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Please see attachment.
Proposal Summary:

"Youth in Action” Programme, Action 4.3 - PBA

Venue: Italy

Dates: August, 2010

Partnership deadline: January 1st, 2010

Send partnership proposals to: http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/dc/emmesabba%40hotmail.com

Project deadline: February 1st, 2010

Target group (participants) : Delegates of Organizations interested in the Theory and Practice of
Social Theatre.

The total costs (travel,
food, and accommodation) for the participants will be covered by the project.

Dear friends,

Cultural Association Orma Fluens
(Italy), along with the Department of
Arts and Sciences of Performance, "Sapienza" University of Rome,
is preparing a project proposal for the EU
Programme "Youth in Action”.

The project will be a Partnership Building Activity focused on the
preparation of a subsequent larger project on Theatre as a Social Tool
to be pres ... read more

Call for Partners
Multilateral Youth Exchange
Action 1.1
Youth in Action

Hello,
Leaders of The Third Millennium Club, an Romanian NGO, is looking for 4 partners (UE members) for a project called Future Town.
We are going to apply at 1 feb 2010.

Main theme: Future Town ( including here: Non-formal education, Urban Culture vs Traditional Culture, Contemporary issues seen by young people)

We want:
5 participants + 1 leader (for each country) , aged between 18- 23
Total= 30 participants
Eligible partners: NGO's from EU Countries (especially from Austria, Belgium, Germany, Netherland)

Where?
Buzãu, Poiana Pinului.Romania

When?
August 2010, 6 days, without travel days

100% of full accommodation costs and 30% of travel costs will be coverd.

For the beginning, please complete and send part 3 at mailto:clublmt@gmail.com, until 20 dec 2009.

Dear friends,

We are URGENTLY looking for one motivated youth for an approved EVS project. The volunteer can be from some of these countries:Germany, Finland, Czech Republic, Spain,Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia, Poland because of the sending costs which are already approved. We have the funds from our NA and don't want to spoil the project, so please contact us as soon as possible.We needd to give an answer by the end of this week- end of November.
Please see the attached info file about the project and if you have a suitable interested volunter send us Part III from your organisation and the CV and motivation letter of the volunteer so we can send you the Activity Agreement to fill in.

Tsvetina Ilieva Zaharlieva

Executive Director

Youth and Civil Initiatives in the Rose Valley
71 General Kartsov St.
Karlovo 4300
Bulgaria
telefax:00359 335 93300
mobile00359 898742757
skype:tsvetizh

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Eligibility
Candidates will be expected to show extraordinary potential for leadership and professional success, bringing new vision and commitment to the area of Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
Furthermore, candidates must comply with the following criteria:
• Granted admission to the MIT-Zaragoza Master of Engineering in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (ZLOG) program.
• Spanish citizenship.
• Fluency in English, competitive TOEFL score. Exceptions may be granted to individuals who have demonstrated evidence of advanced verbal and written proficiency in the English language.
•Completion of a four year undergraduate program equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree.
• Competitive GMAT score. Exceptions may be granted to individuals who have demonstrated strong academic achievement in completing a college degree – including some quantitative training – and evidence of advanced verbal and written proficiency in the English language.
• P ... read more

Eligibility
All nationals are eligible to apply. Candidates will be expected to show extraordinary potential for leadership and professional success, bringing new vision and commitment to the area of Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Furthermore, candidates must comply with the following criteria:
• Granted admission to the MIT-Zaragoza Master of Engineering in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (ZLOG) program.
• Fluency in English (competitive TOEFL score – Exceptions may be granted to individuals who have evidence of advanced verbal and written proficiency in the English language.
• Competitive GMAT score. Exceptions may be granted to individuals who have demonstrated strong academic achievement in completing a college degree – including quantitative training.
• Professional excellence in Logistics/Supply Chain Management or exceptional academic achievement.
Coverage
ZLC will award scholarships consisting of reductions in tuition (25 ... read more

Eligibility
Nationals and residents from the following Latin American countries are eligible to apply: Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, Bolivia, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Uruguay.
Furthermore, candidates must comply with the following criteria:
• Granted admission to the MIT-Zaragoza Master of Engineering in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (ZLOG) program.
• Have completed a four year undergraduate program equivalent to the Bachelor’s Degree with an average grade of 8.0.
• Be fluent in English, minimum TOEFL score of 105 points in the Internet based test.
• Have a competitive GMAT or GRE score. Exceptions may be granted to individuals who have demonstrated strong academic achievement in completing a college degree – including some quantitative training – and evidence of advanced verbal and written proficiency in the ... read more

