Presentation within the online workshop “Registration of organizations on the portals of the EU Erasmus+ Program and the first steps of participation In calls” as part of the Civil Society Week (12.09.2024, online)
At the initiative of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy, the Civil Society Week was introduced annually on the week of September 15 as part of the National Strategy for Promoting Civil Society Development in Ukraine. The reason for this is that, according to the decision of the United Nations General Assembly, September 15 is the International Day of Democracy.
As part of this initiative, on September 12, 2024, the NEO team in Ukraine together with U LEAD held a workshop “Registration of organizations on the portals of the EU Erasmus+ Program and the first steps of participation in calls”.
12 representatives of different territorial communities of Ukraine, representing public, private and non-governmental organizations interested in taking the first steps to participate in Erasmus+ in the fields of education, youth and sports joined the workshop.
During the event, Kateryna ZHDANOVA, NEO – Ukraine, provided presentation on the opportunities of the Erasmus+ Program for active youth and youth organizations. The speaker presented the EU Erasmus+ Program, key areas, directions and priorities, focusing on new competitions for youth and sports capacity building. As part of the workshop, speaker and all participants registered their organizations on the portals for further active participation in ERasmus+ calls, promotion of the organization as potential partners, etc.
The presentation provided clear recommendations on registering the profile of organizations on the key portals of the Program, call pages, peculiarities on application forms, requirements for partnerships, preparing an additional package of documents and expected results. Additionally, the speaker drew attention to the existing experience of cooperation between Ukrainian and European partners to build new consortia, learn from experience and further synergies.
At the end of the event, the participants shared their success stories and experiences, and received answers to their questions.