Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101
Not Another Boring Handbook: Learn to Write Successful Projects The RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia in cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia publishes the “Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101”. This Manual is conceptualized to support the advancement of project writing skills for the successful design of projects and initiatives that can connect the Western Balkan youth. It supports beginner practitioners to understand the structure of grant proposals, develop project elements and create inclusive youth projects. By offering a practical resource, the Manual includes a variety of exercises and tools on the topic. Most importantly, it draws on lessons learned from several trainings organized by RYCO and the OSCE field operations in the Western Balkans. The three thematic parts which lay at the center of the “Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101” are: ● Unwrapping grant-making logic and understanding processes behind the grant life cycle; ● Highlighting the importance of participation and diversity in youth mobility projects; ● Guiding through major project elements and technical aspects of project writing. RYCO and the OSCE Mission to Serbia hope that this Manual will serve as an important companion to all interested individuals, organizations and secondary schools.
Not Another Boring Handbook: Learn to Write Successful Projects
The RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia in cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia publishes the “Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101”.
This Manual is conceptualized to support the advancement of project writing skills for the successful design of projects and initiatives that can connect the Western Balkan youth. It supports beginner practitioners to understand the structure of grant proposals, develop project elements and create inclusive youth projects.
By offering a practical resource, the Manual includes a variety of exercises and tools on the topic. Most importantly, it draws on lessons learned from several trainings organized by RYCO and the OSCE field operations in the Western Balkans.
The three thematic parts which lay at the center of the “Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101” are:
● Unwrapping grant-making logic and understanding processes behind the grant life cycle;
● Highlighting the importance of participation and diversity in youth mobility projects;
● Guiding through major project elements and technical aspects of project writing.
RYCO and the OSCE Mission to Serbia hope that this Manual will serve as an important companion to all interested individuals, organizations and secondary schools.
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WHAT IS A
PARTICIPATORY
PROJECT?
Beyond ticking the box…
Before going into the technical aspects of your project proposal, we’ll focus on the overarching
qualities you’ll hopefully try to cherish in your approach. Citizen participation, as a democratic
concept, is certainly one of those qualities that should be reflected in your project work with and
for youth.
SELF-REFLECTION or DISCUSSION EXERCISE:
How would you explain or define participation? What about youth participation?
Are there any differences? What are some barriers you can think of for young
people to participate actively in society in comparison to others?
Let’s see on few examples how youth participation is seen by some of the major stakeholders:
Participation is a fundamental right. It is one of the guiding principles of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights that has been reiterated in many other Conventions and Declarations.
Through active participation, young people are empowered to play a vital role in their
own development as well as in that of their communities, helping them to learn vital life-skills,
develop knowledge on human rights and citizenship and to promote positive civic action.
To participate effectively, young people must be given the proper tools, such as information,
education about and access to their civil rights.
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