Countries/Region- Eastern Europe and Caucasus region, Hungary
SALTO EECA was founded in 2003. The main objective behind SALTO is to enhance the profile of the YIA Program opportunities in EECA countries and to promote and develop cooperation between youth organizations from Programme and EECA Neighboring Partner Countries. SALTO Supports Advanced Learning and Training Opportunities (SALTO –YOUTH) network within the YOUTH programme. It was created by the European Commission in the year 2000.
SALTO supports quality development in European Youth in Action projects. It organizes training courses and shares resources with European youth workers on different priority areas (geographic or thematic). The SALTO Network consists of 8 SALTO Resource Centers, based within different National Agencies of the Youth in Action Programme.
Mission–
- To raise visibility and awareness of the Youth in Action Programme opportunities within the Eastern Europe and Caucasus region;
- To provide support and expertise to National Agencies of the Youth in Action Programme by contributing to events promoting cooperation with the EECA region;
- To promote International Co-operation with EECA Partner Countries;
- To support project organizers in the development of contacts, partnerships and projects.
Study Session–
6-13 May 2012 – European Youth Center Budapest, Hungary
The main aim of the study session is to reflect on and raise awareness of the role of international institutions and legal frameworks dealing with minority rights and minority youth organizations as the actors of civil society on local level.
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