What is Pulse-Z?
Pulse Z is a digital democracy project, co-funded by the European Union, for young Europeans, focusing on those with interests in politics, journalism, and multimedia. It aims to empower young people to voice their opinions on European issues, engaging in activism through journalism and content creation on their channels — their way, their voice, their channels. Pulse Z is a collaborative platform with a central content hub, along with events, training, and entrepreneurial opportunities, allowing young Europeans to contribute to mainstream media and apply these skills in global youth initiatives.
We aim to recruit over 3,000 young people from more than 20 EU countries as content contributors, with well over half a million reached through our communications activities.
Partners: JA Europe (coordinator), Matrix Internet, Europsky Dialog, YMCA Europe, Ciao People, Euractiv Poland, Euractiv Romania, European Youth Press.
Announcement of Selected Organisations under the PULSE Z Third-Party Support Call for Proposals
Following the two public call for proposals issued under the PulseZ project and in accordance with the published Terms of Reference, JA Europe is pleased to announce that, 10 youth-led or youth-serving organisations, legally registered in EU Member States, have been selected to receive third-party support grants. These organisations will implement activities aligned with the objectives of the call, namely:
· Youth outreach: engaging and recruiting a minimum of 200 young people (aged 18–25) interested in journalism and media creation to sign up for Pulse Z, complete training, and submit content.
· Youth events: organising at least one youth event with 100 participants, providing Pulse Z training, and preparing them to publish content on the Pulse Z hub and social media channels.
The total available funding under these two calls amounts to EUR 140.000 Euros, with a maximum grant of EUR 14,000 per organisation.
The selected 10 organisations are: Belgium-Vlaamse Jonge Ondernemingen (Vlajo); Bulgaria-The Future NOW Association; Cyprus –JA Cyprus; Estonia –JA Alumni Estonia; France – European Youth Parliament; France- DYPALL Network; Greece – YMCA Thessaloniki; Latvia –JA Latvia; Malta –JA Malta; and Slovenia –SJACOB Theatre.
We look forward to working together to enhance youth outreach and engagement across the EU through the PULSE Z project, co-funded by the European Union.