Deadline: 2-Nov-21
The Council of Europe (CoE), in cooperation with Poltava Regional Council, is launching a selection of participants, who are residing or studying in Poltava, for implementation of the training programme, developed based on the CoE practical toolkit for local authorities and non-governmental organisations aimed at enhancing young women and girls’ participation in political and public decision-making processes at local level.
The pilot training program is intended for women and girls aged 18-25, and is aimed at enhancing their knowledge on human rights, gender equality and the system of local self-government, as well as training the skills necessary for further participation and active engagement in local public and political life, including the skills of efficient communication and advocacy, interpersonal communication, teamwork, leadership qualities, awareness about public, political, and electoral processes.
The program will also help to train the skills needed for development and implementation of participants’ own projects at local level, in cooperation and with the support of the local authorities and non-governmental organizations.
Topics
The training sessions will be held in Poltava during November 2021, 2 days per week (tentatively, on Fridays and Saturdays), and will cover the following topics:
- Human rights and gender equality
- Women’s participation in public and political life at regional and local levels
- Political and public engagement: contacts and opportunities
- Leadership and achieving success
- Advocacy basics
- Project management basics
- Development and presentation of a local community / regional development projects
The training sessions are planned to be held in offline format in compliance with all anti-epidemic requirements. In case of deterioration in the epidemic situation, the training sessions will be held in online format.
Eligibility Criteria
- Women and girls with disabilities, internally displaced persons, victims of violence, girls and women from rural areas, members of national minorities, members of the LGBTQI community, women and girls living with HIV / AIDS, women and girls in difficult life circumstances are primarily invited to participate.
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