Eligibility
Nationals from Mexico who are residing in Mexico in the moment of applying are eligible to apply. Furthermore, candidates must comply with the following criteria:
• Granted admission to the MIT-Zaragoza Master of Engineering in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (ZLOG) program.
• Be fluent in English (minimum TOEFL score of 105 points in the Internet based test).
• Demonstrate a competitive GMAT or GRE score. Exceptions may be granted to individuals who have demonstrated strong academic achievement in completing a college degree – including some quantitative training – and evidence of advanced verbal and written proficiency in the English language.
• Demonstrate professional excellence in Logistics/Supply Chain Management or exceptional academic achievement (minimum GPA of 3.5 on the scale of 4.0 or equivalent).
• Completion of a four year undergraduate program equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree, with an average grade of minimum 8.

Job Title : Full Tuition Scholarship for Eastern and Central Europe
Job Description : ZLOG Master of Engineering in Logistics & Supply Chain Management
• Built upon the graduate business program in supply chain management at MIT, which has consistently been ranked #1 by US News and World Report.
• Taught in English by an international faculty trained at the world’s leading universities.
• Based in Zaragoza, Spain, ZLOG is part of the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program; a unique research and education partnership between academia, industry and government.
• Provides great networking opportunities in a wide range of industries around the world.
The MIT-Zaragoza Program and Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) are awarding one Eastern and Central Europe Scholarship for an outstanding candidate to undertake the Master of Engineering in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (ZLOG) program.

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Full-Tuition Spanish National Center of Excellence Scholarship
Job Description : ZLOG Master of Engineering in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Built upon the graduate business program in supply chain management at MIT, which has consistently been ranked #1 by US News and World Report.
- Taught in English by an international faculty trained at the world’s leading universities.
- Based in Zaragoza, Spain, ZLOG is part of the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program, a unique research and education partnership between academia, industry and government.
- Provides great networking opportunities in a wide range of industries around the world.
The MIT-Zaragoza Program and Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) are awarding one full scholarship for an outstanding Spanish candidate to undertake the Master of Engineering in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (ZLOG) program.

... read more

 

Full-Tuition African Health and Humanitarian Systems Scholarship
Job Description : ZLOG Master of Engineering in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Built upon the graduate business program in supply chain management at MIT, which has consistently been ranked #1 by US News and World Report.
- Taught in English by an international faculty trained at the world’s leading universities.
- Based in Zaragoza, Spain, ZLOG is part of the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program, a unique research and education partnership between academia, industry and government.
- Provides great networking opportunities in a wide range of industries around the world.
The MIT-Zaragoza Program and Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) are awarding one African Health and Humanitarian Systems Scholarship for an outstanding candidate to undertake the Master of Engineering in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (ZLOG) program

 

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• Built upon the graduate business program in supply chain management at MIT, which has consistently been ranked #1 by US News and World Report.
• Taught in English by an international faculty trained at the world’s leading universities.
• Based in Zaragoza, Spain, ZLOG is part of the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program; a unique research and education partnership between academia, industry and government.
• Provides great networking opportunities in a wide range of industries around the world.
The MIT-Zaragoza Program and Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) are awarding scholarships for qualified candidates from around the world to undertake a Dual Degree Master’s Program at the Zaragoza Logistics Center in the academic year 2010-2011.

http://scholarship-positions.com/tuition-scholarships-%e2%80%93-dual-degree-master%e2%80%99 ... read more

To celebrate March 8, Isis Centre for Women and Development (based in Fes, Morocco and directed by Dr Fatima Sadiqi) is organizing an international conference (March 8-10, 2010) on marginalized women: single mothers, divorced women, widows, household breadwinners, in brief women without men in a globalized world seriously threatened by the impact of the financial crisis.

