Deadline: 25-Apr-22
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe has launched a call for participants for the training course for young refugees and youth leaders to design and apply advocacy projects to promote the human rights and social inclusion of young refugees.
The course will strengthen the conceptual understanding of human rights and explore the role of CM/Rec (2019) in youth advocacy projects. Furthermore, the course will enhance competence of participants in design and implementation targeted advocacy strategies in their own organisational and institutional context.
Objectives
- To learn about the Committee of Ministers’ Recommendation, its proposed measures and the examples outlined in the user-friendly guidelines to the Rec.
- To develop a shared understanding of advocacy and motivate participants to apply it in their own organisational context institutional environment.
- To develop competence to design and implement advocacy strategies or projects notably in the areas of the CM/Rec(2019)4.
- To empower the participants by equipping them with the existing tools, instruments and practices.
- To support the participants to develop an advocacy action to be implemented in collaboration with the sending organisation and/or the relevant stakeholders.
- Strengthening networking and the cooperation between the participants and with other existing networks.
Language: English will be the working language of the training course, so all participants should be able to express themselves autonomously in English.
Travel expenses
Travel expenses and visa fees for the training in Budapest are reimbursed according to the rules of the Council of Europe. Only the participants who attend the entire seminar can be reimbursed. The payment will be made either at the end of the course in cash (in Euros) or by bank transfer after the seminar.
Profile of Participants
The training course will be open for young refugees or youth policy/work actors and youth leaders who possess direct working experience with young refugees and who want to develop competences in advocacy, campaigning, and have a strong commitment for follow-up activities.
- Young refugees
- Youth and community leaders
- Youth workers (paid or volunteers)
- Social workers and other professionals working with reception and hosting centres or other institutions dealing directly with young refugees
- Volunteers with refugee-founded NGOs
- Other associated professionals having access to the wider community of young refugees and motivated to be engaged in youth work.
Eligibility Criteria
- All participants must:
- Be aged between 18 and 35 years (exceptions are possible);
- Be able to work in English;
- Be motivated to advocate for the rights of young refugees;
- Be fully available for the duration of the training course;
- Be supported by an organisation, institution or network active with, or advocating for, the rights of young refugees.
- To be committed to implementing advocacy actions.
- The Council of Europe welcomes applications from all candidates who fulfil the specific profile of participants irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, religion, belief or sexual orientation.
For more information, visit https://www.coe.int/en/web/youth/-/call-for-participants-advocacy-and-action-for-inclusion-of-young-refugees