SOLIDARITY HERE AND NOW | edition 2019

CALL FOR APPLICATION
venue
| European Solidarity Centre, Gdansk, Poland
dates | 6-11 November 2019

WHAT WE DO?
Solidarity Here and Now is a project based on a transnational value of solidarity. It is focused on sharing and supporting persons working with and for other people – who experienced forced migration, seek for asylum, shelter, help.

HOW DOES THE PROJECT LOOK LIKE?
We have started the project in 2017. Once a year we organize an international programme for new participants and graduates. It takes place in Gdańsk (Poland) at the European Solidarity Center (ECS). The ECS is a state-of-art cultural institution that honours the greatest civic success – the victorious Solidarity movement. It is a museum that commemorates the revolution of Solidarity and the fall of communism in Europe, but it is also an educational, research and academic centre, an archive, library and multimedia library.

PROJECT AIMS
● to offer knowledge, psychological support and understanding of working on crossroads of cultures, religions and diverse needs,
● to empower and offer a retreat time for people sharing their energy and resources in highly stressful environments,
● to exchange experience and different perspectives,
● to foster networking between people working for cultural diversity, humanitarian aid and human rights in the context of migration.

WHAT WE OFFER?
Full four-day programme (plus two travel days) for 10 new participants. The programme includes workshops, lectures, discussions, self-care space, meeting Solidarity Here and Now programme graduates.

PROGRAMME THEMES
● How to manage a social change?
● How to be empowered and offer empowering?
● Self-care practices for people working in highly stressful, interpersonally and emotionally demanding settings.
● Facts and myths about migrations.

PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS
We provide covering programme costs, board and lodging, travel costs reimbursement (limited to the project budget, depending on the number of participants).

Health insurance and visa related costs need to be covered by the participants.

WHO CAN APPLY?
● Volunteers, social workers, staff members of non-governmental organizations, educational institutions, who have at least half-a-year experience in working with people with a refugee status and people who experienced forced migration. Applicants should be highly motivated to continue this work, improve their skills and develop new ideas.
● Persons over 18 years old, having residence permit in Europe.
● Persons having a good command of English.
● Persons ready to participate in the whole programme.

HOW YOU APPLY?
● Fill in and send an on-line application form.
● Record and send a short video (up to 1 minute long) presenting yourself and describing challenges in your work.

DEADLINES
● 29 September 2019 / Sunday, 23:59 / sending the application form and video
● 7 October 2019 (at the latest) / application process results

CONTACT

European Solidarity Centre / Civic Projects Department
Dorota Brzezińska, tel.: +48 506 195 420, e-mail: d.brzezinska@ecs.gda.pl
Magdalena Fryze-Seroka, tel.: +48 517 368 088, e-mail: m.fryze@ecs.gda.pl
 
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