Deadline: 29th February 2012
Open to: workers/activists from Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Romania
Venue: from 12 – 18 March 2012, Leskovac, Serbia
Description
About the organization:
People’s Parliament is one of the oldest NGO’s non-governmental organizations in Leskovac and South Serbia, founded on August 15, 1999. Exactly 40 days earlier, founders of the People’s Parliament initiated and lead, in that time, the most massive anti-regime civic protests in Serbia. Almost immediately after these protests have ended, People’s Parliament was officially founded and later, during November 1999, registered as an association of citizens, in accordance with domestic law.
Today, this organization implements its project activities in whole Serbia. People’s Parliament implements activities of general social benefit in domains such as: development of democracy and civil society, advancement of socio-political status of young people, strengthening of local governments and public administration institutions, establishment of cross-border and regional cooperation.
About the training course:
The new training course “Fighting youth unemployment” developed by People’s Parliament organization is intended for youth workers/activists who didn’t before participate in international trainings organized within the framework of the Youth in Action Programme or in other similar projects and events dedicated to youth employment issues.
This 6-day training (excluding travel days) is going to be organized in City of Leskovac, Serbia.
People’s Parliament are organizing this training because they feel that unemployed young people aren’t very much motivated to actively participate in civic or social processes. So, People’s Parliament think that these young people need help and motivation from competent youth workers/activists.
Therefore, the participants of the training will be involved into intensive process of intercultural non-formal learning where they will gain detailed knowledge of the Youth in Action programme and practical tools for improvement of their personal, social and professional competence; how to stimulate mobility and active participation of unemployed young people, at the same time positively influencing their employability. The participants will come up with initiatives, future partnerships and will create projects that will include young people with fewer opportunities, and will promote social inclusion and fight against youth unemployment and participation of the unemployed young people in the society.
Eligibility
The training course will bring together 28 youth workers/activists from Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Romania. The project targets young men and women (preferably aged 18-30) who didn’t before participate in international non-formal education events for young people and who are working on youth employment issues within their organizations, or want to start working on youth employment projects.
Working language of the training will be English and we expect all participants to have a good knowledge of English.
Costs
This project is funded by the Youth in Action Programme. According to its rules, all costs of board and logging will be covered by the organizers. In addition, People’s Parliament is going to reimburse 70% of the participants’ travel costs, upon the receipt of all original bus/train/plane tickets and invoices. Participants are strongly encouraged to buy return tickets whenever possible.
How to apply?
If you are interested in taking part in “Fighting youth unemployment” training course, please fill in the application form on the Official Website and return it completed not later than February 29th, 2012 to yia@ngoserbia.com.
Late applications will be refused. Selection notification is expected by March 5th 2012, at the latest.
Contact for questions:
yia@ngoserbia.com
Phone: +381 16 236890
