Skip to main content
May 27 2021
Love0

Call for participants: Training ‘Cities for all-How?’

By

About the Event 

The training will take place between the 25th and 31st of July in Serbia. Participants will arrive on the 24th of July and depart on the 1st of August. 

Objectives:

· To develop the participants’ skills to design creative and efficient campaigns that reach the wider public;

· Exploring new tools and strategies for lobbying the demands of women and young LGBT+ individuals to different stakeholders;

· Equipping participants with appropriate skills to work with local communities and organising outreach activities at a local level. Encourage young people’s active mobilisation around the topic of Cities for all.

The programme will be based on the principles of non-formal education and intercultural learning. We strive for an active and inclusive environment for direct communication and sharing of knowledge. The sessions will be balanced between theoretical inputs, work in small groups, workshops, discussions, training, and other interactive methods of non-formal learning.

Who should apply?

We are looking for participants up to 30 y/o from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo*, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine interested in looking for different urban approaches and questioning the existing urban planning status quo that neglects inclusivity, human rights, and needs of the city dwellers, would like to contribute to the discussions with their local perspective and are willing to reproduce the gained knowledge on the local level. 

Practicalities: 

Language: This activity will take place in English. However, not being comfortable interacting in English should not prevent you from applying. CDN strives to create an inclusive atmosphere at the events, where participants are encouraged to express themselves and ask for clarifications or translations of terms from peers that speak the same language.

Costs: The cost of travel (80% or 90%), PCR tests, visa, lodging (accommodation in multi-bed rooms, vegan food, and refreshments), and working materials during the event will be covered by the organisers. In exchange, we ask for a participation fee of 20 EUR from participants coming from non-EU countries and 50 EUR from participants coming from EU countries. Applicants for whom paying this fee is an obstacle for participation, should still apply and mention this in their application (no selection criteria). CDN will try to find a solution together with the applicant after the selection is finalised.

CDN will reimburse 90% of the travel costs for the participants from the non-EU countries and 80% of travel costs for the participants coming from the EU countries, within reasonable limits and within Europe, with the condition of combining the most economic and environmentally friendly means of travel (lowest price + travel time + CO2 emissions).

DEADLINE for submitting online applications: 10th of June 2021 at 23:59 CEST. 

You will be informed about the results of the selection within two weeks after the deadline. Please add project.coordinator@cdnee.org to your contacts, so that you do not receive our reply in spam folder.

*All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions, or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

 

Apply Here

This project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation and supported by the European Youth Foundation of Council of Europe.

May 04 2021
Love0

Call for Prep-Team: Training ‘’Cities for All-How?’

By

Objectives of the “Cities for all – How?” are:

  1. To develop the participants’ skills of creative and efficient campaigning for spreading the message to the wider public;
  2. Create  a space to explore the new tools and strategies, adapted to the struggles of young LGBT+ individuals and women in the cities, for  lobbying the demands to the different stakeholders;
  3. Equipping  the participants with the skills of working with the local communities  and organising outreach activities on the local level, that encourage  young people’s active mobilisation around the topic of Cities for all.

If you are young (till 35) person from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo*, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Serbia, Turkey or Ukraine interested in looking for different urban approaches and questioning the existing urban planning status quo that neglects inclusivity, human rights and needs of the city dwellers and would like to work on designing the program and the follow-up of the event, you are more then encouraged to apply.

The preparatory team is composed of CDN’s Project Coordinator, EC member and several other members. PT members should speak English, be available during the preparation period, be responsible about fulfilling their tasks, have good organisational skills, be good team players and committed to the aims of the project and CDN’s values and be familiar with non-formal education methods.

