The European Commission (EC) published a call for proposals for the organisation of the next EU Youth Forum for Road Safety. The EC intends to award a grant to reduce road casualties among young people. This action is part of a campaign to sensitise to the causes of road crashes and to their prevention by mobilising young road users, as a group particularly at risk, to take action.
Objectives of this call for proposals
Road crashes are still the biggest cause of death and disability for young people, in both the world and Europe. 19% of road fatalities in the EU in 2010 affected young people aged between 18-25 years old (although this age group comprises only 10% of the total population). This means that those aged between 18-25 face almost twice as high a risk of dying in traffic accidents.
In April 2007 within the framework of the European Road Safety day, a first Youth Forum was organized to support the continuous effort by the European Commission to reduce fatalities of youngsters on the roads. Up to now, this event was organised 4 times in Brussels by the European Commission.
The objective of the present call for proposals is:
- To promote the establishment of an EU-wide network of youth organisations by pooling resources with a view to maximise the impact of the road safety Youth Forum at local, regional and European level.
- To perpetuate the youth forum by opting for an approach which involves directly youngsters and organisations active in the area of the fight against the causes of accidents among this category of road users from the planning to the implementation of the event.
- To involve young people as ambassadors in the fight against road fatalities using the European youth networks and to give them the opportunity to be active players in improving road safety.
- To trigger and promote dialogue between young people from different cultures, youth organisations, enforcement bodies, policy makers and practitioners, in relation to road safety and young road users.
Budget
The estimated total amount is € 150 000. The European Union co-funding will be up to 50% of the total eligible costs. The closing date for submissions of applications is 31.10.2012.
For more information please visit the website of the EC: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/grants/2012_10_31_en.htm.
Good luck to all of you who will apply!