Call for applications : Mediterranean Youth meeting

The REF – Réseau Euromed France is organizing the « Mediterranean youth » meeting in Tunis (Tunisia), from 25 to 27 April 2019, in partnership with the Tunisian associations PCPA – Soyons active / active, Shanti, FTDES, Art Rue and Chouf.
This meeting comes within the context of the more global program “Mediterranean Youth”, launched on 9 and 10 October 2015 in Paris, gathering 90 participants. The first meeting “Mediterranean Youth.
The objectives of the Tunis meeting will be to develop and promote the issues shared by Mediterranean youth, strengthen the capacities of young people to influence local and regional policies and strengthen the networking of young Mediterranean people involved in civil society.

The REF – Réseau Euromed France is organizing the « Mediterranean youth » meeting in Tunis (Tunisia), from 25 to 27 April 2019, in partnership with the Tunisian associations PCPA – Soyons active / active, Shanti, FTDES, Art Rue and Chouf.

This meeting comes within the context of the more global program “Mediterranean Youth”, launched on 9 and 10 October 2015 in Paris, gathering 90 participants. The first meeting “Mediterranean Youth. Overview of the situation of youth in the Mediterranean” that was held in Casablanca from 3 to 5 April 2017. An edition “Update on Innovative Practices for Mediterranean Youth” was held in Algiers from 12 to 14 April 2018.

The objectives of the Tunis meeting will be to develop and promote the issues shared by Mediterranean youth, strengthen the capacities of young people to influence local and regional policies and strengthen the networking of young Mediterranean people involved in civil society.

This meeting will take the form of workshops, field visits, a session opened to the public. It will focus on five major issues: youth access to employment and training, mobility, art and culture, civic participation and social and climate justice. 

The working languages will be French, Arabic and English.

Applicant’s profile:

• Be between 18 and 35 years old
• Be involved in an association or collective working on one of the themes of the meeting or justify, through its practice (journalism, blogging, art, entrepreneurship), a citizen involvement on one of the themes
• be living in one of the following countries: Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Spain, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey
• Participate in advocacy and / or awareness activities for the general public

If you wish to participate, please kindly fill in the application form : http://www.euromed-france.org/appel-a-candidatures/ before the 8^th of February 2019, at noon (12:00 p.m. GMT)

As the number of places is limited, a selection of participants will be made by the REF and its partners. The candidates will receive the confirmation of their selection as from 28 February 2019. 

This meeting is organized with the support of the Agence Française de Développement, Fondation de France and Fondation Rambourg

 We hope to see you soon and remain at your disposal should you need any additional information.