“YES” to Education, “NO” to Early Marriage

Its youth initiative in cooperation with the Shamkir Youth Center and Career Development Center.

Under the initiative slogan, youngsters from the  Shamkir region demonstrated the performance, promoting the importance of the girls`  Education.

The youth group arranged photo shootings in Shamkir and planned an exhibition on  October 9, in the EENCE Citizenship week frame.

However, due to the Karabakh conflict’s  escalation (September 27, till November 10), the exhibition moved to December 10. 

As December 10 is a Human Rights Day, it is significant to raise equal rights opportunities and  pay attention to the girls` education issues. The photos will be an exhibit on December 10, and  the group will provide relevant information accordingly. 

Forum theater – the event initiated from the Shamkir Youth and Career Development Center.

The  initiative talks about cultural identities and demonstrate females` participation in community  development through history. Moreover, in the frame of the event, the debates are organized  among the youth.

The youth group organized a rehearsal of the Forum Theater performance in  Heydar Aliyev Center in Shamkir on September 26.

Because of the II Karabakh War, it was  impossible to perform it in from of the broad public.

The organizer canceled the event for security reasons.

 “Learning to write social project for my community” – the workshop organized on behalf of  Time for Development – youth changemakers group.

The workshop has been held from August  30 to September 3.

Thirty young people living from the different regions of Azerbaijan  attend the workshop.

During the five days’ workshop, participants learned further knowledge  and tools to write social projects, set the action plan, develop the budget, use fundraising and  friend-raising technics, etc.

As a result of the workshop, participants developed nine small seed  projects for their communities.

Community projects covered environmental protection, Non formal Education for rural children, LGBT rights, Diversity, and other topics.

Mentoring workshop – organized on behalf of Time for Development – youth changemakers  group.

The workshop has been held fin 2-3 September.

Eight young changemakers attend  the workshop.

Active youth, representing different communities, learned new skills and  knowledge on mentoring, which will help them work with the local youth, and involve the  community projects.

Townhall meeting: Discussion about the Social Entrepreneurship (online) – Two town hall  meeting organized by Education HUB in September, where different stakeholders, social  enterprises, representatives of the Civil Society Organizations, media, and private sector, came  together and discussed primary challenges for the development of social entrepreneurship in  Azerbaijan.

EduHUB expert, Abil Bayramov, shared the desk research results and present  recommendations for the development of the SE in Azerbaijan. Around 40 persons were attended  the discussions.

Presentation of the “SHARED SUCCESS” film, dedicated to the Social Entrepreneurship in  Azerbaijan.

The film is talking about the ongoing social entrepreneur initiatives in Azerbaijan.

The  social entrepreneurs share their success, motivation, and significant social impact over the years and are pointing out the key challenges and presenting their dreams for the future.

The film is  produced by the Education HUB and planned to organize two presentations – in August and in  October – to the broad public.

The first presentation has been held on August 30. However,  due to the lack of an internet connection, we could not arrange the 2^nd presentation in October.

Organization of regional media network – The event organized by “Mingechecir Ishiqlari” and  other media representatives from regions where they discussed future opportunities and  challenges for them.

My pandemic diary reflects youth activities and life in the COVID-19 period, including challenges  and opportunities for self-development and initiative started by Naila Ismayilova, Bosch Alumni  network member.

Around 17 youngsters were attended the event, which has been held on  October 10.

International Social Entrepreneurship Forum: “Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship  Opportunities” – due current situation SE forum organized on October 26 with support of State  Agency on Small and Medium Enterprises.

150 participants joined the SE forum worldwide,  including Europe, Eastern Partnership Countries, North America, etc. 

The International Social Entrepreneurs Forum (online) was held in Azerbaijan in October,  organized by Education HUB (EduHUB), in partnership with the State Agency on Development of  the Small and Medium Businesses (DSMB).

Through the forum, EduHUB highlights social  entrepreneurship’s role in socio-economic development as an innovative tool to achieve essential  goals focused on growth.

Simultaneously, EduHUB experts presented their study results and  shared recommendations to the national law on “Entrepreneurship.”  

Speakers representing various state agencies and parliament members highlight the SE’s  importance for Azerbaijan and main takeaways from the international experiences.

