Youth and Environment Europe had a chance to take part in one more event organised by the European Youth Foundation (EYF). In 2014 Mercedes Fioravanti attended the seminar (R)evolution which was organised for representatives of international organisations. The European Youth Foundation organises such educational meetings since 2013, so it already became a tradition.

This year Natalia Luchko (Main coordinator) attended the seminar (Re)mix which gathered together representatives from international and local organisations. The event took place on 1-4 March in European Youth Center (Strasbourg) and was attended by 40 participants.

During these 4 days we explored and learned more about the European Youth Foundation: the structure and the available grants, work plans and pilot activities, as well as gender mainstreaming. The representatives of different organisations also had a chance to share their experiences between each other, present their organisations and form new partnerships.

It was especially interesting to attend a session about gender perspective and gender mainstreaming. First the participants discussed the topic of gender equality and how it is represented in their projects. Then we had a more practical exercise of including a gender perspective in a case study - to plan a project considering the needs of different groups and giving space for everybody.

You can read more about gender mainstreaming on the pages of the EYF: http://www.coe.int/en/web/european-youth-foundation/gender-mainstreaming

Find more about the European Youth Foundation here:
http://www.coe.int/en/web/european-youth-foundation

Photos by Beata Szmuc

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