The World Esperanto Youth Organisation (TEJO) together with the Council of Europe (CoE) organizes the international study session United for an active youth participation: Removing barriers for an inclusive and diverse Europe in the European Youth Center (EYC) of CoE in Budapest, Hungary. The seminar will give the opportunity to 26 young people living in one of the 46 member states of the Council of Europe to discuss and learn about issues related to combating discrimination by inclusion and human rights. Through the study session, the participants will have the opportunity to:

• Raising awareness and further mainstream on the young people’s access to rights and their connection to combat discrimination by inclusion and educative approaches of human rights;
• Introducing the concepts of Human Rights Education, rights-based approach and non-formal educative methodologies to young people who had no previous knowledge on them;
• Exchanging knowledge, skills, good practices and opinions among the participants of the study session, ensuring mutual understanding and learning between the young participants;
• Provide training young people who are relatively new to the youth field and not yet particularly active in their societies, but would like to become more active;
• Make this study session a hub of young people. Our participants will act as multipliers, disseminating the session’s results within their respective local and regional communities by a cascading effect of our outputs.

The study session will take place from the 2nd (arrival day) to the 8th (departure day) of February at the European Youth Center (EYC) of CoE in Budapest. The working days of the seminar are from the 3rd to the 7th of February 2025, it will be carried out in English and in Esperanto with simultaneous interpretation by the use of language translation earphones. The participants during the seminar dates will receive accommodation and meals in the European Youth Center of CoE.

We are looking for 26 participants to participate in the seminar. The participation costs 50 euros per person, deducted from the reimbursement for travel costs. The accommodation and meals will be organized and covered by the Council of Europe, and we will reimburse up to 350 euros for travel costs by presenting the receipts/invoices. Participants will be responsible for their own insurance.

The participants

• Are enthusiastic young people over 18 years old;
• Live in a member state of the Council of Europe (you can find the list here);
• Are able to attend the entire seminar;
• Are able to communicate correctly in English and/or Esperanto;
• Respect diversity and are eager to learn;
• Are interested in combating discrimination by inclusion and human rights;
• Are active, or have the aim to be active, in youth activities.

You can apply by filling in this form here before Friday, the 6th of December 2024. If you have any doubts or questions, don’t hesitate to contact our project manager David on david.ruiz.sanchez@tejo.org to receive answers and explanations.

TEJO and the Council of Europe value diversity highly and provide equal opportunities. We particularly encourage all candidates of all possible candidates who fulfill the conditions, regardless of gender or handicap. In this last case, please describe how your handicap may need special needs, and we will find solutions for you.