The Asia-Europe Training Course on “Environmental Human Rights: A Present and Future Challenge for Youth Work” will be held from 9-15 November 2010 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Young individuals between the age 18 and 30 years from any of the countries of the Council of Europe or ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) can apply to participate in this training course.
“Through the training course, young people from Asia and Europe will have the opportunity to explore issues related to environmental rights and the contribution that non-formal education and youth work can bring to this area.
This Asia-Europe training aims to explore the role and contribution of youth work and non-formal education in developing environmental human rights education in Asia and Europe. The training will:
– Develop participants’ understandings and competence in the areas of non-formal education, youth work and environmental human rights in the way they are understood in Asia and Europe;
– Discuss understandings of human rights, environmental human rights and the role of youth work and non-formal education in promoting them;
– Share youth work practices and responses, based on human rights education, in the participants’ countries and organisations;
– Explore and prepare for follow-up initiatives and projects among participants in the field of environmental human rights and human rights education.”
The Council of Europe includes: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, ”The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
The ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) includes Austria, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam plus the ASEAN Secretariat and the European Commission.
Accommodation and meals will be provided by the organisers for the duration of the training.
The Council of Europe will reimburse the travel expenses of European participants up to a maximum of EUR 750 per participant The Asia-Europe Foundation will cover the travel expenses of Asian participants up to EUR 500 per participants. The reimbursement will be effective only by bank transfer after the course and after the provision of the original travel documents. Visa costs can also be part of the reimbursement.
The deadline to apply for participation is 9 September 2010. For more information, visit this link.
