A strong cooperation project
16 National Agencies and SALTO Youth Resource Centres are working together to strengthen the European Youth Work Agenda.
The strategic cooperation project of the network of National Agencies wants to mobilise the EU youth programmes for developing and strengthening youth work across Europe.
The project is entitled “Strengthening youth work in Europe by supporting the implementation of the European Youth Work Agenda! (SNAC EYWA)” and is a part of the Bonn Process in Europe. SNAC EYWA is run by 16 National Agencies (NA) of Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps and SALTO Youth Resource Centres.
16 National Agencies and SALTO Youth Resource Centres are working together to strengthen the European Youth Work Agenda.
The EU Council Resolution for a framework to establish a European Youth Work Agenda highlights the important role of the EU youth programmes Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps as central implementation instruments at European level. Both programmes foresee the provision of support and funding to facilitate the implementation of the Agenda in line with the programmes’ objectives.
The network of National Agencies and SALTO Resource Centres hence plays a crucial role in making the Bonn Process happen. They are intermediate bodies that liaise between the different stakeholders of the youth work community of practice, between the European and member States’ levels, and between youth work policy and practice. The NA network has unique opportunities to mobilise means and resources, especially the EU youth programmes.
The partners have adopted a plan for 2021 to 2023 to support the Bonn Process. The aim of SNAC EYWA is to open up opportunities on the one hand, and to advocate for a better recognition of what is going on in the network of National Agencies and the EU youth programmes concerning youth work on the other.
For me, the Bonn Process is an opportunity to enrich youth work development processes in my country, by bringing in european perspectives.
The project pursues six objectives in six work packages:
The strategic cooperation partners are the National Agencies for Erasmus + Youth and the European Solidarity Corps in Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Estonia, Germany (coordinator), Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Turkey as well as SALTO Training and Cooperation, SALTO European Solidarity Corps, SALTO South East Europe and SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus.