A series of seminars with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Ukraine and Belarus

Seminar “Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic Perspective ”
Dates: 16-19.04.2011
Venue: Kyiv
Target group of the project: young political and civic activists from all over Ukraine.
The seminar included lectures, workshops and a podium discussion “Why does Ukraine need NATO and why does NATO need Ukraine?” The main thematic areas of the seminar were:

• European security system and NATO
• Why most civilized countries are NATO members
• Euro-Atlantic Perspective for Ukraine
• Ukraine and NATO: Prospects and Threats

“School of deputy skills-1. Election Campaign Technology ”
With the assistance of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation Office in Ukraine and Belarus
Dates: 18-20.06.2010
Venue: Ivano-Frankivsk
Target group: Young representatives of democratic political parties who intended to participate in the 2010 local elections from all over Ukraine.
The seminar included lectures and workshops
Main thematic areas of the seminar:

• Planning an election campaign
• Analyzing the electorate and identifying your voters (“targeting”)
• Developing a “message”
• Methods of working with voters
• Forms of work of deputies of local councils

“School of deputy skills-2. Election Campaign Technology ”
Time: 23-25.07.2010
Venue: Chernivtsi
Target group: Young representatives of democratic political parties who intended to run for local councils in 2010 from all over Ukraine participated in the first part of the School of Deputy Excellence. The seminar included lectures and workshops Main thematic areas of the seminar:

• Overview of the electoral legislation
• Building an election headquarters
• Developing an election campaign
• Planning the campaign budget
• Methods of competition
• Organization of election observation
• The most common mistakes during the election campaign