Source: WUNRN
http://www.wunrn.com

http://www.awid.org/eng/Women-in-Action/Events-around-the-world/Intl-Conference

Discussing these categories of women is still taboo in the overwhelming majority of the Arab-Islamic countries, sub-Saharan Africa and the countries of the global south. In addition to a couple of plenary sessions, the conference will feature workshops with grassroot activists, visits to three listening centers, life storie ... read more

Overall aim is to train youth workers, youth leaders on being able to multiply human rights in the youth field emphasis on cultural diversity with active participation of young people using non formal methodology and cross community cooperation.
Theme and the overall aim of the training course: To raise awareness and develop attitudes in connection with cultural diversity, to develop understanding and skills towards using non formal methods within human rights education in local, regional and international level. To focus on mainly respecting cultural diversity and cross community cooperation in all over Europe and more widen area. Cultural diversities are within lifestyles, traditions, histories, gender, education, minorities as traditional, sexual and new minorities, etc of young people. To build a human rights multiply network with youth leaders and youth workers who establish and implement human rights youth projects emphasis on cultural diversity in local and regional lev ... read more

The Gulf Research Center is pleased to announce the holding of the first Gulf Research Meeting to be held at Robinson College, University of Cambridge from July 7-10, 2010. The meeting is organized by the Gulf Research Center Foundation office at Cambridge and done with the support of the Center for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies of the University of Cambridge.
The overall purpose and objective of the Gulf Research Meeting is to create an academic environment to foster Gulf studies and provide broader academic exchange amongst scholars in the Gulf Region. For the
first meeting, a total of twelve workshops along topical themes pertinent to the Gulf region have been identified and an open Call for papers has now been issued. For more details on the individual workshops and the registration process, please refer to the Gulf Research Meeting Website under www.grcevent.net/cambridge. Travel allowances for the meeting are provided. There will also be an opening event for all ... read more

The 'Cities for Local Integration Policies for Migrants' (CLIP) Network will be holding a High Level Meeting on 30 November and 1 December 2009 in Brussels entitled "Intercultural approaches to community-building and cohesion in European cities - what can European integration policy learn from cities on how to manage migration and diversity in times of economic slump?”.

This meeting will examine new evidence regarding intercultural relations and related policies; with result of studies from CLIP, the Open Society Institute, the Network of European Foundations and the Fundamental Rights Agency. Read more

 

Country or region: Belgium

Cities of Migration is organising a webinar on 1 December 2009 which will focus on "Youth participation and migrant voice”. Young people make up a significant percentage of international migrants and an increasing proportion of today’s urban populations. Yet, a recent report laments that relatively little is known about the young migrant experience.

The webinar will examine projects from Oldham, Paris, London and Lisbon that look at the active participation of young people in community development and their views on identity and belonging. Read more

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The Council of Europe, in partnership with the European Commission and the Government of Quebec, is organising the conference "Interacting in diversity” - open to public authorities, social workers, migrants, researchers. It will take place in Strasbourg, France, on 7-8th December 2009.
The purpose is to analyse the social and operational frameworks, in particular the acquisition of the more suited to fostering interaction in a context of cultural diversity, especially the development of public services in our pluralist societies.
This conference will deal primarily with the following topics:
the advantages and limits of the concept of reasonable accommodation in relation to the European standards on non-discrimination;
the nature of constraints affecting and potential for the interaction of "accommodations" deployed in Europe by social workers and mediators;
the need to adapt institutional language.
Programme, registration form and practical information ca ... read more

Issue 4 of the Social Platform's quarterly four-page magazinehas recently been published. It features a timeline displaying the activities of the Platform over the past and next quarter, together with relevant EU activity for context; an interview with Linda Freimane, Co-Chair of ILGA-Europe and interesting statistics on European society.
Read more


http://www.socialplatform.org/News.asp?news=22967

 

A new report from the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre presents internationally comparable data on the situation of immigrant children in wealthy countries. The research was conducted in eight countries (Australia, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States).
The study provides detailed information on the situation of these children over a broad range of dimensions, including family composition, educational background, working status of parents, school and labour market participation.

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http://www.socialplatform.org/News.asp?DocID=22996

 

Youth Challenge Australia (YCA) is a not for profit, non religious organisation that engages volunteers aged 18-30 in community development projects in International and Indigenous Australian communities. Youth Challenge Australia currently has spots available for their upcoming programs in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico.

