Each promoter must be:

- a non profit/non governmental organisation; or

- a local, regional public body; or

- a body active at European level in the youth field; or

- an international governmental organisation; or

- a profit-making organisation (only when it organises an event in the area of youth, sport or culture).

Each promoter must be from a Programme Country, a Neighbouring Partner Country or an Other Partner Country of the World.

Each promoter must sign the Preliminary Agreement included in the application form.

The project promoters established in a Programme Country, in South East Europe or in Eastern Europe and Caucasus9 must be accredited.

Two or more promoters from different countries, of which at least one is from an EU country. In case of projects developed in cooperation with Partner Countries, the number of promoters from Partner Countries cannot exceed the number of promoters from Programme Countries.

What is the role of promoters in an EVS project?

Promoters involved in the EVS project perform the following roles and tasks:

- Coordinating Organisation (CO): the CO assumes the role of applicant and carries the financial and administrative responsibility for the entire project vis-à-vis the National or Executive Agency. The CO doesn't necessarily have to be an SO or HO in the project (although it may be). In EVS projects involving only one volunteer, either the SO or the HO is CO. There can be only one CO in an EVS project.

- Sending Organisation (SO): an SO recruits and sends one or more volunteers. There can be one or more SOs in an EVS project.

- Host Organisation (HO): an HO receives one or more volunteers. There can be one ore more HOs in an EVS project.