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Training for Young Environmental Leaders from CEE
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Overview and schedule for 2003 and 2004
Are you a young environmentalist, between 20 and 30 years old?
Do you have the potential to be a leader?
Are you ambitious, talented and resourceful?
Are you hungry to learn new skills and broaden your horizons?
Then the Training for Young Environmental Leaders programme has been designed
for you!
Introduction
The young environmentalists of Central and Eastern Europe have the potential to
be the leaders of tomorrow. The Regional Environmental Center for Central and
Eastern Europe (REC) has teamed up with Italian NGO L'Umana DiMora to establish
a comprehensive Training for Young Environmental Leaders programme. It aims to
provide advanced training in organisational and technological methods in a
stimulating international atmosphere,
The training sessions consist of three weeks of theoretical training in a
multicultural setting at the REC's head office in Szentendre, Hungary, and a
one-week study tour in Italy, focusing on management skills; the latest
environmental methods (e.g. information technologies and market-based
solutions); and the transfer of these skills to peers.
Focus
Theoretical training involves interactive group work and individual activities
that produce tangible results - NGO and project management, campaign strategies,
media relations, communications, fundraising, business plans for NGOs, public
participation in environmental decision-making, NGOs and civil society, new
approaches to environmental problems, and much more. Participants develop
products tailored to their own needs, such as project proposals, funding
strategies, press releases and community action plans.
International exposure
After the theoretical training in Hungary, young leaders will travel to Italy to
see first-hand how environmental concerns are tackled. L'Umana DiMora will show
them how progressive farms in Italy employ sustainable agricultural practices,
how national parks protect biodiversity and how recycling plants sort, recover
and pass on valuable materials. They will also witness how NGOs in Italy carry
out environmental campaigns and organise their projects within the context of EU
regulations. Through this exposure, young leaders will contribute to actual
environmental protection programmes, thus gaining valuable experience and
building contacts for future cooperation.
Italian experts will also train participants in the preservation of protected
areas, national parks and reserves; water resource management; sustainable
agriculture and eco-tourism; waste management and cleaner production; animal and
wildlife protection; foodstuff certification; energy efficiency; air quality and
pollution; and transport and traffic.
Eligibility and funding
Participants from different backgrounds throughout Central and Eastern Europe
are eligible for the programme. You should be between 20 and 30 years old, show
a strong commitment to the environment in the CEE region, work in an
environmental NGO, with citizenship of one of the participating countries, and
speak and write English well.
For the 2003 and 2004 sessions, the REC invites participants from Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Turkey and Yugoslavia.
The REC will cover all costs related to travel, food, training fees and
accommodation for participants from the countries listed above.
Selection process
All applications are screened by the REC to identify potential participants.
Brief telephone interviews are conducted with selected participants for the
final selection. Chosen participants are informed within three weeks after the
interview.
Schedule for 2003 Training period
March 10 - April 5, 2003
May 5-31, 2003
June 16 - July 12, 2003
October 20 - November 15, 2003
Application Deadline
January 13, 2003
March 10, 2003
April 14, 2003
August 11, 2003
Schedule for 2004 Training period
January 12 - February 7, 2004
March 8 - April 3, 2004
May 3-29, 2004
June 14 - July 10, 2004
September 6 - October 2, 2004
October 18 - November 13, 2004 Application Deadline
November 10, 2003
January 12, 2004
March 8, 2004
April 5, 2004
July 5, 2004
August 16, 2004
Application and more information
Should you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact Adriana
Craciun at the REC. For your convenience, an application form is available at
the end of this document. Please complete the form in English, providing
complete information as requested, and return it by e-mail, fax or post to.
Adriana Craciun
Project Manager
NGO Support and Capacity Building Programme
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
Ady Endre ut 9-11
2000 Szentendre, Hungary
Tel. (36-26) 504-068
Fax (36-26) 311-294
E-mail: acraciun@rec.org
