English Summary
EuroPeers - a short summary
Who are EuroPeers?
EuroPeers are young people who have participated in the YOUTH IN ACTION programme and want to share their European experiences with their peers.
They inform young people in schools, youth clubs, culture centres or on the street and talk about their experiences. They inform about the YOUTH IN ACTION programme and its possibilities as well as other mobility programmes. By leading workshops or lessons and by organizing exhibitions, they motivate young people to become active and explore Europe.
There are about 180 EuroPeers in this growing network and the EuroPeers-project has become an example for Best Practice for the European Commission.
How to invite an EuroPeer?
Teachers or youth leaders are welcome to invite a EuroPeer to their schools or youth clubs. With the help of the map on this website (Landkarte), they can find out which EuroPeers are living in their region and are welcome to contact them via email to plan an event, a workshop or a lesson together.
In prior consultation with the EuroPeer the school or organization arranges the general conditions for the event (room, technology etc.). It is the teacher’s or youth leader’s responsibility to carry the direct costs that occur with the EuroPeer-activity (travelling costs, food costs if necessary and maybe a representation allowance). The EuroPeers will come with many ideas, European experiences, information, information material and much energy.
No more costs will occur for the organizations. The education and training of the EuroPeers and the information material about the YOUTH IN ACTION programme will be provided for free by JUGEND for Europa, the German National Agency for the YOUTH IN ACTION programme.
How to become an EuroPeer?
All young people who have participated in any Action of the YOUTH programmes can become a EuroPeer. They will receive a 5-day-long training, learning a lot about the planning of events, press and public relations, European youth policy and working with young people.
Thereafter they organize their own events or are invited to arrange events. All activities organized by EuroPeers are listed in the calendar on this website (Veranstaltunsgkalender).
EuroPeers can participate in the annual EuroPeer meeting in spring and further trainings provided by the National Agency and are usually not charged for all these trainings.
They gain experiences in organizing events and find new friends/build networks with other EuroPeers and organizations in the Youth field. After having completed their first self-organized event they receive a certificate for becoming a EuroPeer.
For further Information please contact:
Heike Zimmermann
JUGEND für Europa
Deutsche Agentur für das EU-Programm
JUGEND IN AKTION
Godesberger Allee 142-148
53175 Bonn
Germany
Tel: +49 (0)228 9506-270
