The missions of the BIJ Management of international programmes National . Programme of the Office Québec Wallonie Bruxelles pour la Jeunesse (OQWBJ): grants for individual or collective projects in Quebec. In the French-speaking Community, the OQWBJ is part of the BIJ. . Axes Sud” Programme: financial aid for individual or collective projects with young people from French-speaking African countries a priority. . CEEC Programme: exchanges and training for youth workers from Central and Eastern European Countries and the French-speaking Community of Belgium. . Tremplins Jeunes Programme: grants for linguistic or professional immersion abroad. . Bel’J Programme: grants for a voluntary project in another community of Belgium. . Jeunes citoyens du monde Programme: implementation of pilot projects bringing together young people from different continents around different themes: active citizenship, human rights and solidarity. . Call for Projects Citoyens d’Europe: financial aid for short study visits or concrete projects on the theme of the future of Europe. Assembly of European Regions . Eurodyssée Programme (Walloon section): grants to realize an internship in a company in Europe.
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The European commission . Youth in Action Programme: financial aid for individual or collective projects in Europe with a list of partner countries. The BIJ is the national agency for the programme in the French-speaking Community of Belgium. . European multilateral cooperation: implementation of innovative pilot projects aimed at developing new networks or meeting specific priorities.
Support for young people and associations The BIJ offers young people and intermediaries in the youth sector specialized support in order to help them set up good quality projects.
Representation The BIJ is responsible for representing youth cooperation in the French-speaking Community of Belgium’ at an international level in the following ways: . in the European Union: participation in the preparation work/preliminary documents for the Youth Council of the European Union . in the Council of Europe: implication in the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ)