CALL FOR PARTNERS
Action 3.1 Project
“The Youth Tolerance in Intercultural Learning”
International Training Course
Baku city, Azerbaijan
September 2008
Training Course Description:
The training course is designed as an open learning process based on experience
and exchange. The multicultural groups of participants themselves will create a
Network for intercultural learning and a framework for personal development.
The course programme and contents will organize so as to allow for the maximum
involvement of the group while valuing every single participant using active
participatory methods. The learning process heavily relied on the practical
experience provided by the project work. The participant’s project will see as
both a tool for learning and also as a concrete initiative that is expected to
contribute to improving the participation opportunities of minority young
people at local level.
The project will help the participants to become valuable advocates for the
promotion of Tolerance and Peace and inspire them to take action in their
countries.The project is ensuring that today's youth are prepared to become
tomorrow's leaders-educated leaders who know what human rights are and who will
continue our mission to bring human rights to the world-is invaluable.
Project aimed at empowering minority young people and at removing barriers to
their participation. Empowerment and participation should be understood in a
broad sense as strategies to overcome or counter situations of discrimination,
oppression or isolation. This can be pursued through education, training,
development of structures of participation. The project will be concrete and
relevant, reflecting the situations and challenges faced by the minority or
minorities that it addresses. The project addresses a particular local
community or youth group. The aims and activities undertaken by the project
will contribute to a better understanding and acceptance of minority cultural
groups and of their rights and generally at improving community relations. Projects
can be aimed at a particular group or minority to raise their self-esteem and
awareness, fighting prejudices, etc. but can also be aimed to a wider public by
informing, raising awareness, changing legislation, etc.
Training Course Content:
This is a Training Course developed in the framework of YOUTH IN ACTION
programme targeting young people involved in local projects. By bringing
together representatives of organisations or informal groups from different
European countries, the project aims at enabling those young people involved in
local activities to develop and realise quality Action projects as well as to
help them to find partners.
The activities undertaken during the course will focus on the discrimination
some individuals suffer owing to their race or ethnic origin, religion or
beliefs, age, gender, sexual orientation or disability, all of which are
grounds for discrimination that may addressed at European level. Participants
of the course will be familiarized with below mentioned information and will be
able to multiple skills and experience during the course in their community
level
Training Course aims and objectives:
· To bring together people working with young people in order to create new
project ideas within the YOUTH in Action Projects;
· To Create an atmosphere of common understanding between people representing
different cultures, working styles, etc.;
· To deepen and clarify the meanings and relevance of the concepts of diversity
in the context of human rights and participation of young people.
· To discuss the current situation of the European countries and explore the
possibilities to address the discrimination, influencing the young people
· To create atmosphere of common understanding between people representing
different cultures, working styles, etc
· To sustain and widen existing networks of youth workers and youth leaders; to
promote the understanding of and respect for cultural diversity and
intercultural co-operation.
· To reflect on the manifestations and relevance of issues such as identity,
nationalism, Europe, discrimination, social exclusion and majority/minority
relations and their relevance to youth projects;
· To provide basic information on European youth work and explore the concepts
of participation and citizenship
· To develop practical approaches and methods for translating solidarity,
empathy, citizenship and human rights education into youth work practice;
· To build new partnerships between Program countries and partners countries
from Eastern Europe and Caucasus region to create new project ideas within the
YOUTH in Action
Target group:
v Applicant youth leaders, Youth workers, Youth Trainers, Project managers from
youth NGOs, Youth Group, Youth Networks, Youth Organisations
v leaders that want to apply in the YOUTH IN ACTION Projects in the future
v Youth NGOs, Youth Group, Youth Networks, Youth Organisations that wants to
apply for this project to their National Agency to host it in Baku, Azerbaijan
v Active members of organizations and youth groups, local youth councils
willing to develop further activities and act as multipliers within their
organizations
v Be motivated to develop their knowledge and competence the specific field and
to share their experiences with other participants
v Have some experience in developing youth activities in local/national level
and be well informed about the activities they were involved and be prepared to
present and explain their function to other participants
v Commit themselves to their function for future activities in the field of
youth policy and be prepared to pass on the others the knowledge and skills
gained during this activity.
Conditions:
The training is scheduled in September 2008 and will be hosted in Baku
Azerbaijan Republic. Financial support is under the European Commission’s
“Youth in Action”-programme granting scheme. If approved, all costs will be
covered except for 30% of the international travel and visa costs.
Organizations from all 27 EU member countries plus Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland
and Turkey, YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAMME countries, EECA countries are eligible to
be partners. The working language of the Training Course is English.
Countries:
All European Union countries, plus Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland and Turkey
are eligible to apply for this project. YOUTH IN ACTION Programme countries
that has National Agency in their country. That’s why we are looking for
applicant organisations
Time plan and venue:
Submission: 1st April 2008, submission of the application form under Youth in
Action Programme to the British National Agency – British Council Connect Youth
British National Agency – British Council Connect Youth – Action 3.1 Project,
Date of the Training Course: September, 2008
Venue: Baku, Azerbaijan
Group and duration:
Group: 2 representatives from 1 Youth Organisation, Youth Groups, from 15
countries chosen in an open call. One of the partner organisations in
“Programme Country of YIA” will be an applicant that will apply for this
project to their National Agency. Now we are looking for this applicant
organisation:
Duration will be 6 full working days (plus 2 more days: arrival and departure)
Next Steps:
If you like the idea and the content of this activity, and if you want your
organization to be partner in this project and thus be entitled to nominate for
participants, then fill in the attached form (called partner promoters – part
3), sign it in blue ink, put your official stamp on it and send it by e-mail
(scancopy as pdf or doc or jpg, we need the signature and the stamp)
E-mail to: rzayevsebuhi@
And regular mail back to
Contact Person: Irina Vasiljeva
Address: 11 Tufnell Park Mansions
Holloway road. N7 6HS, London, UK
E-mail: irina@moe-online.
Please make sure we receive these documents before 25 Mach 2008. . Furthermore,
please indicate your estimated travel costs from your home town to Baku (best
reached by train, near airports are Baku).
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As we need to apply in 1st April deadline, please be as fast as possible in
being a partner organization.
We are looking forward to your answers...
Applicant Organisation
Minorities of Europe
Contact Person: Irina Vasiljeva
Address: 11 Tufnell Park Mansions
Holloway road. N7 6HS, London, UK
E-mail: irina@moe-online.
Host Organisation:
Azerbaijan Volunteers’ Public Union (Host Organisation)
Contact Person: Rzayev Sabuhi
Address: Yusif Mammadaliyev 21, apt 12/14, Az1005, Baku, Azerbaijan
Phone: +994 50 385 92 21
E-mail: rzayevsebuhi@
