November 2002, Issue no 12
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1. Funding Opportunities

2. Announcements and Upcoming Events

The National Institute of Health (NIH), USA announces
Health, Environment and Economic Development Program (HEED)
Application deadline: November 30 ( for Letter of Intent)


Funding is available for research studies that generate and/or test hypotheses examining the interactions among health, environment, and economic development, as well as the impact on health status of development projects or policies that affect the ecosystem. The aim is to foster discovery and reduce global health disparities by supporting international research collaborations in basic, clinical and applied biomedical, behavioural and health sciences. The research must be interdisciplinary and must include plans for research capacity-strengthening and policy dissemination. The primary foreign collaborator must either hold a full-time faculty research position or should have a full-time faculty position with a strong research commitment. Applicants may request a project period of up to two years and a budget of up to $100,000 per year in direct costs or four modules of $25,000.

More information: http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TW-03-005.html
nugentra@mail.nih.gov


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The Evens Foundation announces
Evens Prize for Intercultural Education
Application deadline: November 30, 2002


The Evens Foundation would like to invite applications from candidates for the third Evens Prize for Intercultural Education. The Evens Foundation prize is awarded to a project (or organisation) which has contributed to the integration of European citizens in the field of intercultural education, and has demonstrated determination and creativity. The Foundation calls upon a committee of independent experts to choose the prize winner. The prize can be conditional, if the jury decides so, and consists of a sum of 30.000 _ for the laureate and 5.000 _ for the second and third prizes, as encouragement for the work undertaken. A further financial injection is envisaged in the second year.
The selection criteria
- Projects active in the field of intercultural education that have made an important contribution to the development of harmonious relations in mixed regions.
- Projects involving at least two EU member
or candidate member countries.
- Projects with a long-term vision and an innovating social influence.
- Projects that benefit a substantial number of people and preferably directed towards more than one target group, e.g. youngsters, teachers, parents, and between the majority and the minorities.
- Projects that recognise the dynamics in cultures.
- Projects in their implementation phase in order to allow for evaluation.

More information: www.evensfoundation.be
ef@evensfoundation.be


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Yale University announces
World Fellows Program at Yale University
Application deadline: December 1, 2002


Each September 16 to 18 World Fellows come to Yale's campus in New Haven, Connecticut, for a concentrated 13-week program designed specifically for those leading and refining the critical institutions in societies around the globe. To augment their accelerating careers, the World Fellows Program provides a lively intellectual setting within which to analyze issues, debate goals, define strategies, reexamine values, and undertake a unique set of professional development opportunities. Recognizing that contemporary issues and problems defy easy categorization, the scope of the World Fellows Program is deliberately interdisciplinary, flexible, and capable of meeting the needs of Fellows across a wide range of fields. The Yale World Fellows Program seeks applications from early mid-career emerging leaders who have distinguished themselves within their own professions, regions, countries, or at an international level. Successful applicants uniformly possess the extraordinary qualities of mind and character that strong leadership requires. Candidates for the Fellowship must demonstrate themselves to be driving forces for action or effective catalysts of change. In significant ways and in significant arenas, each must show promise of a career trajectory of increasing responsibility and impact. World Fellows are selected from a wide range of fields and disciplines including government, business, nongovernmental organizations, religion, academia, the military, media, and the arts.

More information: www.yale.edu/worldfellows
world.fellows@yale.edu


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Call for LGI Research Interns
Application deadline: December 1, 2002


LGI is currently accepting applications for its research internship program. Interns will work on a voluntary basis at the LGI office (located in the Budapest headquarters of the Open Society Institute) in a diverse, challenging and exciting environment on various topics related to local public policy development, decentralization, public service reform, and multi-ethnic community management. The internship cycle will last for a period of four - six months depending on the availability of selected applicant. Interns must have excellent writing, research and communication skills and must hold at least a BA degree (MA desirable) in an area related to public policy or political science. Interns should be knowledgeable about the Eastern European region, Southeastern Europe or Central Asia, able to work independently and computer literate. Familiarity with online research and a commitment to working in the region are a bonus.

