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GEAR-UP! is an Project co-financed by the EU Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR) Programme, that promotes and enables active engagement of EU citizens, especially young people, in development issues and addressing global challenges at local and global levels.
GEAR UP! aims to realise “Global Citizenship Education” actions related to Sustainable Development with a special attention to participation and engagement of young people through financial support to Third Parties.
Through the proposal, small and medium sized regionally and/or locally operating Local Authority and Civil Society Organizations (LAs/CSOs), which face financial and administrative difficulties applying for EU funds, will be supported by sub-granting, capacity building and networking activities.
The financed organisations in each involved territory will tackle one (or more) project’s main issues such as Sustainable Development (SD), gender, SGDs, in relation to active citizenship.
The specific objectives of the project are:
– To support initiatives of Local Authorities and Civil Society Organisations in 8 EU countries through financial support instruments, to raise awareness and critical understanding of global agenda on development and “global/local” interdependencies, and to empower them to take part in participatory processes and in local decision making;
– To strengthen skills, competences, exchange processes and resources of LAs and CSOs concerning GCE, through capacity building and networking activities, on regional and European level;
– To increase awareness and sensitivity towards Sustainable Development and global challenges among young people aged 15-30 living in the 8 EU involved territories, through their involvement in DEAR actions promoted by LAs and CSOs;
– To increase knowledge and awareness on gender and non-discrimination field, as a key concern among policy makers, associations, networks and young people in 8 EU countries, strengthening partnerships for the advancement of gender equality and intersectional approach and ensuring a balanced application in the implemented activities in terms of practices and policies.
The action will develop in Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Latvia, Croatia and Hungary with a focus on IPA Countries, through previously established co-operation and networking of co-applicants. In particular, the Adriatic Ionian Euroregion and CROSOL, that have an ongoing partnership with various CSO and LA networks active in Western Balkans, they will facilitate capacity building and sub-granting process in North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania.
Role of the Adriatic Ionian Euroregion: AIE AIE is mainly responsable for implementing the actions in three different IPA countries, Albania, North Macedonia, BIH.
Partnership
Lead Partner: Marche Region (Italy)
Partners:
– Latvian Platform for Development Cooperation – LAPAS (Latvia)
– Eine Welt Netzwerk Thüringen – EWNT (Germany)
– Adriatic Ionian Euroregion – AIE (Croatia)
– Zaragoza City Council – ZCC (Spain)
– Czech Forum for Development Cooperation – FoRS (Czech Republic)
– Région Hauts-de-France – HDF (France)
– Hungarian Association of NGOs for Development and Humanitarian Aid – HAND (Hungary)
– Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity – CROSOL (Croatia)
– City of Zagreb (Croatia)
– CONCORD Italia – CONIT (Italy)
Associates Partners: BUD9 – Budapest Capital City IX District, DIBA – Province of Barcelona, DPZ – Province of Zaragoza, RCM – Riga City Municipality, RER – Emilia Romagna Region, TR – Thuringia Region.
Total Project Budget: € 5.951.604,72
Programme: EU DEAR
Project Duration: 42 Months from 01/01/2024 to 30/06/2027
Website: Coming soon
AIE Contact Person: Carmela Vaccaro – email: c.vaccaro@adriaticionianeuroregion.eu
