{"id":585,"date":"2017-08-04T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T14:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.voicealps.org\/?p=585"},"modified":"2017-08-04T14:46:43","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T14:46:43","slug":"open-call-for-participants-my-village-our-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voicealps.org\/en\/open-call-for-participants-my-village-our-network\/","title":{"rendered":"OPEN CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS \u2013 \u201cMY VILLAGE, OUR NETWORK\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nDo you have plans to be a \u201cleader\u201d in your village \/ town \/ community?<\/em><\/strong>
\nDo you want to learn about activism,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>entrepreneurship, digital skills and media<\/em><\/strong>?<\/em><\/strong>
\nDo you think that your \u201cvoice\u201d is important in your community and you want to be heard?<\/em><\/strong>
\nInterested?\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Then apply to \u201cMy village, our network\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What is and why does \u201c<\/strong>My village, our network\u201d\u00a0exist?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The\u00a0\u201cMy village, our network\u201d\u00a0project was born to fulfil perceived needs related to development and\/or strengthening of the youth from rural areas of Vojvodina and North Albania for community activism by empowering them to use digital skills in order to address important issues in their communities and enabling them to connect with youth from the other country for the exchange of ideas and blog portal development.<\/p>\n

Positive change is possible only through comprehensive and a proactive approach and that can be done with young people who want to learn and then to invest their time and knowledge in development of their multicultural and multiethnic area through tourism development, community activism, social entrepreneurship and by raising awareness about positive examples.<\/p>\n

What are we looking for?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201c<\/strong>My village, our network\u201d is an intensive learning three day training aiming at increasing skills and readiness to lead by sharing and acquiring best practices and improving leadership and digital skills.<\/p>\n

We are looking for\u00a012 highly motivated and active youth<\/strong>\u00a0(18-30 years old),\u00a0high school and college students and young professionals alike<\/strong>, with sufficient command of English, who are socially active and come from rural communities and municipalities of Vojvodina and northern Albania who want to participate in a challenging learning event.<\/p>\n

When and Where?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

My village our network will take place on two locations at the same time:<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Novi Sad, Serbia<\/strong>, from\u00a013th to 15th of August 2017<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In Shkoder, Albania,<\/strong> from\u00a013th to 15th of August 2017<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

All costs are covered, but what do they cover?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This project is financed by the OSCE Mission to Serbia within the framework of the project,\u00a0\u201cEnhancing regional connectivity among Serbian and Albanian youth actors\u201d\u00a0<\/em>which aims to support youth actors from Serbia and Albania in engaging in connectivity, co-operation, and dialogue. All costs relevant to participation in the project will be covered by the OSCE Mission to Serbia, which includes:<\/p>\n