Training of Trainers on Youth and Human Rights Workshop

Dates: 18-23 March, 2013 (Tentative)
Venue: New Delhi
The CYP is one of the pioneer international and intergovernmental organizations devoted entirely to youth development under the Youth Affairs Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat, based in London and operates through four regional Centres of which the Asia Centre is located in Chandigarh catering for the needs of youth in eight Commonwealth Asian countries.
Despite advances in recent years, the Asia continues to face significant human rights challenges. Human rights issues in Asia vary widely and are specific to each country’s political history and development. Asia region is facing many issues that are causing much adversity to the people and human rights situation continues to deteriorate - armed conflict, poverty, discrimination, etc. Ending discrimination relies on an active civil society that encourages debate, builds understanding, and advocates for change. Human rights defenders shine a spotlight on violations and promote improvements. They speak out on issues of discrimination and stigmatisation, often at great personal risk to themselves and their families. We recognise their important role in demanding government accountability and transparency, and the fulfilment of human rights obligations. Defending human rights and ending discrimination is not, though, the sole preserve of civil society. It falls ultimately to governments. And – across the globe – political commitments on human rights often fall short of reality. Considering the potential of young people to play a meaningful role in promotion of Human Rights, we are going to organise a Training of Trainers on Human Rights with the following Goal, Objectives and Expected Outcomes.
Goal
The goal of the train-the-trainer workshop is to better equip youth trainers with effective and practical tools to promote human rights and Commonwealth values amongst youth.
Objectives
By the end of the training-of-trainers session, participants should be able to:
• Train other youth in human rights promotion and protection, including good governance and democratic practice
• Use a basic instructional design model to plan and develop effective human rights training for youth
• Facilitate HRE activities with youth in their communities more effectively drawing on methods, techniques, skill and attitudes developed and practiced during the workshop
• Better able to promote youth participation and engagement in their communities and societies so that youth will become more actively involved in issues that affect them
• Apply a variety of methods and processes for evaluating their HRE activities
Outcomes
• Increased number of human rights youth trainers able to train others in human rights promotion and protection, including good governance and democratic practice
• Increased knowledge and skills of youth workers to promote youth participation and engagement
• Improved expertise of youth trainers in using facilitation skills that are based on the participatory approach to HRE
• Improved awareness of youth workers of human rights and human rights dimensions of current issues affecting young people
The Training of Trainers is being designed to train youth trainers who meet the following criteria:
1. Age
The training workshops are suitable for young people aged 18 and above.
2. Prior human rights knowledge
No formal human rights training or education is required. However it is expected that participants will have a basic understanding of the concept of human rights and a basic knowledge ofthe UN human rightsmechanisms, regional human rights mechanismsor national human rights mechanisms.
3. Prior leadershipexperience
No prior formal leadership qualifications are necessary. However it is expected that participants will have had on-going experience in a leadership role working and engaging with other young people for social change in their communities. They should also model the change which this training aims to see – thus they should be regarded as persons themselves who espouse and live by the human rights ethos.
4. Prior training experience
This training is designed to build the capacity of participants to deliver their own human rights specific training. Although a significant aspect of the training will aim to build the capacity of participants to deliver training sessions, it is expected that participants will have had some experience of designing and delivering training workshops to other young people so that they are already equipped with the basic communication and interpersonal skills needed to impart human rights knowledge to young people.
5. Prior experience of working with young people
It is expected that participants will have had significant experience of working with young people in their local communities.
If you meet the above mentioned criteria please do send us your CV by 15th January, 2013.
The CYP Asia Centre will meet the cost of travel, board and lodging of few participants based on merits.
Stanzin Dawa
Programme Manager,
Email: s.dawa@commonwealth.int
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