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Dear all,
We warmly invite you to apply to our open call for our three-day-long training on youth-led advocacy for all Macedonians aged 18–35!
KEY INFORMATION
- Date: Thursday May 14 – Sunday May 17 (with arrivals on Thursday evening and departures in the early afternoon on Sunday)
- Location: Strumica, North Macedonia
- Application deadline: April7 , 23:59 (CET)
- Eligibility: Young people based in North Macedonia willing and able to commit to both the training and the follow-up advocacy campaign
- Costs: All costs (travel, accommodation, meals, etc.) will be covered by EDYN HQ
If you have any questions, please contact Ms Carlotta Serioli (EDYN HQ’s Deputy Director) at [email protected].
How to Apply
In order to apply, please fill out this short application form:
WHY APPLY?
Selected participants will gain practical skills and hands-on experience in youth leadership, strategic communication, campaign planning and management, stakeholder engagement, and cross-partisan coalition-building.
The training will be conducted by an experienced expert in the field of youth advocacy, strategic communication, and grassroots leadership.
To ground the lessons learned in practical, real-life advocacy issues related to the region, the trainer will utilize the Western Balkans’ EU enlargement and integration process as an example of issue-based advocacy.
Following the training, participants will work with fellow participants who took part in the training to lead an advocacy campaign on their country’s EU enlargement process. This will include outreach to national decision-makers, lawmakers, EU Delegations, and other relevant stakeholders.
Throughout the campaign, participants will receive ongoing support from the trainer and EDYN HQ, including guidance on campaign design, messaging, and implementation.
This is not a one-off training, but a hands-on learning and leadership opportunity. Successful applicants will:
- Gain practical advocacy experience;
- Build relationships with key national and EU-level decision-makers;
- Enhance their leadership and strategic communication skills;
- Position themselves as credible changemakers within their community committed to democratic resilience and open societies;
- Build a strong national and regional network of peers, partners, and decision-makers.
These trainings and advocacy campaigns are part of EDYN’s project called “A Future Within Reach: From Disenchantment to Dialogue on EU Integration”, funded by the Open Society Foundations Western Balkans.
Please note: following the training, all participants are expected to contribute to their chapter’s advocacy campaign on youth’s role in EU enlargement.
