WHAT IS THE EYF?
“The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is a is a fund established in 1972 by the Council of Europe to provide financial and educational support for European youth activities“. Namely, the foundation is only for youth NGOs from Council of Europe member states and European Cultural Convention Signatories (Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Holy See).
The headquarters of the EYF are located in Strasbourg, France.
MISSION, VISION, VALUES
The EYF’s mission is to support “young people in getting closer to their objectives and their vision of a better future“. They aim to do this by offering guidance during the application process via 2-way communication, providing extended evaluation of content and methodology with respectful consideration of the NGOs’ work, and by transferring knowledge.
In addition, the EYF values diversity, flexibility, respect, approachability and teamwork.
THE EYF IN NUMBERS
- 1949: the year Council of Europe was founded, to ensure that the atrocities of WW II never happen again, with the core values of human rights, democracy and rule of law
- Note: The Council of Europe is a separate organization from the 28-member European Union
- 47: the amount of member states in the CoE
- 1972: the year during which the EYF was founded
- 15-30: the age range of “youth” in the context of the EYF
- 3.7 million: the annual budget of the foundation, which is mainly made up of obligatory contributions from each Council of Europe member state
Check out the EYF’s website for more information: https://www.coe.int/en/web/european-youth-foundation/about-us.