More information: http://lgi.osi.hu
Petra Kovacs, kovacsp@osi.hu


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The American Councils for International Education announces
Balkans Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP)
Application deadline: December 27, 2002


The Balkans JFDP is a non-degree, professional development program intended to provide opportunities for junior university faculty with great potential as scholars and instructors in their disciplines to:
- develop new courses and implement curriculum reform at their home institutions;
- cultivate teaching skills and techniques derived from exposure to U.S. educational methods;
- expand the information base in their fields of study, and;
- become a vehicle for on-going contact and exchange between home and host institutions.
The competition is open to citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The faculty must currently teach at a higher educational institution in their home country (with the exception of those applying in the field of Library and Archival Science). The faculty must also have a mastery of the English language, and possess an advanced university degree (equivalent to a Magistar or Specijalizatsija) or two years of teaching experience in an institution of higher education. JFDP fields for 2003-2004 are as follows: American Studies, Business Administration, Economics, Education Administration, Environmental Studies, History, International Affairs, Journalism, Law, Library & Archival Science, Political Science
Public Administration and Public Policy .

More information: http://www.actr.org/JFDP/index.html
general@americancouncils.org


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The Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict announces
Ethnopolitical Conflict: A Summer Institute
Application deadline: January 1, 2003


The Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict will offer an interdisciplinary 10-week Summer Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, June-August 2003. The Summer Institute is designed to bridge the gap between research and practice by bringing together social scientists and practitioners to study the origins and consequences of ethnopolitical conflict, including issues relevant to working with refugees and others suffering from this conflict. Applicants should have the Ph.D. degree, or a Masters degree augmented with significant field experience; previous Summer Fellows have included academics, clinicians, and government, military, and NGO officers. The Center expects to support approximately 15 Fellows, including tuition, travel, and living expenses.

More information: http://psych.upenn.edu/sacsec
Roy J. Eidelson, Ph.D., royeidel@psych.upenn.edu
Tel: 215-898-3510
Fax: 215-573-0653


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Echoing Green announces
The Echoing Green Fellowship Program
Application deadline: January 6, 2003


The Echoing Green Fellowship Program gives social change entrepreneurs tools and resources to start public service projects in fields including education, environment, arts, health, youth service, community/economic development, and civil rights. Fellows receive a two-year $60,000 stipend, health and dental insurance, networking opportunities, and technical assistance.

More information: http://www.echoinggreen.org/index.htm?id=12


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The University of Louisville announces
Grawemeyer Award in Ideas Improving World Order
Application deadline: January 10, 2003


The University of Louisville is currently accepting nominations for the annual Grawemeyer Award in Ideas Improving World Order. This award is administered by the Department of political science and carries a substantial cash prize ($200,000). The initial submission process is relatively simple: nominators must complete a one-page form (available in Word on the web page) and submit a nomination letter. Self-nomination is also permitted. Any work published or presented between January 1998 and December 2002 is potentially eligible. Previously submitted nominations may be resubmitted.

More information: http://www.grawemeyer.org/worldorder/index.html
http://apsanet.org/PS/dec98/payne.cfm
R.Payne@louisville.edu


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The Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs announces
The Carnegie nonresidential Fellows Program
Application deadline: January 15, 2003


The Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs is now accepting applications for its nonresidential Fellows Program. The program supports promising younger scholars, educators, and practitioners who are engaged with the ethical dimensions of international affairs. The program is open to junior scholars and mid-career professionals worldwide. Individuals from developing countries are encouraged to apply. All fellows must be fluent in English. Candidates must link their applications to one of the Council's five program areas: Environmental Values, Ethics and the Use of Force, History and the Politics of Reconciliation, Human Rights, or Justice and the World Economy.

