France
France
Main actors and organisations
France Volontaires
young people at the heart of its policy. In this context, the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) encourages local authorities to expand and strengthen decentralised cooperation that is developed by and for young people. Every year MEAE launches calls for projects (known as Youth Calls ) aimed at local authorities. It encourages collaboration between French and foreign local authori- ties so they can run cooperation projects in the fields of culture, sustainable development, education, youth and economic development. Since 2015, 108 projects have been funded, enabling the mobility of around 2,000 young people and education/training professionals. MEAE also launched the City Life Holiday/International Solidarity (Ville, Vie, Vacances/Solidarité Interna- tionale) (VVV/SI) programme in 1991 and the JSI – Youth, International Solidarity (Jeunesse, Solidarité Interna- tionale) programme in 1997. They aim to enable young French people (aged 15-25) to meet, exchange and act together with their peers from partner countries; to promote collective, solidarity-based and sustainable activities; to encourage youth organisations to act in favour of peace, social cohesion, the involvement of young people in local communities, and the democrati- sation of societies. The French Ministry of Education and Youth (MENJ), with the help of youth organisations, launched a scheme to support young people’s creativity and capacity for action. The call for Young Eco-Committed projects was aimed at all young Europeans or EU residents aged 18 to 30, either individually or in groups of two to five people. 55 proposals were submitted, involving 117 participants from 15 EU Member States. Following a pre-selection, 14 finalist projects, involving 39 participants from seven European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Sweden) were selected to present their projects to a jury and the audience at a European Youth Conference. Five projects were awarded prizes at the informal meeting of European Ministers for Youth Education. All awards went to green and ecolog- ical projects and the winners received a prize of €10,000.
The Youth Ministry encourages young French people aged between 12 and 18 who want to take concrete action in favour of the environment and has launched a call for projects for 100,000 young people by the name of Young Nature Experiences . The topics are biodiver- sity, agriculture, landscape and forestry. The projects differ by type and range from nature playgrounds, forest and nature schools to social and voluntary services and forest projects and thus appeal also to younger children and young people aged 25 and under. The winning asso- ciations offer all interested young people to take part in outdoor activities in France throughout 2022. This is not a permanent funding scheme, but a momen- tary opportunity, although it can be observed that calls for sustainable and environmental activities are becoming more frequent in France. Call for proposals are published regularly by the Fran- co-German Youth Office (FGYO). Within the framework of the call “The planet in your hands”, a total of 20 projects were supported in 2021 that focused on the climate/environment/sustainability theme and had a Franco-German or multilateral dimension. A list of all 20 funded projects is available on the FGYO website. The Erasmus+ Youth and Sport agency is part of the Civic Service Agency. It is in charge of managing the Euro- pean Solidarity Corps, the youth section of the Erasmus+ programme and the activities of its sport section. It finances activities run by young people or public or private organisations through calls for projects. The Civic Service Agency , which oversees youth volun- teering missions, also organises eco-volunteering missions with an environmental protection aspect. A number of them focus on raising citizens’ awareness of and lending support to their eco-responsible initiatives, as well as raising awareness of water-related environ- mental actions.
Association de Développement du Haut-Cab- ardes (ADHC): Les jardiniers de la mobilité
France Volontaires is the French platform for interna- tional exchange and solidarity volunteering. Operated by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, it brings together the state, local authorities and associations that have a mission of general interest: the develop- ment and promotion of international volunteering for the purpose of dialogue and solidarity. Fields of action include the 2030 Agenda, environment, culture and heritage, human rights, and gender.
The mission of this organisation is to help young people to find their place in society, to grasp life’s challenges and to learn about opportunities for mobility abroad. It supports young people in the region to access the opportunities offered by the European Commission through the Erasmus+ programme. It has already sent many volunteers abroad as part of the European Volun- tary Service: Italy, Slovakia, Poland, Bulgaria, Peru, Nepal and Brazil are some of the destinations offered. At regional level, they organise youth exchanges and offer training and animation activities focused on non-formal learning. Recurring themes of the youth exchanges are environment, sustainable development, climate and mobility. Further information: Les Jardiniers de la mobilité - Apprentissage interculturel, formation et mobilité internationale (lesjardiniersdelamobilite.fr) Confédération des Maisons des Jeunes et de la Culture de France (CMJCF) - LEMOCC partner CMJCF was created in 1994 on the initiative of regional federations that share the same values. As a network leader, a think tank and a resource centre, the CMJCF provides common strategic orientation and helps the affiliated associations to share their practices and thus better identify the needs of their respective target groups. It supports them in designing and implementing educational, social and cultural projects that take place as close as possible to the citizens, operating from a local development perspective. Working as a network, the CMJCF organises an exchange of know-how between all the structures. Its own project draws on the ideas, experiences and needs of all the Maisons des Jeunes et de la Culture (MJCs) and local associations.
Further information: France Volontaires
French Youth Council / Comité pour les rela- tions Nationales et internationales des Asso- ciations de Jeunesse et d’Education Populaire (Cnajep) Cnajep is the committee for national and international relations of youth and popular education associations. It units more than 70 national youth and popular educa- tion movements and about 100,000 local associations. It is the main point of contact for ministries in matters of youth and non-formal education. It has working groups on non-formal education, youth (mainly inclusion), citi- zenship, community life, and European and interna- tional links. Most of these groups also cooperate on sustainability aspects. Further information: Comité pour les relations Nationales et internationales des Associations de Jeunesse et d’Education Populaire (Cnajep) Franco-German Cultural Centre / Centre culturel Franco-Allemand Nice (CFFA) The Franco-German Cultural Centre in Nice was founded in 2015 in cooperation between French and German partners. The non-profit cultural centre aims to be a space for Franco-German encounters and dialogue in a diverse Europe offering discussion events, lectures, readings, film screenings, music and theatre perfor - mances, and German language courses. In addition, a
Further information: Confédération des Maisons des Jeunes et de la Culture de France (CMJCF)
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