Category: Announcements 
2010-04-12
Organised and prepared by
Women’s Information Center, Georgia
Jointly with
Austrian Helsinki Association for Human Rights and International Dialogue, Austria
Agency for Public Transformations, Ukraine
With the financial support of the European Youth Foundation
Short project description
The main aim of the training-seminar is to acquaiant Georgian youth living in conflict zones adjoining breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia with the youth of the other origins with the similar experience.
It is meant for young people who experienced conflicts in different dimensions and are able to contribute to the development of the set of the rehabilitation activities for their counterparts.
The following objectives will ensure the achievement of the main aim:
• To empower and motivate youth leaders for development and realisation of international and local youth projects in the field of rehabilitation of young conflict survivors and confidence building efforts.
• To provide understanding of non-formal education and skills for acting as peer educators and leaders with a strong link on practical use.
• To answer the question what is youth participation in confidence building and post-conflict rehabilitation and understand how to assure participation.
• To provide knowledge on intercultural learning as integral part of the confidence-building efforts.
Methodology and programme:
Methodology of the training-seminar follows the main principals of non-formal education and training in Europe. Main approaches that will be followed during the training are experiential learning, intercultural learning, active participation and group dynamics.
Variety of methods will be used during the training course:
role play games
work in mixed groups
theoretical inputs and plenary presentations
tasks containing experiential learning elements
working in international groups on project development
action planning
game therapy
Detailed program of the seminar will be circulated after finishing of the selection procedure.
Working language
The official language of the training course is English, though there will be opportunity to use Russian as second language.
The target group of the project are youth leaders, who:
• Are at least 18 years old
• Already have some experience of being part of youth projects and are actively involved at local level
• Have experience of work/living under conditions of conflict/multicultural environment
• Have a strong wish to organise their own projects in future and to co-operate with neighbouring countries
All together we plan to invite 20 youth leaders and youth workers Austria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Poland, Balkan countries, Ukraine, Switzerland, Russian Federation, Georgia.
Travel, visas and technical questions
All the participants are expected to arrive to Tbilisi not later than 21st of June, and to leave not earlier than on 25th of June. Organisers of the training-seminar will provide full board and lodging for all the participants during the training - seminar. Accommodation will be provided during the event for a maximum of 6 nights (in 20/06, out 25/06) depending on flight/travel schedule. If you wish to come earlier or to stay longer, the organisers can advice you some places to stay, but we are not able to cover your board and lodging before and after the official dates mentioned above.
Travel costs will be covered with maximum amount of 300 EUR. If participant attends not less than 80% of the full duration of the programme. Visa costs will be reimbursed full price.
The reimbursement will be done during the training course according to the original documents (receipts and boarding passes) proving the costs. Reimbursement will be made after the fully accomplished training.
Visas to Georgia are received at the board control points in the International Airport Novo-Alekseyevka in Tbilisi. If you need any support or invitation letter please let us know in advance. Visa cost is approximately 50 GEL (20 EUR).
Organisers will not provide medical insurance for participants.
Selection procedure
Interested people should fill in the participants application form and send it by email to idp-wic@ginsc.net or fax (+995 32) 95 29 34 until the deadline 1st of May. Selection will be made by the partners in consultation with the main organisers, and the selected participants will be informed about the selection results shortly after the deadline.
Further information on practical details will be sent as soon as the final list of participants will be clear but not later than 20th of May 2010.
For more information please visit our website www.youthknot.net.
If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact us on the following email: idp-wic@ginsc.net.
Please return to the following e-mail address: idp-wic@ginsc.net
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