P IS FOR PARTNERSHIP
Partnership in YEPP
Since September 2001, YEPP has operated as a collaborative initiative of a group of European
and US foundations, the International Academy (INA) at the Free University of Berlin and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), under the auspices of the Network of European Foundations (NEF). It was the first partnership programme of European and American foundations in the area of education and youth. The partners in YEPP set out to establish an innovative, high-quality programme to address complex social challenges and improve the
lives of young people at risk in an integrated and systematic way.
During the first phase of YEPP (2001 - 2006), the following foundations participated in and
contributed to the programme:
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, USA and UK
Compagnia di San Paolo, taly
Deutsche Kinder- und Jugendstiftung, Germany
European Cultural Foundation, Netherlands
Evens Foundation, Belgium
Fondation Bernheim, Belgium
Foundation for Swedish Culture in
Finland
Ford Foundation, USA
Freudenberg Stiftung, Germany
Irish Youth Foundation, Ireland
King Baudouin Foundation, Belgium
King's Fund, United Kingdom
Robert Bosch Stiftung, Germany
OCED
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD / Centre
for Educational Research and Innovation CERI, Paris, France, worked in
close co-operation with the Programme Team in concept and strategy
development of the Programme and was in charge of the first external
evaluation.
The foundations which are currently full partners in YEPP, and represented on
the YEPP Steering Committee, include:
Barrow Cadbury Trust, UK
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, USA and UK
Compagnia di San Paolo, Italy
Evens Foundation, Belgium
Fondation Bernheim, Belgium
Irish Youth Foundation, Ireland
NEF
YEPP operates under the auspices of the Network of European Foundations for Innovative Cooperation NEF. NEF is responsible for handling all financial contributions to the programme along with providing expertise and support. NEF works closely with INA.
INA
INA, the International Academy at the Free University of Berlin, is responsible for the programme design and implementation. INA hosts the Programme Director Angelika Krüger, the Programme
Team and the International Resource Centre.
For more information about becoming a YEPP partner download our pdf document How to Become Involved With YEPP
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