CAUCASUS YOUTH AGAINST RACISM AND RELATED INTOLERANCE
International Caucasus Foundation on Minority Issues (ICFMI)
Human Rights Education Training Workshop:
CAUCASUS YOUTH AGAINST RACISM AND RELATED INTOLERANCE"
March 17-20, 2004
Baku City, Azerbaijan Republic
International Caucasus Foundation on Minority Issues will conduct a four-day
Conference for youth activists from Caucasus.
The ICFMI`s mission is to contribute to the construction of democracy in
Caucasus by improving the regions interethnic climate and promoting
principles of interethnic peace and justice based on institutional solutions
acceptable both to majority and minorities.
The objectives of the National Workshop are:
o To exchange and disseminate information on good practices to combat racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;
o To coordinate advocacy efforts at a national, regional and international
levels to implement the International Youth Declaration and Plan of Action;
o To monitor the implementation of commitments made by States in Durban (in
particular those relating to youth) and
o To promote human rights as a tool for combating racism
We will use the participatory training technique where both trainers and
participants actively engage in the development of the training. The national
training workshop will include training methodology and capacity building
components such as lessons and materials.
Participants are from all regions of Azerbaijan and three Caucasus countries
selected based on an understanding that their responsibilities will continue
after the completion of the training workshop. 27 youth representative
representing 4 countries in the Caucasus region will participate. Upon
returning to their respective country, participants will conduct a national
human rights education-training workshop. The young leaders attending the
national training workshop would then train other young leaders in their
communities and grass root youth groups.
Regional Plan of Action
During the national training workshop, participants will acknowledge with a
Regional Plan of Action to be implemented in the Caucasus region in a timeframe
of one-year. The POA will be formulated through a moderated discussion list on
the interim website on community zero to get all members and interested youth
organizations and individuals an opportunity to give their inputs and feedback.
In accordance with the outcomes of the feedback from youth members and
individuals in the Asia region, the interim steering committee will then use
this at the national human rights workshop and adopt the national Plan of
Action. The human rights education, train the trainers project being one of
them.
Program
Thursday, 16 March 2004
Arrival of participants
19:00 20: 00 Dinner
21: 00 Ice - Breaking
Wednesday, 17 March 2003, First Day
08:00 - 09:30 Breakfast
09:30 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 11:30 Opening Ceremony
Mr. Nadir Kamaladdinov, Director of International Caucasus Foundation on
Minority Issues (ICFMI)
11:30 - 11:45 Team Photo
11:45 - 12:00 Coffee - break
12:00 - 13:00 Intro to Program
Presentation of participants
Expectations of participants
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 15:00 Presentation of Working Groups
15:00 - 16:45 Working Groups
Working Group - 1: Youth NGOs co-operation at the regional and international
level
Working Group - 2: Youth NGOs and Government: the ways of interaction
Working Group - 3: Ethnic Minorities in Caucasus: increasing of role in decision
- making process
Working Group - 4: Violence in the youth environment
Working Group - 5: Cultural Education for Youth
16:45 - 17:00 Coffee - break
17:00 - 19:00 Working Groups Presentation
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner
20:00 - 21:00 Free - time
21:00 Intercultural evening
Thursday, 18 March 2004, Second Day
08:30 - 10:00 Breakfast
10:00 - 10:15 Intro to program
10:15 - 11:45 Mr. Azer Ramazanov, "Management in Youth NGOs"
11:45 - 12:00 Coffee - break
12:00 - 13:00 Discussion "Current Situation with Protection of Human Rights in
Caucasus" moderator Mr. Azer Ramazanov
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:45 Mr. Nadir Kamaladdinov, NGO Fundraising
15:45 - 16:45 Discussion Fundraising Issues moderator Mr. Nadir
Kamaladdinov, "Co-operation of Youth NGOs in Caucasus"
16:45 - 17:00 Coffee - break
17:00 - 19:00 General Discussion on Human Rights Issues
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner
20:00 - 21:30 Round - Tables
#1: What can Youth NGOs do to combat the manifestations of racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance?
#2: Combating extremism and hate speech
#3: Youth Education and awareness
#4: Mass Media role in interethnic understanding
#5: Legislation and legal defense
Friday, 19 March 2004, Third Day
08:30 - 10:00 Breakfast
10:00 - 11:00 Mr. Tural Kerimli, PR Activity of Youth Human Rights NGOs
11:00 - 11:45 Discussion PR and NGOs moderator Mr. Tural Kerimli
11:45 - 12:00 Coffee - break
12:00 - 13:00 Mr. Nadir Adilov and Mr. Ramil Iskenderov, Youth Human Rights
NGOs Campaigns: planning and conducting
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:45 Discussion Conducting Campaigns, moderator Mr. Elmari
Mamishov
15:45 - 16:45 General Discussion
16:45 - 17:00 Coffee - break
17:00 - 18:00 Conclusion
19:30 Farewell Dinner
Saturday, 20 March 2004
08:30 - 10:00 Breakfast
10:00 - 13:00 Press Conference
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
Departure of participants
Working languages:
English and Russian
Financial condition:
Accommodation will be provided by organizers
Travel expenses will be reimburse by organizers
Procedure for application:
Please send application form and CV directly to the International Caucasus
Foundation on Minority Issues (ICFMI) by post, fax or e-mail before February 20, 2004. The accepted candidates
will be informed till 5 March 2004
Deadline for applications: 20 February 2004
For additional information, please, contact to:
Nadir Kamaladdinov
International Caucasus Foundation on Minority Issues (ICFMI)
Address: 121-82, Mir-Jalal St., Baku City 370147, Azerbaijan
Phone: +99450 3288326;
Phone/Fax: +99412 682120
E-mail: nadir_kamaladdinov@hotmail.com
