Erasmus+ Training course "Democratic Citizenship" in Barcelona, Spain (Fully Funded)

 A great 8-day training course in Barcelona about Democratic Citizenship for 26 educators and youth workers who wish to develop competences to prevent polarisation based on the principles of intercultural democratic citizenship and human rights education. This course is coordinated by AHEAD and run by an international team of expert trainers from Lebanon, Tunisia and the Council of Europe pool of experts.

Host Organisation

the Association of Human Rights Educators (AHEAD) based in Barcelona, Spain. AHEAD supports since 2009 youth work, intercultural dialogue and human rights education as conditions to strengthen the commitment towards a culture of peace, sustainable development, democratic citizenship and solidarity among communities in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

AHEAD holds the Erasmus+ Accreditation and has a sound experience on hosting youth workers' mobilities and developing non formal education tools and methodologies creating synergies with civil society, formal education and social enterprises.

Project Description

The training course "Democratic Citizenship: Euro-Mediterranean Youth Work in polarised communities" focuses on developing youth work competences to prepare, implement and evaluate youth work initiatives contributing to democratic citizenship.

Youth workers will develop competences to analyse the causes, the consequences and the dynamics of polarisation and design local initiatives contributing to democratic citizenship practices in polarised communities. The course will also foster cooperation strategies among youth work organisations in the Euro-Mediterranean area as a direct follow-up of the project

Eligibility

- This training available to educators and youth workers who wish to develop competences to prevent polarisation based on the principles of intercultural democratic citizenship and human rights education..

- You are a resident in one of these countries ( Algeria, Belgium, France, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Tunisia)

- Participants will be selected by the coordination team according to their Application form. Previous experience, youth work background and potential to develop concrete follow-up will be specially taken into account.

- All participants must be 18 years old or over.

- All participants must be able to communicate and work in English.

Finance and Benefits

- An enrolment fee of 45€ is payable by EU countries participants and 25€ by participants from non-EU countries.

- Full board and accommodation for the duration of the Training Course will be provided and paid for by the organisers.

- Visa Costs will be reimbursed at the 100%

- On presentation of all the required receipts and proofs of payment, the transportation costs will be reimbursed at the 70% of the maximums established for each country as following:- 

Spain= 100 euros

Belgium, France, Italy, Malta, Morocco and Portugal= 300 euros

Algeria, Cyprus, Grece, Tunisia and Turkey = 400 euros 

Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon= 700 euros

- Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity.

Note: Do not book your travel until your participation has been confirmed 

Timeline

Deadline: The deadline for applications submission is 14th of February 2023 .

Results: The selections results will be published on 13th of March 2023.

Arrival day: Saturday the 1st of April 2023.

Departure day: o Saturday the 8th of April 2023.

How to Apply?

If you want to participate in this training course, you must fill in the application form HERE

For more details about the project check the info-pack from HERE

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