Environmental Law - YOU(th) can do it!

Name of the project:
"Environmental Law - YOU(th) can do it!"

Action:
1.3 - youth democracy project (Youth in Action programme, http://ec.europa.eu/youth/youth-in-action-programme/doc74_en.htm)

Location:
Lisbon, Portugal
(map: http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.75569,-9.124832&spn=0.29022,0.604935&t=h&z=11);
Brussels, Belgium
(map: http://maps.google.pt/maps?q=Brussels,+Belgium&hl=pt-PT&sll=45.070562,7.686619&sspn=0.228402,0.672226&t=h&z=11)

Date:
December 1st, 2011 to June 30th, 2012

Partners:
At least 2 organisations per country according to the following scheme...
- Denmark, Finland and Sweden (1 country from this group);
- Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands and United Kingdom (2 countries from this group);
- Czech Republic, Cyprus, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia (2 countries from this group);
- Bulgaria, Greece and Slovenia (1 country from this group);
- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (1 country from this group);
- Belgium;
- Portugal.

Teams:
2 participants (aged 18-30) per partner

Financial conditions:
- There will be a participation fee per participant of 25,00 € that will be deducted from the reimbursement.

Summary:
At the present time, most of young people, even those who are more concerned about environmental issues, do not have a deep knowledge about the European legislative process, namely in what an environmental directive is concerned. For that reason it is of most importance to understand the EU decision making process and how it affects the environmental policies at national and local levels. As so, the youngsters from our organization have developed this project in a "learning by doing" perspective to engage other young people in exchanging experiences and knowledge sharing activities as a way to empower them with the necessary tools to a conscious and critical European citizenship. Starting from non-formal education techniques, this project aims to simulate the entire EU legislative process: from the creation of an environmental directive until it enters into force. In four months, with one preparatory meeting in Lisbon and a final meeting in Brussels - where the simulation games will take place - this project will bring the co-decision process to live. There will be place to visit, not only European Union institutions but also some practical examples of how companies adopt European Legislation. We expect that at the end of this route, young people can be able to understand how the European institutions work and how to engage themselves critically in the EU decision making process in order to voice their environmental concerns.

How to apply to be a partner:
Send an email to geral@5elemento.org with...
- A brief description of your organization and how you can contribute to this project (activities, ideas, similar past experiences, etc.);
- Name of project coordinator / contact person, direct email address and phone number;
- If you will include people with fewer opportunities in your team, how many and what are their backgrounds;
- Extra costs that might be associated with participants with fewer opportunities (e. g. support persons);
- What is your nearest airport and the cost (per person) to reach it from where you live (round trip);
- Cost estimation for a round trip ticket between your nearest airport and Lisbon airport (IATA code: LIS), and Brussels airport (IATA code: BRU);
- A scan of your fully filled part 3 (you can find the template enclosed, DO NOT USE OUTDATED FORMS) (alternatively, part 3 can also be sent by fax to +351 214 757 661, please mention that in your reply). To be sure your part 3 is correctly filled, please check the attached document.

Then, AFTER BEING SURE YOUR DIGITAL PART 3 IS CORRECT (CHECK THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT) AND HAVING SENT ALL THE INFORMATION REQUESTED ABOVE, send 2 ORIGINAL COPIES by post to:

Attn: Raquel Félix
Associação 5 Elemento
Estrada Militar, 23A
Damaia
2720-192 Amadora
Portugal

The deadline to reply this call is Friday, August 12, 2011, at 24:00 (Lisbon Time).
Replies after this deadline and / or not containing all requested information will not be considered.
Selected partners will be contacted afterwards.