Information and support for running European projects

1. Information and support for running European projects

2. EUROCIRCLE History Originally created in Berlin in 1993, Eurocircle set up in Marseille in 1995 under the Association Law of 1901. In 2006 the European Commission certified Eurocircle as a " European Non Governmental Organisation ". Objectives To promote European citizenship To encourage partnerships and trans-national exchanges To develop European projects To encourage youth mobility Activities To host and advise project managers To make people aware about European funding programmes To develop and cooperate in trans-national projects European Programme: “Youth in Action” Voluntary civil: hosting Envie d’Agir : to support youth initiatives

3. Information Eurocircle News Publication of information bulletins EC-News (in French and German) on European news and summaries of the latest calls for proposals in the European Union. Creation and management of the website The multilingual website http://www.eurocircle.infodetails the essential information about community financing programmes and proposes a database for partner research in Europe.

4. Welcome and advice Welcoming of organisations Eurocircle welcomes and advices associative organisations in the « Bouches-du-Rhône » department, evaluates and directs organisations in their European projects. Cooperation Eurocircle cooperates in transnational projects such as LIFE, PRINCE, EQUAL, DAPHNE, or PAC Youth in action programmes Projects Development Eurocircle develops exchange projects, partner support project and innovative project in the Youth domain. Multilingual communication Translation in several European languages, organisation of multilingual conferences, interpretation solutions, hiring out of materials and conference interpreters. Dissemination of project results Eurocircle makes use of its EC-News bulletin and the internet site, dissemination lists, public communication and public relations to disseminate community project results.

5. Jeunesse en Action The Youth in action Programme Promotes youth mobility and active participation of young people between 13 and 30 years old in the construction of Europe. It provides financial support to youth projects. Actions • Action 1 - Youth in Europe •Action 2 - European Voluntary Service •Action 3 - Youth in the World •Action 4 - Youth Support Systems •Action 5 - European Cooperation in the youth field contributing to the development of policy cooperation in the youth field. Participant • Young people aged between 13 and 30 years (individuals or groups) •Youth organisations and associations •Youth workers •Public authorities •Other non-governmental organisations •Other active institutions and individuals in the domain of youth and informal education. Which countries • Programme countries , Neighbouring Partner Countries • Other Parner countries in the world

6. European Voluntary Service Coordinating, sending and hosting organisation for the European Voluntary Service (EVS) Eurocircle supports the mobility of young Europeans thanks to the youth program, by hosting and sending young European volunteers, and by coordinating projects in the “Bouches-du-Rhône” department. Hosting : between 15 and 25 volunteers per year. Sending : between 50 and 60 young people per year, 40% of which are young people with fewer opportunities Coordinating: 100 young people, 50 hosting projects in the Bouches-du-Rhône department. Intercultural Exchanges Action 1 of the" Youth in Action " programme, intercultural exchanges bring together groups of young people from different backgrounds and countries aged 15-25 years, giving them the opportunity to discuss themes whilst learning about their respective countries and cultures. Eurocircle works closely with its local and trans-national partners on EVS and intercultural exchanges, as a sending, hosting and coordinating organisation. Eurocircle has created a database for partner research in Europe.

7. Voluntary Civic Service The French Voluntary Civic Service allows young people aged between 18 and 25 to carry out a volunteering activity for 6, 9 or 12 months. The voluntary civic service aims to bring together existing forms of volunteering such as social integration volunteers, international volunteers in administration and international solidarity volunteers, and to promote new common interest projects in the domains of solidarity, environment, culture etc…Eurocircle hosts several voluntary civic service volunteers working on various projects such as management of European projects, youth mobility awareness and intercultural meetings. Leonardo Mobility projects Being aware of the necessity in developing the mobility of young people with less opportunities registered on the labor market, Eurocircle takes the initiative in developing several Leonardo Mobility projects for the available persons on the labor market in different economical sectors . Eurocircle acts as project coordinator in cooperation with transnational cooperation organizations specialized in European mobility programs

8. Eurocircle, 47 rue du Coq, 13001 Marseille Tel:+33491429475 – Fax:+33491480585 Info.eurocircle@gmail.com http://www.eurocircle.info