More information: http://www.cceia.org/programs/fellows.html
fellows@cceia.org


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Rockefeller Foundation fellowships 2003-2004 - facing global capital, finding human security: a gendered critique
Application deadline: January 31, 2003


The National Council for Research on Women and the Center for the Study of Women and Society at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) announce a competition for at least two residential fellowships during the 2003-2004 academic year. Applications are invited from scholars, activists and policy-makers conducting innovative interdisciplinary work on the intersections of human security, globalization, citizenship, human rights, gender and agency. The Program Facing Global Capital, Finding Human Security: a Gendered Critique provides an opportunity to consider cross-disciplinary approaches to understanding human security, a construct being newly addressed in the international community. It will rethink the dynamics of women and girls' activism in a context of increasing globalisation. Feminist discourses on globalisation, human rights, citizenship, personal and collective agency will be examined with a view to analysing what constitutes human security at the beginning of the 21st century and the role and potential of women's organizing and engagement in social and political action. During their residencies, Fellows, through individual and collaborative work, will explore the potential of a human security framework for evaluating, promoting and sustaining women's leadership and innovation. Drawing on experiences, theory, research, organizing and advocacy, they will focus on the factors and forces that condition people's social, economic, and political security. The Program will award fellowships of varying lengths (from four to eight months). Fellows will participate in an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together scholars, researchers and advocates/policy-makers. Fellows will receive a stipend, access to libraries, computer facilities, and office space and equipment. Fellows may draw on the full range of resources offered by the National Council for Research on Women and the Graduate Center/CUNY.

More information: http://www.ncrw.org/initiatives/rockefeller_application_form.html
ncrw@ncrw.org


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2003 Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships available for developing world, print journalists
Application deadline: February 1, 2003


Mid-career, print journalists from developing and former Soviet countries are invited to apply for the 2003 intake of the Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships (AFPF). The deadline for receipt of applications is February 1, 2003 for the program that begins in June 2003. Approximately 12 Fellows are selected annually. Unique among the many training programs available to journalists, AFPF is the only one to offer a non-academic, long-term, hands-on experience in a single newsroom. Fellows spend six months in the U.S. learning about the professional and ethical standards of the U.S. print media. Each Fellow is assigned as a staff reporter to a single American newsroom in a major or mid-size city for the duration of the program. Typically attached to the city desk, Fellows may rotate among other sections. Fellows must speak and write English fluently so that they can enter fully into daily newsroom activities. In addition, Fellows are between the ages of 25 and 35; must have at least three years of professional print journalism experience; demonstrate a personal commitment to a career in journalism in their home country, and be currently employed with an independent media organization in the country of citizenship. Due to requirements of reporting in the U.S., preference is given to applicants who are proficient in using computers and driving automobiles. AFPF pays all costs of program-related international and domestic U.S. travel and provides a monthly stipend to cover basic living expenses.

More information: www.pressfellowships.org
info@pressfellowships.org


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The Program on Global Security and Cooperation (GSC) announces
Grants for Research Collaboration in Conflict Zones
Application Deadline: February 1, 2003


These grants are designed to support new perspectives and approaches to understanding and ameliorating the root causes of conflict in those regions. The GSC Program is particularly interested in applications proposing innovative forms of collaboration between researchers from different professional backgrounds such as academics, NGO activists, journalists, lawyers, and others. The research team should submit a joint proposal with one person designated as the principal investigator. The proposed research project should contribute to the generation or exchange of new perspectives, knowledge and data about underlying causes of violent conflicts. The project should also address the practices, policies, and politics of actors involved in conflict prevention and in the processes of peace-building, peacemaking or peacekeeping. Additionally, the research project should facilitate the creation of networks, and other forms of intellectual exchange. It should also include an effort to reach broader audiences, for example, through research reports, published articles, edited volumes, web sites, workshops or symposia for the public dissemination of research findings. The Global Security Program will, where appropriate, assist in the dissemination of research findings.

TERMS

- The grant is for a period of 4-6 months.
- The starting date for the grant period is September, 1, 2003.
- The maximum award is $12,000.
- A written final product is required.

