ACT FOR GRANTS C.I.C.

ACT FOR GRANTS C.I.C. is a community interest company founded in July 2016 in the Ilford, Essex, London, United Kingdom - London, out of passion for non-formal education and active involvement of young leaders in the community. A4G is part of 3 international networks such as EURODESK, EPALE and European Training and Education Network (ETEN); Supporting Member in Social Enterprise UK, and member in Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure – Hub Central and RedbridgeCVS. MISSION The goal of the ACT FOR GRANTS - London, is to help the sector of youth education by organizing local and international training courses, experience exchanges, international strategic partnerships and enrich the knowledge of the participants by using non-formal education. We work on implementing strategic partnership projects, with different partners, from public and NGO sector, in UK territory and across EU member and partner states. A4G aims to promote educational, cultural, touristic, ecological, scientific research and promote cutting-edge technologies. We believe in improving quality of life, health and social activities of the people and communities, in relation to sustainable future development. SERVICES A4G is an educational training provider at local and European level, has a consultant role for public and private bodies in order to promote and develop European and trans-continental projects in Youth/Adults/VET/HEI/Sport Sectors. PROGRAMMES Let's welcome our new members: A4G works on Erasmus+, Horizon 2020, Cosme, Europe for Citizens, Creative Europe, EuropeAid, EaSi, Life+, IEE, the United Nations programmes (UNDEF), The Redbridge Community Project Fund and Small Grants Fund and with foundations such as Big Lottery Fund and Mayor of London. Objectives: In the field of personal development, non-formal education: a) To advise people how to develop individual, non-formal education and retraining; b) Conducting training courses and seminars in order to enhance individual capacity formulation, monitoring and goal achieving, as well as developing the ability to communicate with other governmental and non-governmental organizational structures; c) The creation of conditions favourable to the professional growth of youngsters and discover outstanding individual talents in various fields such as artistic, organizational, social, scientific or economic; d) The detailed organization of events, meetings, camps, fairs, tours and exhibitions in order to promote individuals of any age or young groups into the artistic, scientific, organizational, social or economic areas; e) Promote activities using media resources to advertise, reach and inform youngsters; f) Organizing training courses and activities aimed to support people in retraining and specialization into different fields; g) Develop and publish brochures, books, handouts, websites and other media information on personal development, non-formal education and retraining; h) Initiate and carry out projects that support the organization of courses and youth experience exchanges locally and internationally by accessing public funds or private, domestic or foreign. In the field of Youth people: a) The provision of recreational and leisure time activities, provided in the interest of social welfare in order to improve the youngsters living conditions; b) Providing support and activities which develop young people’s skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals; c) Organising training courses, strategic partnership projects, and exchange of experience projects, national and international projects, in different fields.