Deadline- 28 August 2013
Applications are accepted for Regional Youth Peace Camp Kosovo supported by Ministry of Youth Cultures and Sports Government of Kosovo and European Union Special Representative/European Union Office in Kosovo.
Objectives–
- To develop the conceptual and practical meanings of conflict, peace, and conflict transformation
- To share among participants their personal experiences of conflict and violence and their coping strategies, identifying commonalities and specificities between them
- To develop the competences of participants in conflict transformation and intercultural learning, including a critical understanding of the personal and collective identities and their role in armed conflicts
- To learn about human rights and human rights education as frameworks for conflict transformation and dialogue
- To learn from existing practices and experiences of people within the youth field working on dialogue and conflict transformation
- To motivate and support participants in their role as multipliers and peer leaders in peace-building activities with young people from their organizations and communities
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Young people aged 18-26 from Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia who are:
- able to work in English
- available and fully committed to take part in the Regional Youth Peace Camp project
- involved in youth or community projects in their community and be motivated to implement youth initiatives for peace-building following the residential meeting
- preferably involved in an organization or network, institution, formal and/or informal group that is ready to support them throughout the project duration and afterwards when implementing youth initiatives for peace building
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