Summer School on National Minorities’ Rights 2024

Summer School on National Minorities’ Rights 2024

Summer Academy on Minority Rights - is an annual project of the Center for Civic Initiatives for National Minorities, which includes a week-long training platform for 20 young people from national, ethnic, and linguistic minorities in the Republic of Moldova. Typically, young people participate in training sessions, informative sessions, and workshops on topics such as:

 

•Human rights

•Minority rights

•International and national mechanisms for rights protection

•International and national institutions in the field of minority rights

•Equality and combating discrimination

•Civic activism

•Media education

•Project management

 

Additionally, participants meet with guest speakers - civic activists, politicians, public figures - to discuss in an informal setting. This is an important tool for integrating minorities into the community.

 

Participants are divided into teams and work with mentors to develop their own initiatives that positively impact ethnic communities in the Republic of Moldova. The initiatives of the teams are implemented with our financial support.

 

In 2024, 18 young people from minority backgrounds participated in the Summer Academy on Minority Rights. In addition to training sessions, they had the opportunity to personally meet with the Member of Parliament of the Republic of Moldova - Natalia Davidovici, the Prime Minister - Daniel Vodă, and the Director of ARI - Viacheslav Riabchinski.

 

During the Academy, participants formed 5 teams, and each team developed its own project, which was financed.

Project 1: Promoting education among schoolchildren from the Roma community

Project 2: Improving the ecological condition of the town of Tvardita

Project 3: Installing a sports complex at the playground of the Vinogradovka commune to promote a healthy lifestyle

Project 4: Increasing civic activity among young people in the village of Corteni

Project 5: Conference “Youth and Civic Activism” in the city of Bălți

 

Experts and mentors for the 2024 Academy included:

Marina Supac, Natalia Stercul, Anghelina Gaidarji, Nicolai Disli, Lilia Zdibniac, Aina Idrisova, Mihail Peicov, Angelina Culic, Denis Sirbu.

 

The Summer Academy on Minority Rights 2024 was funded by the European Endowment for Democracy.