The Centre for Human Rights Education (CHRE) is a unique non-profit, non-governmental institution founded to protect human rights across the world and especially Pakistan. The institution was founded by a group of committed human rights activists and works to strengthen human rights culture with the help of educational programs and research. The institution offers training and education of human rights defenders, governmental organizations and other civil society groups.
The CHRE invites applications for the 2nd Annual “Participatory Course on Democracy and Human Rights (PCDHR)” that will be held in Lahore from September 09 -18, 2011. Participatory Course on Democracy and Human Rights is designed for human rights defenders and educators working with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs), and the students of the Social Science Departments (Sociology, Political Science, Gender Studies, International Relations, Mass Communications etc.), the officials of different state institutions, media and the political groups. Candidates belonging to religious minorities and the women are also strongly encouraged to apply.
Course Fee
There is no Course fee and CHRE will cover tuition, program materials, accommodation and meals with the financial support of National Endowment for Democracy (NED) for the selected participants. However, please note that all the participants or their organizations will bear their travel costs.
Selection Process
Based on the design and objectives of the PCDHR, the priority in the selection will be given to Candidates affiliated with NGOs and CBOs. In a limited number of cases, consideration will also be given to Candidates from other types of organizations involved in human rights education, such as government run human rights institutions, educational institutions, media and political groups.
The Organizations and Candidates shall be carefully selected to ensure the maximum benefits from the PCDHR. Therefore the Organizations or Institutions which nominate the Candidates must:
– have a proven commitment to the protection and promotion of democracy and human Rights
– have an established record for effective action
– be involved in human rights education activities such as training sessions, workshops, public research, awareness campaigns, advocacy, monitoring etc.
– be committed to providing opportunities for their Candidate to apply the knowledge and skills gained in the course in the work of the organization.
The Candidates applying for PCDHR must:
– be active employees / volunteers with their organization for at least one year
– have basic knowledge of the principles of democracy and human rights
– be committed to transferring knowledge and skills gained during PCDHR
– be sensitive to the issues which arise when working in multicultural groups and respectful of diversity
– strong communication skills in national and local language of the candidate (s) and working knowledge of English.
A Selection Committee will review all the applications. In addition to the requirements previously listed, consideration will also be given to overall gender balance, and where possible, geographic representation.
Last date for submitting the applications is August 15, 2011.
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