More information: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/gsc/conflict_peace_and_social_transformations/CZ.page


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The Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies, Center for Civil Society Studies announces
International Fellows in Philanthropy Program
Application deadline: February 25, 2003


This program based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, affords an opportunity for advanced study, research, and training for up to eight participants each year who are involved in studying or managing private nonprofit, or philanthropic organizations outside of the United States, or working as NGO liaisons in the public or commercial sectors. Fellowships, which can be an academic year or semester, are available at both the Junior and Senior level. Are eligible candidates who: 1) have demonstrated a high degree of interest, experience, and professional competence in research, management or general leadership related to the voluntary, nongovernmental, nonprofit or philanthropic sector; or 2) non profit liaison officers established by governments and multinational organizations who play a role in linking with nonprofit organizations through project partnerships, legal reform initiatives, and a variety of other activities. Candidates are expected to have attained a university diploma equivalent to the American Bachelors of Arts or Science degree and be capable of carrying out independent research and inquiry. A high degree of English fluency is required as demonstrated by a score of 600 or higher on the TOEFL exam. There are no restrictions as to nationality.

More information: http://www.jhu.edu/~philfellow
Carol Wessner, cwessner@jhu.edu


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The British Academy announces:
Grants for Joint Projects with South East Europe
Application deadline: April 30, 2003


Wishing to promote links between British scholars and scholars in South East Europe, the British Academy has set aside special funds to support joint activities between British scholars and partners in the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey and Yugoslavia. Applications must be for projects involving genuine collaborative work between a defined group of scholars in one, or possibly two, other countries. Priority may be given to applications involving either the initiation of a new programme, or a special activity to bring an existing programme to completion. Grants will be offered to support travel and maintenance costs in both the partner country and in Britain, either for individual visits, or for workshops and symposia. The funding is not intended to cover major research expenses, for which support must be sought from other sources. The level of funding available from the international partner will be taken into account, with greater priority being given to those projects where partner funding is available.
Eligibility
- Grants are available for advanced research, at postdoctoral or equivalent level or beyond, in the fields of the humanities and social sciences.
- Applicants must be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.
- Awards will not be made retrospectively; applications must be made in time for them to be considered well before the research is due to begin.
Grants are available to a maximum of £2,500 per year for up to two years. Grants will be offered for one year in the first instance, with subsequent support dependent upon a satisfactory report on the progress of the project. Awards are offered for travel and maintenance expenses only.

More information: http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/seejpnfa.html
Telephone: 020 7969 5220
Fax: 020 7969 5414
Email: overseas@britac.ac.uk


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Conflict Transformation in Multi-Cultural Youth Activities
18 - 29 March 2003 , Strasbourg, France
Application deadline: December 1, 2002


The overall objective of this course is to enable participants to competently deal with issues of conflict and conflict transformation in educational activities involving multi-cultural groups of participants. Within this context, the training course will specifically focus on how to work on conflict transformation in youth work and how to use intercultural approaches to conflict transformation.
Objectives of the Training Course
The core objectives of this training course are:
- To familiarise the participants with commonly used concepts of conflict transformation;
- To develop intercultural competence among the participants;
- To develop the awareness of participants about the different levels on which conflict can occur (inter-personal, organisational, between groups, inter - national, etc.);
- To use the multi-cultural group of participants as a learning space on conflict transformation;
- To develop the awareness of participants about the conditions under which conflicts arise in multi-cultural youth work contexts;
- To develop the competence of participants in using different approaches to conflict transformation;
- To help participants contextualise modern day conflict and its causes in the framework of international and multi-cultural youth activities;
- To train participants in the use of intercultural learning approaches to conflict;
- To raise participants' awareness concerning the diversity of potential conflict situations they may encounter in multi-cultural youth work contexts;
- To assist participants' in assessing the roots of conflicts of diverse natures (social, cultural, political, etc.)

