Youth Council for Northern Ireland

Causeway's Objectives
~ Community-enriching cultural, educational, and vocational experiences for young people which celebrate what England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and other parts of the islands have in common. ~ Increased communication and contact between young people and empowering young people to initiate that communication and contact. ~ Increased communication and contact between those who work with and for young people. ~ Identifying and jointly exploring areas of common interest in working with young people. ~ Undertaking joint activities and developments in the domain of young people and publicising the results.

Causeway's Objectives

~ Community-enriching cultural, educational, and
    vocational experiences for young people which
    celebrate what England, Ireland, Northern
    Ireland, Scotland and Wales and other parts of
    the islands have in common.

~ Increased communication and contact between
young people and empowering young people to
initiate that communication and contact.

~ Increased communication and contact between
those who work with and for young people.

~ Identifying and jointly exploring areas of
common interest in working with young people.

~ Undertaking joint activities and developments in
the domain of young people and publicising the
results.

The programme is open to all young people and those who work with them but will be targeted primarily at those who are socially excluded, disadvantaged or who would not normally get the opportunity to take part in projects of this nature.

It is intended that the programme should be as flexible as possible to encourage a wide variety of contexts for exchange. the following should therefore be interpreted as guidelines:

Youth Exchanges	Exchange projects are expected to be reciprocal in nature. the travelling group must apply for a travel grant to the Causeway office in its own country, while the hosting group must apply for a hosting grant to the Causeway office in its own country.

Advance Planning Visits	The aim of these is to improve the quality of the exchange experience. They are intended to provide the opportunity to help prepare for an exchange or to solve problems about a forthcoming visit.

Special Projects, Study Visits and Multiplier Activities	These should be aimed at creating awareness, sharing expertise and practice, and lead to the development of youth exchanges and or other forms of exchange.