Training course
"Active Citizens
for Minority
Youth"
21th to 30th of March 2014
Mavrovo, Macedonia
About the training course
This Training Course aims to gather youth works and develop their competences and skills on inclusion of different minorities in their communities, as well understanding their realities through promotion of active citizenship. It aims to build multipliers for working with minority youth and engaging them in European citizenship processes. The project is 9 day training course on the topics of European Citizenship and Migration and will gather 34 participants from 17 different countries (Macedonia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Romania, Russia, Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Moldova, Netherlands, Serbia, Turkey, UK and Ukraine)
The project will produce a blog and publication as an outcome and tool to further promote European Citizenship.
The objectives of the project are:
• To explore the meaning, relevance and implications of European Citizenship in youth work in all its dimensions;
• To discuss the reality and problems youngsters form migrant and minority background face in today’s Europe
• To discover the potential of European citizenship for building inclusive society particularly towards ethnical minorities and young migrants;
• To experiment and explore the potential of European Citizenship for active democratic change in society
• To promote and facilitate the active use of Youth in Action program and structures in support of youth work on European Citizenship;
Profile of the Participants:
ü Youth workers or youth leaders active within their organizations and interested in minority questions
ü Be motivated to develop their competences about European Citizenship and to share their experiences with other participants
ü Already have experience in working with young people, organizing initiatives and projects
ü Be committed to attend for the full duration of the course and be supported by a youth organisation
ü Be aged between 18 and 35
ü Competently able to work in English language
Working language
The working language of the training will be English.
Accommodation
Board and lodging are provided and paid for by the organizers;
Participation fee: NONE!
Arrival date: 21th of March 2014
Departure date: 30th of March 2014
Venue: Mavrovo and Kumanovo, Macedonia
Travel cost and reimbursement:
70% of travel costs will be reimbursed only for the cheapest way of transport. The travel cost will be reimbursed, after submitting all original tickets and recipes. Only participants who fully 100 % attend the training course will be reimbursed.
How to apply?
In order to apply candidates must send a motivation letter and the CV in a mail having the subject the same as the title of the project to placement@avimd.org before 7th of February 2014.
For any question or clarification do not hesitate to contact us on the same mail address!