Call for participants at the School for active citizenship
The School for Active Citizenship has been organized to train youth, representatives of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and informal groups in the necessary knowledge and skills for undertaking civic initiatives.
Within the School for Active Citizenship, Forum-Center for Strategic Research and Documentation (Forum-CSRD) announces this call for a new group of participants who will attend three training modules in 2014.
The first module will be held in February, the second in April and the third in June. The first module is an introduction aimed at familiarizing participants with the basic terms and tools necessary for active civic engagement. The subjects to be covered will include:
- Introduction to the terminology of civil society
- The structure of society and the place of the civil sector
- Civic initiative
- The citizen, his/her place and opportunities for active participation in the public sphere (state, politics, civil society, media)
The second module will focus on adopting and developing practical tools related to:
- Civil society public relations and relations with authorities as part of civic activism
- Communication with the media
- Oratory skills
The third module is a one-day session where training participants will have an opportunity to share their experiences with the first, second, third, fourth and the fifth group of participants of the School for Active Citizenship.
Criteria that should be met by the applicant:
- Age range: 18 – 35 years old
- Active membership in a CSO or informal group
The ethnic and gender balance of the group will be considered in the selection of participants.
Candidates interested in attending the School should email their CV together with a letter of motivation to the Forum-CSRD project coordinator, Sonja Ismail, at: sonja@forum-csrd.org.mk.
Deadline for application: January 31, 2014.
The USAID Civil Society Project is implemented by Foundation Open Society – Macedonia in partnership with four CSOs: Youth Educational Forum (YEF); Forum – Center for Strategic Research and Documentation (Forum-CSRD); Center for Civic Communications; and Reactor – Research in Action.