Project “Institute for Promoting Democracy” – 2009

Seminars “European Integration of Ukraine – Conditions, Opportunities and Realities ”
Partner: Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Regional representation in Ukraine and Belarus.
Dates: 31.01-01.02.2009 р.
Venue: Kremenets (Ternopil region), Korosten
Target group: young political and civic activists, representatives of student self-government from all over Ukraine.
Main thematic areas of the seminar:

• Basic European values
• European Neighborhood Policy and its instruments
• Euro-Atlantic Perspective for Ukraine
• The Bologna system in higher education as an element of Ukraine’s progress towards Europe
• European chances for young people in Ukraine

Training “Fundamentals of gender policy and parity democracy ”
Partners: Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Regional Office in Ukraine and Belarus; Women’s Consortium of Ukraine.
Dates: 03-04.04.2009
Venue: Ternopil
Target group: young political and civic activists from the western region of Ukraine
Main thematic areas:

• Fundamentals of gender equality
• Gender alphabet and legal framework for gender transformations
• Gender and electoral systems
• Political parties and gender policy
• Gender issues of men

“School of Political Leadership ”
Partner: Friedrich Naumann Foundation, representative office in Ukraine and Belarus.
Dates: 8-10.05.2009
Venue: Ternopil
Target group: young political and civic activists from all over Ukraine
Main thematic areas:

• Youth leader and environment
• Leader’s personality and its development
• Report, speech, address: public speaking techniques
• Team-building
• Time-management
• Resource support for leadership activities

Seminar: “The Role of Youth NGOs in the Election Campaign ”
Partner: Friedrich Naumann Foundation, representative office in Ukraine and Belarus.
Dates: 17-19.07.2009
Venue: Solnechnohirsk, Crimea
Main thematic areas:

• Methods of motivating young voters
• Developing an election strategy for a youth organization
• Organization of the election campaign
• The experience of the FDP (Free Democratic Party of Germany) and Julis (Young Liberals) for Ukraine.