More information: E-mail : nina.kapoor@coe.int
http://www.coe.int/Youth/


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What kind of political cleavages for Central and Eastern Europe?
May 9-10, 2003, Brussles, Belgium
Application deadline: December 1, 2002


The present conference invites to a debate on the divisions in conceptualization regarding the links between political cleavages and political conflict. The aim of this assembly should be not to cancel these divisions but to open a clear debate among the main scholarly subfields.
The papers should concern two main approaches: theoretical and empirical.
The main questions are:
Which are the characteristics of the Eastern European cleavages in comparison with the classical pattern?
- Was it a uniform translation of political cleavages in all the ex-communist area after the fall of the Wall? Are there important sub-divisions? Which are the most important divisions?
- How can history explain certain cleavages? Are the precommunist or the communist inheritances important for the current political actors?
- Can the new application of cleavage theory in Central and Eastern Europe affect or enrich the classical pattern of cleavage studies?
- Can be seen in Central and Eastern Europe a real translation of social conflicts in political parties?
- How did the Church influence the cleavage landscape in Central and Eastern Europe? There is any difference between the orthodox and the catholic countries?
- What is the relevance of the rural/urban cleavage? How did the communist collectivization influence this issue?
What is the relevance of an ethnic cleavage? How can it influence the general political landscape?
A short description of your presentation should be sent (in English or French) to jmdewael@ulb.ac.be with the subject "conference May 2003", until December 1. The Central and Eastern European researchers could apply for a financial help for accommodation.

More information: http://www.ulb.ac.be/soco/cevipol
jmdewael@ulb.ac.be


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CALL FOR PAPERS: International Conference on Policy Modeling
July 3-5, 2003, Istanbul, Turkey
Application deadline: December 15, 2002


The goal of the conference is to promote the exchange of ideas among economists conducting quantitative analysis for policy and decision-making in the public and private sector. Particular emphasis will be placed on econometric and applied general equilibrium modeling. The meeting will cover all areas of applied modeling for economics, finance and decision making in the government and business world.

More information: http://www.ecomod.net
Ali.Bayar@ecomod.net, Prof. Ali H. Bayar, Free University of Brussels
Phone: +32-2-650 4115


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Summer Institute at the University of Pennsylvania
June-August 2003, Pennsylvania, USA
Application deadline: January 1, 2003


The Summer Institute is designed to bridge the gap between research and practice by bringing together social scientists and practitioners to study the origins and consequences of ethno political conflict, including issues relevant to working with refugees and others suffering from this conflict. Applicants should have the Ph.D. degree, or a Masters degree augmented with significant field experience; previous Summer Fellows have included academics, clinicians, and government, military, and NGO officers. The Center expects to support approximately 15 Fellows, including tuition, travel, and living expenses.

More information: http://psych.upenn.edu/sacsec
Solomon Asch Center, University of Pennsylvania,
St. Leonard's Court Suite 305, 3819-33 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia, PA 19104


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European Week Eindhoven 2003 , Dynamic Europe, Passengers on a stationairy journey?
31st March - 4th April 2003, Eindhoven, The Nederlands
Application deadline: January 1, 2003


The European Week Eindhoven (EWE) is the biggest European student event of its kind. It is being organised bi-annually by students of the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e). About 450 students from all over Europe will gather to experience a challenging and eventful week! During the week, all participants will take part in a formal programme. This includes attending lectures by prominent speakers, participating in interactive discussion workshops, and much more.

More information: participants@europeanweek.org
http://www.europeanweek.org


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Communication and Outreach Skills for Municipal Officials - Training for Trainers
April 5-10, 2003, Poland
Application deadline: February 4, 2003


The Training on Communication and Outreach Skills for Municipal Officials will focus:
(a) To deepen participants' knowledge and skills for helping municipal officials define elements of outreach, public and media relations within their scope of work, improve their skills to construct clear and targeted messages, redefine their relationships with professional media, and advance their presentation and public speaking skills
(b) To improve participants' understanding, knowledge and skills in the design and conduct of interactive training programs for public officials in order to better understand and respond to constituent and public demands, and cooperate with the media.
Twenty-seven participants from Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia (FYROM), Romania and Serbia will be selected based on their Application Forms and the following criteria:
- Working for Training organizations having relations with local governments professional associations and capable to facilitate within these organizations participatory processes to help them develop code of ethics and plans enforcement mechanisms
- Experience in working as Facilitator
- Balanced country/gender representation
- Good English language skills

