AVI Moldova in
cooperation with Young
Georgians, SCI Germany
and other voluntary
organisations in Europe
invite you to apply for:
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International training:
“Recycle me”
23rd September – 7th October, 2013, Tbilisi, Georgia
Supported by Youth in Action program of the European Union |
Summary of the project
In recent years ecology, climate change and sustainable development have become very serious issues, 2013 has been designated by the European Environment Agency as the year of Air. In all three South Caucasus countries environment and waste management rank among national priorities.
The project “Recycle me” was developed in the frame of the new SCI-platform CIWE (Cooperation in West and East for Volunteering and Peace) and aims at raising public awareness about environment problems.
Besides raising public awareness on environmental issues, the project "Recycle me" aims to bring young people form Caucasus region, East- and West Europe together, in order to break down prejudices and enemy images and explore other opportunities of a peaceful neighbourhood through a common learning and working process.
8 Participants from Caucasus region and 11 participants from eastern and western countries will come together in Tbilisi, the Capital of Georgia. In a first part the participants will be trained to improve and deepen their knowledge on environmental friendly & sustainable ways of living and on the ecological situation and development in the Caucasus region, especially Georgia. By sharing methods of non-formal education the participants will be enabled to create their own workshops about ecology. In a second practical phase the participants will carry out their workshops in local schools in Tbilisi. In both phases we will visit evironmental projects and NGOs to learn more about the opportunities of civil society to become active in environmental issues.
Recruitment of participants
We are looking for motivated participants with a strong interest in the topic and who are preferably activists from SCI branches and partner organisations or active in other organisations with a similar working background and philosophy. All participants selected for this project must meet the following criteria:
· be 18-30 years old
· be able to work in English language
· preferably be active in an organisation or have have the opportunity to be active in the future
· preferably being motivated to contribute to further east-west cooperation in the frame of CIWE
· motivation to act as multiplier in the field of promoting peace-ecological work in future
· preferably have experience in volunteerism and intercultural youth exchanges
· commit to implement the learned knowledge and skills in practice back home
· commit to share thoroughly the contents and results of the project to other activists of your sending organisation
· commit to actively participate in all stages of the project and stay from the very beginning to the last day
Deadline application: 10.08.2013
Ask for the application form at placement@avimd.org.
A group of 19 participants (in addition to group coordinators) will be selected by the international coordinator team on the basis of the profile outlined above. The team will seek to ensure a geographical balance, gender balance, different types of experiences and motivation, cultural backgrounds, organisations. Participants will be chosen mainly on the basis of their motivation & what they can contribute themselves to the project.
Financial and practical conditions of participation:
All costs of the programme (including food, accommodation, local travel) will be covered by SCI. Participants will get 70% of their international travel costs reimbursed up to the following maximums:
Hungary: 220 €, Germany 266 €, Belarus: 245 €, Ukraine: 210 €, Italy: 210 €, Moldova: 210 €, Armenia: 35 €, Azerbaijan: 35 €.
If possible you are asked to use environment-friendly means of transport.
Contact
If you have any questions regarding the project and your application, don't hesitate to contact AVI Team at placement@avimd.org !
We are looking forward to your application :-)