Training for Young Environmental Leaders from CEE and SEE

29 June 2005

5 September - 1. October 2005, Hungary & Italy
Application deadline: 15 July 2005

The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) has teamed up with Italian NGO L'Umana Dimora Onlus to add years of practical EU experience to its Training for Young Environmental Leaders programme. The programme provides advanced training in organisational development, project management and environmental topics in a stimulating international atmosphere. Each training session consists of three weeks of theoretical training focused on organisation and project management, and a one-week study tour in Italy. The theoretical training takes place in a multicultural setting at the REC's head office in Szentendre, Hungary, while the study tour focuses on the latest environmental methods in dealing with issues such as preserving protected areas, sustainable agriculture, water resources, waste management and energy efficiency.

Eligibility and funding: The REC invites young environmentalists from different backgrounds throughout Central and Eastern Europe to apply for the programme. Applicants should be between 20 and 30 years old, display a strong commitment to the environment in the CEE region, work at an environmental NGO, possess citizenship from one of the participating countries, and speak and write English well.
For the 2005 and 2006 sessions, the REC invites participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, FYR Macedonia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro and Turkey. The REC will cover all costs related to travel, food, training fees and accommodation for participants from the countries listed above.

Selection process: All applications are screened by the REC to identify potential participants. Brief telephone interviews are conducted with selected participants for the final selection. Chosen participants are informed no later than three weeks after the interview.

Further information and application form are available at http://www.rec.org/REC/Programs/JFellows.html. Should you need further information, please contact Adriana Craciun, Project Manager at REC, NGO Support and Capacity Building Programme, Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, Ady Endre ut 9-11 2000 Szentendre, Hungary, tel. (36-26) 504-068, fax (36-26) 311-294, e-mail acraciun@rec.org.