Youth Challenge Australia
These programs seek to provide young people with opportunities to learn more about the world, community development, language, travel and culture. Available projects include: Costa Rica: Living with local 'Ticos' and assisting a natural environment construction project; Guatemala: Being part of the rural community and assisting to boost their eco-tourism initiative; and, Mexico: Living and working in an orphanage, assisting the children and infrastructure projects. Click here

 

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It is web-site of NGO Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina, strongest national NGO network working since 1998, and besides services and information provided to its members, it has number of various information about grants, donors, conferences, seminars, etc.
www.bihngocouncil.ba

TERCA - Secretariat of BiH NGO Council

The e-learning platform for HIV/AIDS education was created by seven institutions from six countries which are in a European partnership.
Its aim is to strengthen the education and training on HIV/AIDS prevention by means of an e-learning integrated environment.

Visit the website: www.e-aids.ro

 

With support from US Agency for International Development (USAID), the International Rescue Committee in Northern Caucasus (IRC NC) is implementing Vperyod Economic Recovery program. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the largest humanitarian agencies in the world, providing relief, rehabilitation and post-conflict reconstruction support to victims of oppression and violent conflict. IRC has worked for over seven decades and today is involved in over 25 conflict zones in the world. We address both the immediate, life saving needs of conflict affected people in an emergency and the reconstruction needs in post conflict societies.

The Vperyod program aims to help communities in Chechnya and Dagestan re-energize local economies, livelihood opportunities, and improve relationships between citizens, government, and the market. IRC collaborates with two local NGO-partners to achieve the following 3 objectives:

1. Market-Led Agricultural Economic Recovery ... read more

An opportunity exists for a dynamic person (or small group) to develop international play therapy training in Romania.
Requirements for the person/group:

- Qualifications and experience in psychology, psychotherapy or related profession
- Experience in training adults
- Commitment to the emotional needs of children
- High standard of English
- Willingness to apply for a Cazier check
- Ability to run an existing national NGO from a Romanian address
- Willingness to fund-raise so that professionals can be given subsidised training leading to play therapy qualifications
- Formator certificate or willingness to obtain it

Please note that this opportunity is on a part-time voluntary basis until the training programme is launched.

To apply for this opportunity, please send an email with your CV to: Roger Day romaniaretreat@hotmail.com

 

RTI International is currently seeking qualified applicants to fill the position of Special Programs Director for HIV in Asia.
RTI is an independent organization dedicated to conducting innovative, multidisciplinary research that improves the human condition. With a worldwide staff of more than 4,000 people, RTI offers innovative research and development and a full spectrum of multidisciplinary services. Universities in North Carolina founded RTI in 1958 as the first scientific organization in and centerpiece of the Research Triangle Park.
RTI is an independent organization dedicated to conducting innovative, multidisciplinary research that improves the human condition. With a worldwide staff of more than 4,000 people, RTI offers innovative research and development and a full spectrum of multidisciplinary services. Universities in North Carolina founded RTI in 1958 as the first scientific organization in and centerpiece of the Research Triangle Park.

Job Descriptio ... read more

Grantholder contracts are aimed at developing training, career development and mobility opportunities for researchers throughout their careers The JRC offers contracts under the national employment law of the site where the JRC institute is established, to scientists embarking on doctoral studies or to established researchers who wish to participate in advanced research work conducted by an institute of the JRC.
Grantholder contracts are divided into three principal categories:
Category 20 Grantholders
Category 20 grantholder contracts are aimed at researchers starting their careers and are intended for researchers who submit a proposal for doctoral studies related to a research area published in a JRC institute's call for interest for grantholders.
Category 30 Grantholders
Category 30 grantholder contracts are aimed at researchers holding a doctoral degree or having fulfilled all the obligations to obtain a PhD (certified by their university) or having a minim ... read more

The United States Government, represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking concept papers from qualified Applicants for funding of Grants and/or Cooperative Agreements. The purpose of this Annual Program Statement (APS) is to publicize United States Government (USG) plans to fund a limited number of awards through USAID/Washington to support increased capacity among international family planning (FP) organizations, in order to increase the availability of quality FP services worldwide. This APS provides prospective applicants with a fair opportunity to develop and submit applications to USAID for potential funding. If an award is made under this APS, implementing partners will be supported to enhance their capacity to manage and scale up family planning interventions worldwide and in specific targeted country settings.
f you would like to receive notifications of changes to the grant opportunity click send me change notification ema ... read more

he thematic programme ‘Investing in People’ pursues a broad approach to development and poverty reduction, with the general aim of improving human and social development levels in partner countries in accordance with the United Nations Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals. It is based on Article 12 of the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI)8, and is detailed in the Strategy Paper for the Thematic Programme 2007-2013
More information on the web site.

