Asociația Start Focus lanseaza apelul pentru participanti la training-ul ACT for HR! The role of educators in promoting Human Rights:

This is a call for Romanian participants for ´ACT for HR! The role of educators in promoting Human Rights´, a training which will be held in Moldova 7th to 15th of October 2013.

About the project

This project is dedicated to local volunteers, youth workers, activists and youth leaders involved in the promotion and education of Human Rights in their local societies. During the training course the participants will gain knowledge about Human Rights including Children Rights, Refugees Rights, Responsibility to protect( R2P), international institutions and organizations supporting and promoting Human Rights education such us United Nations and Council of Europe. The aim of the training is to deliver practical tools and working methods to the youth workers, youth leaders and others, in order to facilitate their work as HR Educators.

The objectives of the training are

-to familiarize the participant with speaking and presentations techniques;
-to strengthen their knowledge on Human Rights and to familiarize the participants with ¨Right to Protect¨ (R2P)document which focuses on  Civil Society organizations, regional organizations and international institutions, mass violations of human rights children’s rights and the particular rights of the Refugees
-to give to participants a better understanding of Children Rights and Refugees Rights.
-to introduce the participants to the  European Commission and Council of Europe programs aimed to promote and raise awareness on Human Rights.
-to familiarize the participants with the international institutions and organizations such as U.N. that work with Human Rights.
-to present to participants specific methods on Human Rights Education work
– to offer tools to work as Human Rights Educator.

Criteria for participation. Participants should

– Be fluent in English;
– Be able to attend the full program;
– Be extremely interested in Human Rights field and involved in all the activities;
– Be a resident in one of the participant countries.

Candidates who do not meet the conditions above will NOT be taken into consideration.

In the process of selection, gender-balance is highly important.

Deadlines

In order to apply for the training, participants should fill in the online form available at
http://intercollege.info/participants/open-calls and an e-mail about the application at carmen@startfocus.org .
The deadline for participant’s application is 18th of September.

All participants must send us proof of their purchased ticket along with a copy of the invoice and a copy of the e-ticket by September 23rd.

Cost details

Participation in the program is for free as this training course will be implemented in  the frame of the EU Youth in Action Programme. In addition, the accommodation and  food supply for all participants will be totally covered. As long as the participant is active.
The participants are expected to cover 30/of the travel cost, as 70 % of the travel
expenses will be reimbursed from EU funds in no more than 2 months after the end of the training.
Please take into consideration that only the cheapest ways of transportation are subject to reimbursement.
To ensure reimbursement, participants must retain all original boarding pass and tickets.

For the travel cost to be eligible for reimbursement the travel should be:

– The cheapest means of transportation
– To be able to present documentation for all travel made (boarding passes, etickets etc.);
– The participant must attend the whole program.
The cost for local transport and the entry fees for additional activities are to be covered by the participant.