One more seminar opportunity. ..

"Contemporary VISION for Development and Human Rights" Centre, with
the
support of Central European Initiative (CEI) and the Office of the
Council
of Europe in Albania is organizing an Intercultural
Training "Breaking the
Vicious Circle of Roma Cultural Isolation" on 06 – 08 June 2007,
Tirana -
Albania

Objectives of the Training:
1. Raise awareness on the positive values of Roma culture as part of
the world cultural mosaic;
2. Raise participant' s capacity and skills to effectively advocate
for
Roma rights respect;
3. Foster cross-border cooperation and exchanges among the Balkan and
Adriatic societies;
4. Development and conservation of tangible and intangible cultural
heritage.

Activities: Training and
Exposition, Publication of a Brochure.

Please find
attached a copy of the Agenda of the Training.

Place of the training: Tirana, ALBANIA

Number of training days: 3 working days (5 including travel
days)

Dates of implementation: 06 – 08 June 2007

Working language: English

Eligible countries:
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Kosovo,
Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia, and Serbia.

Participants:
The initiative involves 35 Roma and Non-Roma participants of
different
profiles: artists, journalists, jurists and other NGO activists who
are
interested in learning and giving their contribution in the promotion
of the
Roma rights and respect of diversity in their society.

Participants profile:
O 18 – 35 years old and residents in one of the countries mentioned
above;
O Be involved on one of the following fields: picture, photography,
music, dance, ethnology, history, literature, theatre, poetry etc;
media or
human right activists who work on/for Roma issues;
O Be able to perform or present their work in one of the fields
mentioned above, according to the attached agenda;
O Have a certain level of English proficiency;
O Be able to take part in the full length of the Seminar and other
activities;
O Be willing to contribute and to benefit from the goals of the
training and activities;
O Be willing to pass on information, skills, knowledge, and contacts
acquired from this course to their colleagues, peers and Community;
O Be willing to share and exchange with the other participants.

The preparatory team will make the selection of participants on the
bases of
applicants' motivation, training needs, experience and potential for
multiplication. In addition, the team will try to ensure a balance
between
gender, geographical regions, and different types of experiences,
cultural
backgrounds and organizations. Candidates who are faced with barriers
in
their practical reality of youth or minority work or life will also
be given
priority.

Technical issues:

Travel and accommodation expenses will be provided by the organizers.
The
travel expenses will be reimbursed on the spot, in cash and in Euro
or ALL
during the training. The participants should provide all the relevant
documentation and invoices of travel and visa expenses. They should
organize
their travel according to the guidelines which will be provided by
Vision
Centre team and on economic fare bases. The organizers will reimburse
only
International and Albanian local transportation expenses. NO
PARTICIPATION
FEE IS APPLIED.

Application procedure:

Please find attached the APPLICATION FORM in English. Please note
that the
deadline to receive the application forms is May 27, 2007.
Applications
received after this deadline will not be considered. The selected
participants will be notified after May 28, 2007. Please note that
due to
the large number of applications we normally receive in these types
of
activities, only selected applicants or applicants in the waiting
list will
be contacted.
The Application Forms should be submitted by 27 May 2007. by e-mail
to:
Ledio Orozi, Project Coordinator: info@qendravizion. .org

For information and application form you can visit:
www.qendravizion. org (Information page)

Please feel free to forward this message.

Greetings,
Vladislav (BG)
CEGA Foundation
www.cega.bg