ECYC is announcing a call for applications for the creation of a “Migrant Youth research and policy Network” (abbreviated to MYN).

Social inclusion of all young people, including those from a migrant background, is a key aim of the EU Youth Strategy (2019-2027). Youth work and non-formal learning initiatives have consistently sought to develop opportunities for young migrants and refugees in the EU to build empowered lives through processes of learning and dialogue at individual and collective levels, including the building of mutual understanding.

ECYC is announcing a call for applications for the creation of a “Migrant Youth research and policy Network” (abbreviated to MYN).

The MYN is an informal group of young people that will participate in  activities related to future European integration strategies and policies that can better support the empowerment of young migrants, particularly those who live in vulnerable conditions. The MYN will also closely collaborate with the researchers of the MIMY project, a European research project (in 9 countries) supported by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, that examines how young migrants, who originally are from non-EU countries and find themselves in difficult situations deal with the integration process in the EU countries where they live (mimy-project.eu).

One of the main goals of the MIMY project is to include the voices of migrant youth in creating knowledge for policymaking. The engagement and consultation with the MYN is an important step in this direction. The Network will also collaborate with a diversity of other partners who are already involved in youth and migration projects, such as universities, civil society organisations and youth work organisations, interested to ensure the meaningful involvement of young people in the future of European migration policies and programs. Importantly, the network recognises the key role that youth workers and young people with a migrant background in the implementation of the new EU youth strategy, in and beyond inclusion programs.

To access the the full call, please visit:

https://www.ecyc.org/sites/default/files/mimy_call_for_the_myn_final_0.pdf

To apply, please fill in this form:  https://forms.gle/3JuaSnrRQaWPw5LJA 

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Successful applicants will be informed of the results of the selection procedure via email within one month of their submission.