Deadline- 1st March 2013
The Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe invites eligible participants for the seminar “Youth and the City – Direct Democracy on spot”. Seminar will held from 28th April to 5th May 2013 in Azerbaijan. The purpose of this project is to focus on the local community as the arena in which everyday decision-making and citizenship activity takes place. For this seminar English language will be basic requirement.
The seminar will explore the theory of direct democracy as a tool for ensuring the fair and sustainable development of communities and society. The emphasis will be put on the local community as the arena in which everyday decision-making and citizenship activity takes place.
Benefits-
- The organizers will partly reimburse applicant’s travel expenses, likely to be 70 % of applicant’s travel costs, upon presentation of all original receipts (remember to scan/photocopy them before posting). There will likely be an overall limit for travel costs beyond which the estimated 70 % reimbursement will not apply.
- Participation fee for the event will be around €30 per participant, depending on how much organizers are able to fund-raise.
- Accommodation, meals, educational materials and refreshments will be provided by organizers for the entire duration of the activity, free-of-charge.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- This call is open for applicants coming from any Council of Europe member state, Belarus or Kazakhstan
- Applicants should be interested in the topics of this event, willing to take active part in the seminar and its follow-up, and able to be in Azerbaijan during the time period
- It is to the applicant’s advantage (but not a condition) to have a green organisational background and some experience with the topics of the event
- Considering that this is a youth event, the participants must be aged between 18 and 30
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