Deadline: 2010/01/08

Following the publication of the special Issue «Transhumanism?», online journal Re-public calls for participations in order to create an online exhibition website for artworks of any kind (but adaptable to the internet like, but not limited to, pictures, videos, comics, caricatures, drawing, digitalized paintwork…)
Proposed artworks would ideally be original, created for this exhibition, but it’s possible to propose old ones.
The texts which accompany the artworks must be either in English, in Greek, or in French.
Artworks must be send via www.transhumanism.gr

 before the end of November 2009.
An international selection committee, with artist, art professionals, and H+ thinkers will choose the artworks and will propose the structure of their online presentation.

Deadline: 2009/11/29

Youth workers, youth leaders, young researchers, journalists, young bloggers or young artists or occasional trainers involved with intercultural dialogue and/or youth policy aged between 18 and 30 (exceptions will be possible) are invited to participate in a seminar on youth policy in intercultural dialogue in the Euro-Mediterranean region, organised by the Council of Europe in cooperation with Anna Lindh Foundation.
Please note that the application form addressed to the Council of Europe should be submitted on-line at http://courses.opencontent.it

, by 25th November 2009. P.S. If you reside in a country beyond the Council of Europe member states and the states parties to the European Cultural Convention, with questions concerning applications to the Seminar, you are advised to contact the Anna Lindh Foundation.
Deadline: 2009/11/25
Country or region: France

In memory of Rhonda Williams, associate editor of Feminist Economics from 1994 to 1998, the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) has established a prize to help scholars from underrepresented groups in IAFFE, whose work reflects Rhonda Williams's legacy of scholarship and activism, attend the annual IAFFE conference and present a paper.
The prize is oriented towards junior untenured scholars and activists.

Amount: $500 to be awarded at the IAFFE conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 22-24, 2010.

Criteria: The recipient's work in activism, advocacy, or scholarship should demonstrate a commitment to one or more of the following issues:
* Inequalities based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or nationality.
* Interrelationships among racism, sexism, homophobia, and classism.
* Connections between scholarship and activism.

Special consideration will be given to applicants from groups not well represented in ... read more

On the occasion of International Human Rights Day on 10 December, an art competition is being launched by KISA - Action for Equality, Support, Antiracism, member of ENAR Cyprus, and the Turkish Cypriot Human Rights Foundation. It aims to promote and highlight the importance of Human Rights Day. Entries can be submitted in two categories: photography and painting/poster.
The winning entries as well as a selection of the best artwork submitted will be presented at a ceremony on 10 December 2009. The deadline for applications is 2 December 2009.

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Deadline: 2009/12/02

The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in partnership with Adobe Youth Voices seeks youth-produced film, video and animated works on human rights issues made by youth ages 19 and under for its third annual YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE program.
Armed with digital cameras, computers and their own boundless creativity, young people across the globe are bravely exposing human rights issues faced by themselves and their communities. YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE provides a platform for youth to share their perspectives with audiences worldwide.

Selected films will travel to:

* Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, New York : June 10-24, 2010
* Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, London : March 2011 (dates tba)
* Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, San Francisco: March 2011 (dates tba)
* Selected films will be included in the 2010 Traveling Film Festival
* Films will be added to the Adobe Youth Voices and Human Rights ... read more

Applications are invited from Indian nationals pursuing doctoral studies at UK universities who are in their penultimate or final year.
Three or four grants are given every year, currently of £1000. They are intended as a contribution towards the costs of completing a doctorate.

