Deadline: 11 August 2024
Are you eager to enhance your project development abilities and soft skills? If yes, then Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) is calling all young visionaries from UfM Member States, aged 18 to 29, for its Med Youth Lab.
The UfM Med Youth Lab 2024 is a five-day skill-building event that aims to equip young individuals with project development and soft skills. The initiative will be held in Fes, Morocco from 25 to 29 of November 2024. The programme includes four days of teamworking on project proposals related to the thematic clusters as well as a final pitch event.
The UfM Med Youth Lab 2024 is organized by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), with the support of the German Development Cooperation, in collaboration with the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes (UEMF) and in partnership with Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF) and the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed).
Objectives of the UfM Med Youth Lab 2024
- Engage 60 young individuals (aged 18-29) in skill-building sessions aligned with UfM Youth Agenda: Call for Action.
- Foster the development of project proposals through teamwork and practical exercises.
- Enhance participants’ soft skills to upscale their project ideas.
- Promote dialogue between youth, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), international and regional organisations, and policy actors.
Thematic Clusters
- Green Skills: Focused on developing skills for sustainable green transitions, crucial for addressing climate change and environmental challenges.
- Youth Mobility for Educational and Professional Exchange: Enabling cultural exchange, enhancing employability, and acquiring new skills.
- Youth Engagement in Multistakeholder Dialogue: Ensuring youth involvement in policy discussions with governments, businesses, and civil society.
Cost Covered
- The objective of this Call for Applications is to select:
- up to 45 participants from selected countries eligible for the coverage of all costs related to their participation:
- Travel: roundtrip flight tickets, local transportation, airport transfer in the home country as well as in Morocco, and travel insurance (if applicable)
- Visa: invitation letter by the UfM and visa fees reimbursement
- Accommodation for the entire duration of the UfM Med Youth Lab
- Meals and/or Daily Subsistence Allowance.
- up to 15 participants from the other UfM Member States who are not eligible for the coverage of all costs related to their participation (travel, accommodation, and visa costs etc.).
- up to 45 participants from selected countries eligible for the coverage of all costs related to their participation:
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for this call for applications, applicants must:
- Be between 18 and 29 years old at the time of the application submission.
- Be nationals of one of the UfM Member States. At the time of the communication of successful selection, have a valid travel document.
- Have the availability to participate in the Med Youth Lab for its entire duration (25-29 November 2024).
- Have at least an intermediate level of English (B2).
- Have previous knowledge and/or experience in one of the Med Youth Lab thematic clusters: Green Skills, Youth Mobility for Educational and Professional Exchange, Youth Engagement in Multistakeholder Dialogue.
For more information, visit Union for the Mediterranean.
