A national campaign for the UK’s continued participation in the Erasmus Plus programme, led by young people.
QUICK INTRO
Erasmus Plus is a European funding programme which enables young people – especially those who can’t otherwise afford it – to travel to other countries and get life-changing educational experiences. After Brexit there is a serious risk of losing this, with nothing to replace it. But the UK can easily stay in Erasmus Plus even when it is out of the EU, and that’s what we are campaigning for.
The funds we raise will help us build a movement of young people across the UK, with a voice loud enough to be heard in Westminster and Brussels.
With your help, we can #keeperasmusplus. First DONATE (or choose one of the rewards on the right of this page). Then SHARE on social media, to encourage other people to follow your example. Thank you!
THE CHALLENGE
Everyone deserves the opportunity to spend time in another country as part of their education. It is in our national interest that young people should see and understand the wider world, so they become future leaders, citizens, employees and entrepreneurs who can contribute to the prosperity, security and reputation of the UK.
The EU Erasmus Plus programme funds all sorts of educational activities: not just studying at university abroad, but also vocational training, volunteering, cultural projects, school links, youth exchanges and more. Young people from every kind of background get lifelong benefits from these opportunities. Erasmus Plus has a strong social purpose to encourage equal opportunity, diversity, social mobility, employment and growth.
For most young people, all this would be impossible without the financial support of Erasmus Plus. But this is now under threat after Brexit – and there’s nothing to replace it.
OUR RESPONSE
Other countries buy in to Erasmus Plus without being EU members, so the UK can too. That’s our message.
First of all, we need to make sure that the government and the public understand why international experience matters for our future education and employment. Then we’ve got to persuade them that it’s easier, better and more cost-effective to stay in Erasmus Plus than to create something else from scratch. International projects need international relationships, and in Erasmus Plus these are already up and running.
We are going to build a national movement of young people to get this message across – theirs is the voice that counts. We will link up with any other organisation or campaign group that shares our objectives.
Our campaign is:
WHO WE ARE
EuroPeers UK – a network of young people, launched in March 2016 and open to anyone aged 16-25. Most of us have studied, volunteered or taken part in youth projects in Europe. We are already building links with similar networks in several other countries.
Please follow us @EuropeersUK and visit www.europeers.uk to find out more.
AIMS
We want to:
OBJECTIVES: HOW YOUR DONATION WILL BE USED
We will grow an effective and sustainable youth network covering the whole UK – a campaigning movement lobbying politicians and decision makers, informing young people and the general public, and working closely with other relevant groups. We need effective administration, financial and evaluation processes, with full and active participation of young people, who will also gain valuable skills.
Our targets are:
The money we raise will fund:
We will continue to look for support and sponsorship for our campaign. We need and welcome:
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
International education and learning will always be the best way to broaden young people’s horizons, improve employment chances and promote equal opportunity, tolerance and sustainability at home and abroad.
With your help, we have an extraordinary opportunity to promote and protect these benefits for future generations of young people in the UK.
Please donate to our campaign, or contact us if there is any other way you can help.
#keeperasmusplus for the good of all young people.
ACCOUNTABILITY
We are supported by Momentum World CIC, a social enterprise with huge experience of international youth, education and cultural projects. They help us make sure the money you give is properly managed and accounted for.
Everyone who supports us will receive regular news about our progress.