AU-EU Cooperation Grants for Youth-Led Projects (Grants of 50.000 EURO)

They are excited to announce the launch of the Call for Proposals of the AU-EU Youth Action Lab!

If you’re part of a youth-led organisation in the European Union (EU) or one of the 12 African Union (AU) countries listed below, this is your chance to secure funding for innovative projects tackling global challenges.

The Cooperation Grants financially support youth organisations to engage in policy-making and cross-continental collaboration between Africa and Europe.

The Cooperation Grants aim to:

• Enable young people, particularly marginalised youth, to become effective advocates for their rights and their priorities, by giving them the financial resources required to dedicate efforts to policy-work on local, national and international stages.

• Provide training and resources to help youth understand how to engage with government institutions and influence policy as active citizens.

• Facilitate connections between youth organisations across Africa and Europe to promote intercultural dialogue and collaborative initiatives.

Benefit

Grants of 50.000 EURO are available for consortiums of youth-led organisations. Each consortium should be made up of at least one African organisation and one European organisation.

Eligibility

• Your organisation must be legally registered in your country, have an organisation bank account and a governance structure;
• Your organisation is youth-led (age 18 to 35) where young people are the decision makers;
• Your organisation is located in one of the European Union member states or in one of the 12 specific African countries, namely Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia (Somaliland), Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe;
• At least one of the cooperating organisations has prior experience working on collaborative projects.

Application Process