Get out the vote
grant programme

Get Out The Vote (GOTV) is an opportunity for all its candidates and full MOs to design and implement raise awareness activities to encourage people to vote to elect their representatives in the European Parliament. This activity is part of FYEG’s project “Federation of Young European Greens 2024”, supported by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme of the European Commission.

Check out the projects

  • Get Out The Vote - Catalonia!

    Joves Ecosocialistes (Catalonia)
    Budget awarded: 10.000 EUR
    Project duration: 5 months (February to June 2024)
    Target Group: Around 1500 students from 18 to 30 years old, and 1000 individuals.

    Joves Ecosocialistes has conceived a project with the primary objective of encouraging youth participation in the upcoming European elections. They have strategically designed a series of activities that cater to the interests and engagement patterns of young people, particularly focusing on the Catalan youth demographic. Firstly, they plan to distribute flyers at various Catalan universities. Secondly, they will conduct street interviews. Lastly, they intend to organize an event at Nau Bostik, a popular venue among the young crowd.

  • No Europe Without U <3

    Protests (Latvia)
    Budget awarded: 3.000 EUR
    Project duration: 5 months (February to June 2024)
    Target Group: Around 500 individuals (target 18-35 years old) and 250-350 young individuals between 17-19 years old

    Protests aims to convey the message of "Belonging to Europe" to Latvian youth. They plan to organize two types of activities aimed at raising awareness among citizens about their democratic rights. The first activity will be a 2-hour art performance, scheduled to take place in both Riga and Daugavpils. The second activity will consist of 1-hour non-formal education workshops in 5-7 Latvian schools, covering aspects such as the election process, how to fill out the ballot correctly, an overview of the parties running in the 2024 elections, and encouraging all participants to vote. For both activities, Protests will utilize social media content for storytelling, distribute stickers, brochures, pins, and T-shirts featuring the GOTV branding.

  • Campaign tour Finland

    Vihreät nuoret (Finland)
    Budget awarded: 10.000 EUR
    Project duration: 5 months (February to June 2024)
    Target Group: Young people (aged 18-29) around Helsinki and young people non-helsinki based with local actions.

    The Young Greens of Finland will organize a campaigning action, a national event, on one of the main squares of Helsinki with the Get Out The Vote Party. The event will feature music, leafleting, and collecting pledges to vote. The second part of the project will consist of decentralized local events around Finland. Local organizations will plan and implement actions in their cities to encourage voting and pledge their votes.

  • Allenati a votare!

    Giovani Europeisti Verdi (Italy)
    Budget awarded: 9.400 EUR (FYEG own resources)
    Project duration: 5 months (February to June 2024)
    Target Group: Eligible citizens for the European Parliament elections through the streets of Italians cities

    The project "Allenati a votare" focuses on deploying the eco-friendly and visually striking Voto-bike in four major Italian cities: Naples, Milan, Rome, and Bologna. Adorned with distinctive Get Out The Vote (GOTV) branding, the Voto-bike aims to capture citizens' attention and stimulate interest in the upcoming European Elections. Accompanied by a backing bike float, volunteers will engage citizens in public spaces, fostering conversations about democratic participation. As an incentive, participants will receive a branded, ecological cup of coffee upon pledging to vote through the online platform. The project's slogan, "Allenati a Votare," encourages active preparation for voting, reinforced by distributing symbolic gadgets like branded pencils resembling those used in polling booths.

  • Get Out The Vote Stations

    Oige Ghlas, Young Greens (Ireland)
    Budget awarded: 4,150.00 EUR
    Project duration: 4 months (March to June 2024)
    Target Group: Around 1000 young people from 18 to 35 people.

    Oige Ghlas will organise a series of pop-up stands on campuses, where attendees will be informed about the European Elections and invited to sign the pledge. Additionally, they will host 15 Ambassador days, during which youth activists will organize their own GOTV stand/event with GOTV branding, encouraging people to sign the pledge.

  • SYG GOTV Edinburgh

    Scottish Young Greens (Scotland)
    Budget awarded: 3.000 EUR (FYEG own resources)
    Project duration: 5 months (February to June 2024)
    Target Group: Around 500 individuals (target 18-35 years old) and 250-350 young individuals between 17-19 years old

    In this project, the SYG will reach out to youth, particularly students in Edinburgh, to encourage them to pledge to vote and learn about the European Parliament election. In collaboration with several youth organisations, SYG will organise an EU Elections Awareness Food Festival to reach politically inactive individuals. They will encourage people to vote and pledge their vote through conversations, posters, and speeches. The second activity organised by SYG will consist of stalls on the central campus of the University of Edinburgh, where volunteers will engage in conversations and distribute informative leaflets to inform students about the EU elections.

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