More information: http://www.fpdl.ro
fpdl@fpdl.ro


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Introduction to Organising International Youth Activities
13- 14 May, 2003, Strasbourg, France
Application deadline: January 6, 2003


The main aim of this course is to give an introduction to the basic concepts and practices of organising international youth activities, such as seminars, exchanges and training courses. Following the questions of why and how to organise international youth activities, this training course will focus on the process of preparation, and encourage reflection on intercultural learning.
Core Objectives
- To provide a complementary European training to participants involved in running European or international youth activities;
- To increase participants' knowledge and awareness about the basic concepts and practices of organising youth activities with an international and/or European dimension;
- To increase the participants' competence and motivation to introduce and deal with intercultural learning in international and/or European youth activities

More information: E-mail : nina.kapoor@coe.int
http://www.coe.int/Youth/


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Improving Transparency and Accountability of Local Governments - Training for Trainers
May 31 - June 6, 2003, Romania
Application deadline: April 4, 2003


The Training on Improving Transparency and Accountability of Local Governments will focus on training facilitators in order to:
(a) Raise awareness of local governments professional associations about the importance of having a code of ethics
(b) Build acceptance and belief that such a Code is a weapon against corruption in the local public service and is the foundation of other concerted actions to improve transparency and accountability within local governments
(c) Train them as external facilitators to help establish Code of ethics and effective enforcement systems of ethical standards in professional associations in their countries.
Twenty-seven participants from Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia (FYROM), Romania and Serbia will be selected based on their Application Forms and the following criteria:
- Working for Training organizations having relations with local governments professional associations and capable to facilitate within these organizations participatory processes to help them develop code of ethics and plans enforcement mechanisms
- Experience in working as Facilitator
- Balanced country/gender representation
- Good English language skills

More information: http://www.fpdl.ro
fpdl@fpdl.ro


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Conflict Management Skills- Training for Trainers - CMS
September 20-26, 2003, Bulgaria
Application deadline: August 4, 2003


The Training for Trainers on Conflict Management Skills will:
(a) Deepen trainers' understanding on the concepts of conflict and alternative strategies to resolve conflict
(b) Improve trainers' knowledge and skills in the design and conduct of interactive, participatory training sessions, for helping municipal officials in the development of conflict management skills that are imperative to municipal officials' success.
Twenty-seven participants from Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia (FYROM), Romania and Serbia will be selected based on their Application Forms and the following criteria:
- Working for Training organizations capable to disseminate at national level the training program and securing a commitment from their organizations that they will be able to promote the skills learned in the proposed program through their own training activities.
- Experience in working as Trainer
- Balanced country/gender representation
- Good English language skills

More information: http://www.fpdl.ro
fpdl@fpdl.ro


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International Human Rights Academy
6-18 July 2003, Ghent, Belgium
Application deadline: open from November 15, 2002


The International Human Rights Academy is a human rights course, organized every year alternately in South Africa and in Europe under the auspices of Ghent University (Belgium), the University of the Western Cape (Republic of South Africa), Utrecht University (The Netherlands), the Norwegian Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oslo (Norway), together with the Washington College of Law at American University (United States of America). The Belgian Government is providing financial support to the programme. The various intensive courses that make up the Academy are designed to provide high quality legal education in comparative international human rights and in humanitarian law, with emphasis on the practical aspects in the various fields.Courses include the universal system of protection of human rights, the regional systems of protection of human rights, the American, African and European human rights systems, international criminal law and human rights, international humanitarian law, transitional law, social and economic rights, children's rights, women's rights, minority rights, rights of refugees, the prohibition of torture in international human rights law, universal jurisdiction, foreign policy and human rights, human rights from an Asian and Arab perspective, etc. Participants: academics, post-graduate students, staff of international organisations, staff of international and national non-governmental organisations, judges, lawyers and other legal practitioners from countries all over the world. Admittance presupposes a fair knowledge of human rights law. Tuition and lodging: the cost of participation is $ 900 per student. The amount covers Tuition, Course materials, Full board, including accommodation and food. A limited number of scholarships will be awarded to participants from developing countries.

