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EGAT Latvia: 2023-2024 edition
Change begins by imagining this world differently. Can you? If you’re interested in activism, politics and public affairs apply now to be part of the European Green Activists Training.
About the event
The youth organization “Protests” in cooperation with the Freedom and Solidarity Fund announces applications for the summer camp “Young Activists Academy” or JAA! It will be a great opportunity for young people to get inspired and prepare for active participation in civil society.
The camp will be held on 25-27 in August near Kandava, Latvia. It is organized as a part of “European Green Activists Training – Latvia”. “Young Activists Academy” will be a 3-day camp, during which we will introduce young people with little or no activism experience to various NGOs and movements, such as the Green Movement, as well as inspire them to actively participate in civil society. We will identify local problems and find ways how we can solve them and become heard at the political level as well. We will learn how the European Union and its institutions work and how you, as an individual, can be heard in it. We will identify the threats to European democracy and how we can prevent them while also promoting an inclusive, feminist and green society.
Project “JAA” is organized by the “Freedom and Solidarity Fund” in cooperation with the youth organization “Protests”. The project is funded by the Green European Foundation through the “European Green Activists training” project.
Who can apply?
We are looking for young people between the ages of 15 and 30 who speak and understand the Latvian language. We will give preference to younger young people from the regions of Latvia and/or with less experience of activism, but we invite everyone who is interested in the topics raised to apply.
Practical information
The camp will be held in Latvian.
There is no fee to participate. The organizers will pay the travel and accommodation costs of the participants.
The application is open until August 14 at 23.59! Apply by clicking here.
After the summer camp, there will also be a follow-up event, where we will continue to develop and explore activism basing on the already built knowledge. Since this event is part of the “EGAT” project, the camp participants will have the opportunity to go to Brussels next March for a 3-day training organized by the European Green Fund.
In case of questions, contact the coordinator Marta Bogustova by email at marta.bogustova@hotmail.com.
The project is financed by the Green European Foundation within the framework of the “EGAT” project.
This EGAT programme is organised by Green European Foundation with the support of Protests and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.