“Empower Serbia” is an intensive, non-partisan four-day curriculum that is open to people between the age of 18 and 30 who are interested in gaining leadership and advocacy skills. The focus of the Youth Leadership Academy (YLA) is the development and sharpening of leadership, advocacy, management, strategic planning and policy development skills for young leaders in Serbia.
Through a series of seminars, round tables and plenary sessions participants will gain leadership experience as they develop a professional network of friends and colleagues focused on the bringing positive change to Serbia.
Participants will be high energy and committed people from NGOs, small businesses, advocacy groups and political parties who posses exceptional professional, personal and are familiar with
Note: Some workshops will be conducted entirely in English.
YLA teachers are drawn from several educational, economic development and government organizations with international experts in social policy, advocacy, government administration and business development.
Participants will attend courses on the following subjects:
* Leadership & Management
* Community Organizing & Budgeting
* Entrepreneurship
* Role of Interest Groups & Political Parties
* Recruiting & Retaining Volunteers
* Negotiations & Consensus Building
* Message Development
* Strategic Planning
* EU integrations
* Advocacy & Lobbying – Building Coalitions
* Political institutions of Serbia
APPLICATION for PARTICIPATION
PLEASE COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM AND SUBMIT BY 17:00, October 25, 2010
TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: zvojinovic@ndi.org
HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
- Name (Given & Surname):
- Date of Birth:
- Address:
- Contact Information: E- mail: Mobile Phone Number(s):
- Employer or Affiliation (Organization):
- Education / Year of Study: Major:
- Function or position in your organization and years of experience:
- Please list the relevant training or continuing education you have received:
- Please attach to this application a 300 word essay in English (1 page single-spaced) on your talents and how you think the Youth Leadership Academy (YLA) will help you in your career.
- Who do you consider your personal hero and why?