Main responsibilities of the prep-team:

  • Active participation in the regular online meetings prior to the event (May-July/ 3-4 h a week);
  • Full participation in the live PT kick off meeting on 5-6th of June (4th arrival day and 7th departure day);
  • Dissemination of the call and selection of participants, preparation of participants for the activity and providing them with all the necessary information regarding the program;
  • Preparation and facilitation of the program of the activity; designing and preparing sessions based on non-formal education methodology, invitation and communication with speakers, experts, trainers and partners in accordance with the project aims (4-6 h a week);
  • Helping with the promotion of the event and ensuring media visibility;
  • Taking care of the general well-being of the participants;
  • Full participation during the entire event and prep team meeting before and after (Arrival 23rd of July, departure 1st of August );
  • Supporting in finalising the outputs;
  • Helping with the reporting of the event.

 

Being a prep-team member would offer you:

  • Working in a lively international feminist environment;
  • Experience in managing youth projects – preparation, implementation and reporting;
  • Getting familiar with Green values and GEFs & CDNs work;
  • Getting to know local Urbanists and Gender activists and their work;
  • New knowledge of lobbying theory;
  • A possibility to develop your leadership and group work skills;
  • A lot of work and a lot of fun!

 

Practicalities:

Accommodation, food, working space, travel and visa costs for preparatory team will be fully covered. The travel means will be negotiated with CDN secretariat with considering the economic and environmental aspects.

DEADLINE for submitting online applications is 6th of May, 23:59 CET.

You will be informed by e-mail approximately in 5 days after the deadline. Please add project.coordinator@cdnee.org to your contacts, so that you do not receive our reply in spam folder.

To apply click on the link here <<<

 

This project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation and supported by the European Youth Foundation of Council of Europe.

Apr 08 2021
Love0

Call for participants: Online Course ‘Cities for all: Why?’

By

About this course

The upcoming online course: “Cities for all: Inclusive urban planning and decision making in Eastern European cities” will take place on the Green European Foundation‘s  online learning platform Green Academy during May 2021. Aside from interactive educational content on the platform, learners will have the opportunity to acquire new knowledge, have fun and meet new people on weekly meetings, webinars with experts and workshops.

The course attendants will be encouraged to continue their learning in the scope of the project during the second phase which will take place in Croatia in July 2021 (subject to  COVID19 restrictions). The involvement in both events is a precondition for applying for Local Actions sub-grants that will take place in September 2021.

The Online Course “Cities for all: why?”  will aim to understand how patriarchy shapes our cities, urban infrastructure and lives of urban youth and has the following objectives:

  • Provide the participants with the theoretical knowledge on how cities are affecting the lives of young people of different genders and sexualities.
  • Create an inter-cultural safe space for young women and LGBT+ people to share their struggles and stimulate the discussion on the values, principles and the directions about the future of inclusive cities.
  • Empower the participants with the tools and analytical skills for identifying local challenges of their communities in regards of gender inclusive city planning.

The course will be based on the principles of non-formal education and intercultural learning. We strive for an active, safe and inclusive environment for direct communication and sharing of knowledge. The online course will be balanced between theoretical inputs, work in groups, discussions, and other interactive methods of non-formal learning.

 

Who should apply?

We are looking for young people:

  • Maximum 30 years old;
  • From Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo*, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine;
  • Interested in observing cities trough gender inclusion lens and a deep intersectional approach;
  • Who would like to contribute to the discussions with their local perspective;
  • Are willing to share the gained knowledge on the local level.

Participants who have experience in urbanism, activism, gender and politics or have high motivation to learn about the topic are highly encouraged to apply. People with less experience on the topics are welcome to apply and get to know more about these topics.

Practicalities:

 

Language: The main language of the course will be English.
Costs: The course is free for all participants.
Technical requirements: Internet connection and PC or/and phone.

DEADLINE for submitting online applications: 12.04.2021 at 23:59 CEST

 

You will be informed about the results of the selection within two weeks after the deadline. Please add project.coordinator@cdnee.org to your contacts, so that you do not receive our reply in spam folder.

 

To apply click on the link here <<<

 

——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–

This project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation and supported by the European Youth Foundation of Council of Europe.