Subjects covered
History, literature, archaeology, philosophy, performing and creative arts
Subjects not covered include management, sciences, economics, law and publishing
This list is illustrative and is intended as a guide.
Who is eligible?
Applicants should Be Indian citizens, domiciled and resident Be between 25 and 38 years To have a good knowledge of English Be in the penultimate or final year of their doctoral studies at a UK university Not have received a CWIT grant within the last five years
How to apply
Applications should be made by e-mail to the Secretary of the Charles Wallace India Trust at cwit@btinternet.com.
Applications should include a b ... read more

This program provides scholarships to attend a broad range of three- to four-week summer courses at German universities which focus mainly on literary, cultural, political and economic aspects of modern and contemporary Germany.
Extensive extracurricular programs complement and reinforce the core material.

A number the University Summer Course Grants are made possible by the DAAD Alumni Association of the US, including one that is specially earmarked for an applicant in the fine arts.
Scholarships are awarded to students pursuing full-time study at Canadian or US colleges or universities. There are no restrictions as to field of study, but applicants must have attained at least Sophomore standing (second-year standing in Canada) at the time of application.

As a rule, applicants must be citizens of Canada or the US. Foreign nationals may be eligible to apply if they have been full-time students at an American or Canadian university for at least one year at t ... read more

The internships are in the following areas:

* User modeling & adaptive systems specialist: Duties include evaluating existing methods and developing new approaches for task
detection, plan recognition and other user modeling technologies. The candidate must be currently enrolled in computer science or similar graduate program and should have prior experience in user modeling or machine learning. Knowledge of reinforcement learning or Bayesian approaches is especially desirable.

* User interface specialist: Duties include assisting with usability studies and design and implementation of human-computer interfaces.
The candidate must be currently enrolled in a computer science, MIS, or similar graduate program and should have prior experience in user interface design and implementation. Some programming will be required and familiarity with C# or .NET is preferred.

* Complex event analysis specialist: Duties include evaluating existing ... read more

Youth Challenge Australia (YCA) is a not for profit, non religious organisation that engages volunteers aged 18-30 in community development projects in International and Indigenous Australian communities. Youth Challenge Australia currently has spots available for their upcoming programs in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico.

Youth Challenge Australia
These programs seek to provide young people with opportunities to learn more about the world, community development, language, travel and culture. Available projects include: Costa Rica: Living with local 'Ticos' and assisting a natural environment construction project; Guatemala: Being part of the rural community and assisting to boost their eco-tourism initiative; and, Mexico: Living and working in an orphanage, assisting the children and infrastructure projects.

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The work consists in preparing and offering a wide, varied programme of education and leisure activities for those young people who are not integrated in the social life which allow them to know other young people in town and break their isolation. Moreover, to complement those activities which are organised in the field by the Town Council.
Keep in mind that the daily activity of the the volunteers involve also a part of "office work” and public attention whithin the Municipalities Offices of Mobility and Youth and Cultural Diversity.
More informations on website.

Deadline: 2009/12/17
Country or region: Spain

The "International Research Center for Intercultural Studies” (C.I.R.S.I.) promotes an International symposium on "Identities, gender and in-equalities" in order to extend and deepen the debate on gender and migration launched by the first issue of the Quarterly Journal "Temperanter” which will be presented on that occasion ("Temperanter”, n. 1, January-March 2010: "Women and Equal Opportunities: a Challenge for Everyone”).
Segregation and exclusion of non-dominant ethnic, linguistic, sexual, religious, etc. groups, have been consolidated through time by the instauration of a discriminatory system based on the imposition of false and subordinating representations. A wider interest on these topics has determined an important progress at the theoretical and philosophical level, although rarely followed by effective policies and practices. The following topics can be presented through the most appropriate scientific approach (sociological, literary, psychological, jur ... read more

We are looking for examples of successful past or ongoing inclusive education programs for people with disabilities in Europe & Eurasia to be referenced as case studies pf best practices in an analytical paper addressing the issue in the region.

Any reference to/contact information of local NGOs that have implemented or evaluated such programs would be great. Key countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijani, Belarus, Bosnia, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine. But I will take good examples in other E&E countries that could be used as regional models.

Please contact directly Lynn Losert at llosert@jbsinternational.com

 

Gain college credits while experiencing Italy. High academic standards and individual attention. Scholarship funds available for U.S. and Canadian students: the IKE Relief Scholarships for Texas students; the Iowa Flood Relief Scholarships; the Katrina Relief Scholarships for students from states hit by Katrina; and scholarships for NSCS members, amongst others. Interdisciplinary courses in various fields of study.

 

 

 

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