More information: http://www.law.rug.ac.be/pub/humanrightsacademy/
w.boone@law.uu.nl, Mr. Willem Boone


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A.J. Muste Memorial Institute
International Nonviolence Training Fund
Application deadline: rolling


The Fund will offer support to projects outside the United States which seek to build training capacity and leadership development for non-violent social change and to actual field trainings for non-violent efforts, including those for Native nations with in the U.S. The INTF committee is composed of representatives from the Muste Institute Board, the fund donors, and international trainers. The maximum amount considered will be US$3,000. Groups applying for funding must be small, community-based and with little likelihood of funding from other grant making institutions. The project budgets must be under the equivalent of US$50,000.

More information: http://www.ajmuste.org/guidintf.htm
ajmusteinst@igc.org


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COMPASS: A new manual on human rights education with young people


Compass is the title of the manual on human rights education with young people just produced by the Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe. Compass is addressed to all those who are curious and motivated to undertake human rights education but have had no opportunities for training or are short of methods to do it.
Compass is organised in five chapters:
- Chapter 1: familiarises the reader with what we mean by human rights education and how to use Compass.
- Chapter 2: is a collection of more than 49 activities of different levels of complexity, organised according to 15 global themes and address different types of rights.
- Chapter 3: is entitled “Taking action” and contains ideas and tips for those that would like to be more active in promoting human rights.
- Chapter 4: contains what the user needs to know about human rights and international standards and documents.
- Chapter 5: supplies supplementary background information about the 15 themes.
The appendices contain essential information and legal documents, because human rights are also about laws.

More information: http://book.coe.int
eycb.secretariat@coe.int
publishing@coe.int


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150 Ways of Creative Resourcing - Best Practice Book Project


The Citizen Base Initiative is compiling a globally mass marketed publication of case studies in creative strategies for local resource mobilization, to be published in 2002. We are seeking innovative and effective strategies for building local support for citizen organizations. By providing NGO practitioners with a wide array of options for mobilizing resources, we aim to help create sustainable models for organizations. We also hope to build a persuasive body of evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of local resource mobilization. If you would like to recommend a case study for publication, please contact Elizabeth Nelson at enelson@ashoka.org.

More information: Elizabeth Nelson, enelson@ashoka.org.
http://www.citizenbase.org/bestpractice.html


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Public consultation on the development of new European programmes in education, training, and youth


The European Commission has launched a large-scale public consultation on the development of new European programmes in education, training, and youth. These will replace the existing Socrates, Tempus, Leonardo da Vinci and Youth programmes when they end in 2006. The consultation runs from 4 November 2002 to 28 February 2003. The consultation is designed to give the Commission a full picture of the needs, ambitions and wishes of those involved in education, training and youth at European level. The results of the consultation will feed into the legislative proposals for new programmes that the Commission will prepare next year. The basis for the consultation is a document that can be downloaded and is available in the official EU languages. You are strongly encouraged to send your replies to the consultation via a web-based online response form that will be available from the start of December 2002.

More information: http://europe.eu.int/comm/education/newprogconsult/index.html


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PILLARS OF ACCOUNTABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOL ONLINE


The Nonprofit Risk Management Center in cooperation with CompassPoint and the Public Entity Risk Institute has developed a free Web-based tool that nonprofit CEOs and senior managers can use to assess accountability in their organization. The tool focuses on four areas: Ethical Fundraising, Strategic Risk Management, Cultural Competence and Fiscal Integrity.

More information: http://www.nonprofitrisk.org/pillars/pillars.htm


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Tel: + 40 256 221 471
Fax:+ 40 256 436 633


http://www.regionalnet.org


Editor:
Alina Dutu

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