Deadline: 2 February 2020
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is currently implementing the project “Leaders against Intolerance and Violent Extremism (LIVE) Training Course for Youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina”.
The training will advance the capacities of civil society leaders to voluntarily and effectively undertake and advocate effective measures for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Leads to Terrorism (P/C VERLT), especially at the local level. Using a multi-dimensional and whole-of-society approach, the LIVE initiative aims to promote civil society leadership of context-specific efforts against VERLT, in order to generate grassroots awareness-raising, build resilience, and promote alternative narratives and opportunities for positive change.
The LIVE training seeks to inspire and empower young people to use their capacities to build resilience to intolerance and violent extremism – and to make a positive difference in their communities.
They are looking for fifteen (15) highly-motivated young individuals from different parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who will:
- Gain knowledge and skills to take safe and effective P/C VERLT action, including in the areas of human rights, planning and evaluation, stakeholder engagement and security awareness;
- Receive competent guidance in the identification and development of initiatives for increasing resilience to VERLT in their communities;
- Exchange views and learn from other young people from the OSCE area.
Benefits
- The training will be held in Sarajevo in February 2020, with specific dates to be confirmed in due course.
- Participation is free of charge.
- The OSCE will cover the costs of travel and accommodation for participants.
- All sessions will be conducted in English, with simultaneous translation.
What does LIVE provide to the trainees?
- The LIVE training consists of two one-week in-person training modules. During an interim period of up to two months between training modules, participants will implement local-level P/C VERLT activities/initiatives supported by this project. The LIVE training will include following:
- Owing to the first module, applicants will improve knowledge and capacity to identify a relevant initiative and develop the planning steps required to implement it in practice.
- During the interim period between the two modules, applicants will plan their action idea in more detail, including through stakeholder consultations, remote-based advice, and coalition building, and with financial support provided through seed funding of up to EUR 500 per participant.
- With a view to finalizing applicants respective initiative, the second and final module will deepen their knowledge, strengthen their skills, and allow to share successes, including identifying strategies to overcome any challenges. Applicants will commit to subsequently implementing their initiative, informing the OSCE and its partners of related progress.
Eligibility Criteria
- To apply, applicants need to be 18 to 30 years of age and a resident of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Applicants should have experience working for or with the NGO sector at the local level, be determined to take action against intolerance and violent extremism, and have a strong commitment to universal human rights.
- It is also desirable that applicants have established relationships at the local level in order to support effective and efficient implementation of their initiative.
For more information, visit https://www.osce.org/mission-to-bosnia-and-herzegovina/444493?download=true