The Young European Federalists (JEF Europe) has organized a series of training activities, as part of JEF’s 2023 Work Plan, supported by the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe. These activities were carried out in the framework of the REVIVE project, which aimed at enhancing the situation of youth civic spaces in Europe through building capacities of young people and promoting the new Council of Europe Recommendation on protecting youth civil society and young people.

In the framework of the REVIVE project, JEF Europe is organizing a final conference. This event will bring together participants from the different regional activities, as well as from other JEF volunteers across Europe for a 2-day connecting event. The conference will include presentations of the work that was done during the project, as well as allowing for exchanges among participants from all across Europe, coming from JEF sections and Brussels-based youth-led NGOs.

The programme will cover the following topics, among others: 

• Presentation of the Work Plan to external stakeholders. 
• Lessons learnt from the project, from a Local to a European level while providing a space for good practice sharing of all participants
• A panel debate with Civil Society Organizations and institutional stakeholders. 
• Non-Formal Education exercises to formulate the guidelines on the implementation of the CoE Recommendation to safeguard youth civic spaces. 

During all JEF Europe’s events and activities it is mandatory to adhere to our Code of Conduct, which we recommend you read before applying.

Participant Profile

• You must be resident in one of the Council of Europe Countries. 
• Being able to work and communicate fluently in English.
• 18 – 30 years old.
• Interested in the topic and in being involved in supporting youth civic spaces and encouraging youth in participating in democratic processes
• We particularly encourage participants from previous REVIVE trainings and organizers of REVIVE local actions to apply, as we would ask the participants to introduce and present their experiences engaging in youth civic spaces

Event Venue

JEF Europe Office, Rue des Deux Églises 14, 1000 Bruxelles

Schedule

7th of December from 15.00 CEST until 8th of December (please note this schedule could be subject to minor changes)

During your time of the conference JEF Europe will cover your accommodation (nights of the 7th and 8th December) and meals (from dinner on the 7th until breakfast on the 9th of December), as well as reimburse your travel expenses within a limit. In fact, participants are entitled to reimbursements of up to 200€, if they travel on the 7th (in the morning before the event) and leave on the 9th at their preferred time (if preferred, you can also leave later  on the 8th but you have to attend all the sessions foreseen for that day).

Please complete this webform to apply to be a participant for these training sessions before Sunday 5th November 23:59 CEST. You will receive a confirmation via email if you have been selected by the following week at the latest, together with the travel reimbursement guidelines. Please check your spam folder as well!

You need to attend 90% of the sessions in order to receive the travel reimbursement

If you have any questions regarding this call please contact alex.gomezbedmar@jef.eu.