A Czech NGO, Independent Social Ecological Movement - NESEHNUTI, and Georgian NGO Abkhazintercont are organizing a School of Activism in Kobuleti from September 24 to 29.

The focus of the School is advocacy campaigning in the fields of:

• protection of the environment, climate, nature;
• public participation in the decision-making process (especially young people), free access to information;
• promotion of democratic values;
• equal opportunities for men and women, prevention of domestic violence;
• protection of human rights (including civil and social rights, rights of minorities, and low-income groups).

A typical participant is an active adult with some basic experience in the field of activism living in border or distant regions of Georgia (not in Tbilisi).

The participants will go through all the steps important in planning and leading advocacy campaigns (problem analysis, topic selection, goal setting, how to plan a campaign, mapping key players, target groups and how to work with them, working with the team and volunteers, working with the media, etc.).

A mini-grant competition will be included in the program. The three most successful campaign proposals will receive support in the sum of 500 EUR.

The organizers will cover all related expenditures (travel costs, accommodation, vegetarian food, etc.).

The working language of the event will be English.

The organization of the School of Activism is supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic within the framework of the Czech Transformation Cooperation Programme, as well as by the European Union. However, the views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic or the European Union. Neither the MFA nor the European Union can be held responsible for them.

Application form

To register, please send an application no later than September 8, 2024. You will be informed of the results of the selection process by email no later than September 12, 2024. You will be contacted by phone (Signal, Telegram, or Viber) for a short interview to confirm your expectations and language skills before the final selection of participant.