the promotion of peace, understanding and co-operation in a spirit of respect for the Council of Europe's fundamental values such as human rights, democracy, tolerance and solidarity.

The EYF therefore provides financial support to the following types of activity undertaken by non-governmental youth organisations or networks or by other non-governmental structures involved in areas of youth work relevant to the Council of Europe's youth policies and work:

• educational, social, cultural and humanitarian activities of a European character;

• activities aiming at strengthening peace and co-operation in Europe;
• activities designed to promote closer co-operation and better understanding among young people in Europe, particularly by developing the exchange of information;

• activities intended to stimulate mutual aid in Europe and in the developing countries for cultural, educational and social purposes;

• studies, research and documentation on youth matters.

For more information see: http://www.eyf.coe.int/fej/

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Alert Jongeren Fonds

Alert is an independent fund that supports progressive projects by and for youth. Young people are not always taken seriously, nor are they seen as serious partners. Young people do not get many opportunities to influence the decisions for the future, their future, even though they want to. Alert wants young people to be heard, and thinks that young people can make this happen. This is why Alert supports youth initiatives all ver the world with small-scale subsidies. This way Alert strives to fundamentally change the world towards a more equal division of power, knowledge and capital, and a more environmentally sound way of living. Alert is the only fund in the world managed by young people.

For more information see: http://www.alertfonds.nl/

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Haëlla Foundation

The Haëlla Foundation was established in 1967, inspired by the desire to support new and inspiring initiatives in society for a new economic order and world peace. It has been involved with its applicants by listening, thinking and helping, however small-scale the application. Haëlla will consider all kinds of applications, but in particular it is interested in some key areas that might be relevant for you:

Belief: Activities which reflect an open attitude and deal cautiously and respectfully with people of different beliefs, paying attention to the inter-religious dialogue and the challenges of a multicultural society. The applications should be aimed at the future, at openness, dialogue, communication and reconciliation.

Peace & Human Rights: Activities aimed at peace and a better understanding between peoples, and which are also aimed at observance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Projects that raise the matter of and act against violation of human rights, and projects in the field of education and awareness.

Environment: Activities aimed at the conservation of creation, at a cleaner environment, at nature conservancy and at sensible control of energy and natural resources. Projects aimed at a shift in attitude and which draw the attention to a livable planet for future generations.

For more information see: http://www.haella.nl/

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XminusY

XminusY Solidarity Fund is an independent fund that has been supporting groups and organisations all over the world for more than 40 years.

The fund provides financial support for projects of grassroots organisations all over the world that are aimed at political self-determination and social change; it initiates political campaigns and debates and actively supports other campaigns; and finally, XminusY invests in developing a vision on new and fundamental changes worldwide and tries to forge bridges between grassroots groups and strenghten co-operatives.

For more information see: http://www.xminy.nl/

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Youth in Action – European Commission

Youth in Action is the EU Programme for young people aged 15-28 (in some cases 13-30). It aims to inspire a sense of active citizenship, solidarity and tolerance among young Europeans and to involve them in shaping the Union's future.
Youth in Action is a programme for all! It promotes mobility within and beyond the EU borders, non-formal learning and intercultural dialogue, and encourages the inclusion of all young people, regardless of their educational, social and cultural background.

The Youth in Action Programme tries to:
promote young people’s active citizenship
develop solidarity and promote tolerance among young people
foster mutual understanding between young people in different countries
contribute to developing the quality of support systems for youth activities

The Programme is structured around 5 Actions:
Action 1 - Youth for Europe – providing funding for youth exchanges, youth initiatives and youth democracy projects.
Action 2 - European Voluntary Service – supporting volunteer work in other European countries
Action 3 - Youth in the World – supporting exchanges from around the world
Action 4 - Youth Support Systems - supporting youth workers and youth organisations and improve the quality of their activities.
Action 5 - 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.

For more information see: http://ec.europa.eu/youth/youth-in-action-programme/