Minority Rights Group training programme

Make sure to head to Mladiinfo and check this interesting training programme on advocacy and human rights in Central Asia by Minority Rights Group International (MRG).

What it offers:

i)                    12 week online course.

ii)                   Live Training on Advocacy and Lobbying for selected participants.

iii)                 In Country Follow Up for selected participants will be provided with small grants from Minority Rights Group.

iv)                 International Exchange Visits for selected participants.

The eligibility criteria are very detailed, I summarise the main points below:

-         Applicants must be working for organisations, working in or monitoring human rights in the following countries: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine.

-         Applicants must be competent in either English or Russian.

-         Applicants can be paid or voluntary workers. However they must have a minimum of 2 years experience working on human rights issues.

You can find the application form and the application modalities on Mladiinfo.

Deadline: 24 October 2011.