Project Name: Youth in Action for Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding
Project Countries: Azerbaijan, Austria, Turkey, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Italy, Poland, France, Estonia and Romania
Training Period: 14-20 September, 2013 (Including 1 day for arrival and 1 day for departure)
Target Groups: Youth between 17-30 ages
Group size: Each partner country will send 3 participants
Participation fee:30EUR for Non-EU participants, 60EUR for EU participants
Reimbursement:70% travel cost (during the training) and 100% accommodation and meal expenses
Participants
are responsible to trip from Baku Airport to training place in Baku and
we will cover them expenses due to the submitted original receipts.
Organizer:
“For Democratic Azerbaijan” Youth Public Union, DANIB(Host) &
Azerbaijan Tafakkur Youth Association, ATYA(Sending)
Trainer: Sara Clarke-Habibi (UK)
Brief info on training topic importance:
Young
people are the leaders of tomorrow, but their active engagement can
start today. The 2013 Youth in Action for Conflict Transformation and
Peacebuilding programme aims to activate young entrepreneurship for
positive social change through an international training and networking
experience. With the globalization of our contemporary world, young
people in Europe and abroad are faced with complex social and political
environments. Too often, these complex environments become marred by
conflict and violence, destroying the foundations of security,
prosperity, and partnership. Navigating these complex environments in
ways that build social cohesion and solidarity while meeting the needs
of an ever more diverse population is the challenge of our time. This
challenge requires youth people to acquire competencies in intercultural
communication, conflict analysis and transformation, collaborative
decision-making, and peacebuilding. It also requires young
people to
acquire competency and confidence in social entrepreneurship, including
needs identification, conflict-sensitive project planning and
stakeholder management, human resources development, project evaluation,
and communications.
Main aim of the training:
In alignment
with the objectives of the EU’s Youth in Action programme, the main aim
of the training is to provide a valuable experience of non-formal
training for youth that fosters critical thinking, active citizenship,
solidarity and tolerance among young people, as well as promoting the
acquisition of skills leading to personal, social and professional
development.
Working Methods
The project a variety of
learning methodologies, combining conceptual learning, group dialogue,
experiential activities, collaborative problem solving, group
presentations, and introspection. The programme’s conceptual and
practical training is supported by exploration of case studies,
experience sharing, field trips, and hands-on experience. The
methodologies provide variety and flexibility to optimise the non-formal
learning process for participants of all age groups, religious and
cultural traditions, and professional experience. This variety also
fosters a sense of ownership among the participants over the program’s
process and outcome.
Preparation of the workshop:
Participants
will receive a pre-assignment that involves preparing for the cultural
evening, researching about issues that affect their societies, peace
initiatives, and engaging in discussions about intercultural
understanding in Europe. Additionally they will share their expectations
in advance, which together with their profiles, will be used to create
the substantive content of the workshop. This pre-assignment will serve
as a baseline to understand the type of participants, their knowledge
and experiences in relation to intercultural education.
During the workshop:
All
methodologies are participatory which ensure active learning and
ownership of the learning process. Participants will work
collaboratively and will plan concrete, simple and practical actions
plans to implement in their countries.
Fakhrinur HUSEYNLI
Director of Institute for Peace & Dialogue, IPD
Address: Austria, 1030-Wien, Apostelgasse 17/20
E-mail:
fhuseynli@ipdinstitute.at hfaxrinuratga@yahoo.comwww.ipdinstitute.at
Skype: fakhrinur.huseynli2
MAS in Peace & Conflict Transformation
World Peace Academy (WPA)
Swiss Centre for Peace Studies of
Basel University
