Joint Civic Education

Region: Caucasus
Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia (North Caucasus), Turkey (Northeast Anatolia)
Language: EN

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About the program

"Joint Civic Education" assembles all activities in the Caucasus region in the field of active citizenship education of MitOst and Theodor-Heuss-Kolleg. "Joint Civic Education" combines five country programs and one regional cross-border program. The first supports grass-root initiatives of young adults, the later qualifies young professionals of the civil society sector.

Country programs

Mission

Motivating and enabling young adults for civic involvement
Contributing in strengthening civil society
Recruiting junior associates for civil society actors
Promoting active citizenship education

Target group

Young adults in the ages of 18 to 24
Motivated for activities in the fields of culture, charity, education, media, ecology and social entrepreneurship
Interested in non-formal education
English skills

Curriculum 2012

1. Introductory seminar (8 days in April/May)

Identifying challenges in the social environment
Setting objectives for individual development
Designing a volunteer project

2. Practice Seminar (6 days in July/August)

Conceptualizing the volunteer project schedule
Acquiring competences in project management
Developing an agenda for the project team work

3. Project implementation (August - October)

Finding project partners
Involving the community
Implementing the project

4. Reflecting seminar (6 days in November)

Evaluating the personal learning process
Analyzing the project work
Initiating alumni network activities

Regional program

Mission

Empowering regional civil society
Building a network of civil society actors
Qualifying young professionals in civic education
Promoting active citizenship education

Target group

Aged between 20 and 30 years
Associated to an organization of the civil society sector in one of the target contries
Lookin for an ambitious methodical and personal qualification
Interested in designing cross-border cooperation