LARGEST EU PROGRAM FOR YOUTH · 2014–2020
2014 - 2020
Erasmus+ is the largest European Union program for education, training, youth, and sport for the period from 2014 to 2020.
It is focused on connecting skills and employability of young people in Europe, as well as improving education, training, and the field of youth and sport.
Erasmus+ gives young people mobility opportunities with the goal of learning, acquiring new knowledge, and developing social skills. This is realized through various forms of collaboration, training, and networking within and outside Europe. The program is open to those aged 13 to 30.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Mobility for Individual Learning
Young people have the opportunity to participate in various activities abroad:
Cooperation for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practic
Youth organizations and organizations for young people can participate in:
Support for Policy Reforms
Within this activity there is only one activity:
EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE
The European Voluntary Service (EVS) gives young people the opportunity to volunteer abroad for up to 12 months in areas of their interest. Host organizations can receive volunteers based on EVS accreditation, and the sending organization is the one from the country they are coming from. Volunteers must be between 17 and 30 years of age.
EVS activities should be aimed at benefiting the local community in the country where the program is being implemented. At the same time, it is important for volunteers to have a clearly defined educational goal for the volunteer. During volunteering, the volunteer has the right to financial compensation which includes basic living expenses and a language course, and works with a mentor who helps them throughout the entire EVS experience.
ACCREDITATION SINCE SEPTEMBER 2013
Wings of Hope Foundation received accreditation for receiving and sending EVS volunteers in September 2013. During 2014 and 2015, the Foundation hosted six (6) volunteers, who will soon share their stories so that young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina can firsthand learn more about this. Of course, new volunteers will bring new stories.
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VOLUNTEERING IN EUROPE
EVS enables young people aged 17 to 30 to spend up to 12 months volunteering in another European country. Wings of Hope Foundation is accredited for receiving and sending volunteers since September 2013. To date we have hosted and sent numerous volunteers from all over Europe.
THREE-YEAR PROJECT
A joint initiative of three universities and four non-governmental organizations funded through Erasmus+. Its goal is to improve education in the field of peacebuilding through the merging of formal and non-formal sectors, based on the application of new tools, online courses, and methodology.
