Application deadline 1 September 2025
The Norec Grant for Work Exchange Cooperation gives young professionals the chance to gain international experience and expertise about sustainable development.
Norec aims for a wide variety of work exchange projects, considering diversity in themes, competencies, locations, participants, and partnerships.
Norec supports the goals of Norwegian development policy to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The development policy is designed to promote economic growth, democracy, human rights, good governance, and measures to help people escape poverty permanently.
Intended purpose of the grant
This grant aims to build mutual trust and strong global partnerships for sustainable development.
It focuses on enabling institutional development and innovative solutions driven by young professionals as holders of knowledge, skills and attitudes. It is based on Norec’s vision and theory of change. It reflects Norec’s two main principles:
>>Reciprocity: Everyone has valuable knowledge to share. All partners in a work exchange learn from each other and benefit from each other’s expertise.
>>Youth Participation: Young people make up a large part of the world’s population but often lack opportunities and ability to influence decisions. Norec supports work exchanges for young people aged 18-35, helping them gain experience and contribute to their communities.
Specifically, Norec aims to:
>>Build knowledge, skills, and attitudes that promote sustainable development
>>Improve organisational readiness to manage diversity and create inclusive workplaces
>>Strengthening strategic and institutional learning, innovation and development across the partnerships and within the organisations
>>Creating or supporting global networks, communities of practice, and partnerships
>>Support for mutual learning, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 17
>>Increasing ownership, knowledge, and awareness of projects among staff across partner organisations
>>Encourage innovative solutions and improve the quality of services provided by grant recipients
>>Promote positive impact for target groups and local communities
What you can apply for?
The Norec grant primarily supports costs for the mutual work exchange of young professionals or volunteers aged 18-35.
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