Presenters  from the United States, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, Ukraine, and Georgia shared their social  entrepreneurship experiences and provided information on social entrepreneurship legislation in  different countries, discussed social business creation, innovative solutions for social  development, and intersectoral cooperation for sustainable development.

Make community projects creative. This project brought together 16 young people representing  different regions of Azerbaijan.

The main focus of training is to provides knowledge and skills on  citizenship education, using innovative and creative non-formal education tools.

“#Trashtag” initiative organized in Bilasuvar, the south region of Azerbaijan.

The event was  initiated on behalf of the “Care of Nature” youth initiative group.

In the civic education week  frame, the initiative group organized several activities to raise environmental awareness among  the community. In the first part of the event, the youth provided a cleaning campaign in the  Beydilli village. 

In the second stage, the initiative group decorated recycled boxes from the air conditioner and  transferred them to the trash bin.

In the third stage, the youth group met with local people. It encouraged them to pay more attention to the ecological issue and use the 3R (Reduce, Reuse,  Recycle) concept to protect the environment.

15 young activists were involved in the #Trashtag ing process.

“Love animals” initiative group is from the Gazakh region.

The group had a zoom call where they  discussed street dogs’ problems and how to prevent them.

They invited Board members of  “Animal Care Club” Aytaj Hasanov and animal rights defender Aynur Babazade to discuss these  challenges.

Later the team performed “Kindness for little friends” music, and the event covered  34 persons.

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The program of the Week will begin at 10.00 on October 5 with a seminar on information security and media literacy in the small town of Martuni (Armenia).

Another 18 events will be held on this day in different cities of Armenia, Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine.

One of the key events of the first day of the Week will be an online discussion on the situation in Belarus and challenges for civil society, which will start at 18.00 (EET).

The meeting is held online (ZOOM) in Russian with simultaneous translation into English.

Live Stream: www.bpbconnect.eu

To participate in the discussion, follow the link

You can get acquainted with all the events in detail and sign up for participation in some online events on the Program of the Week page on our website.

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Trainings, conferences, discussions and other events are organized not only by members of the East European Civic Education Network, but also by a number of other organizations working in the field of civic and non-formal education.

You can get acquainted with the schedule of events in the form of a calendar or a list on our website.

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How did it happen that thousands of Belarusians, kept silent for 26 years, went on demonstrations from the beginning of August until now? Is Covid 19 the reason for it or should we  immerse deeper into history, psychology, sociology and analysis of political events in recent decades? Why do people go out to demonstrate every weekend? Is it a capital city phenomenon or a (social) regularity? Many questions we’ll try to answer with the speakers from Belarus.

The task of citizenship education is inter alia to translate complex topics into an understandable, public language and present them in all existing – even contradicting – angles.

Citizenship education is quick and empathetic. It can adapt to new realities, or it can shape these realities by itself. We’ll try to define the role of civic education in Belarus today and under different future scenarios of the country’s development too, with our speakers and you.

On Monday 5 October we will hear the views of Prof. Uladzimir Yanchuk, Dr. Tatsiana Vadalazhskaya (Flying University) and Dr. Aksana Shelest (Center for European Transformation).

The conversation will be led by prof. Yuriy Petrushenko (Ukraine), Member of the Coordination Council of the East European Network of Citizenship Education EENCE (www.eence.eu).

The meeting is held online (ZOOM) in Russian with simultaneous translation into English

Live Stream: www.bpbconnect.eu

To participate in the discussion, follow the link

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The events will take place in big cities and small villages, capitals and remote regions of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine.

The objectives of the Week are to build a loyal attitude towards Citizenship Education providers through demonstrating the potential and popularizing of the best Citizenship Education practices in the region.

Important tasks of the Week are also:

– actualization of Citizenship Education topics in public discourse;

– strengthening the cooperation between the EENCE Members and EENCE’s cooperation with external participants of the Citizenship Education;

– search for new content and new forms of Citizenship Education amid COVID-19.

You can get acquainted with all applications for participation in the Week on our website in the form of a database and an interactive map.

The Program of the Week will soon appear on our website.

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The events of the Week, which has the slogan “The Art of Living Together”, will be held on October 5-11, 2020 in parallel in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine.

The objectives of the Week are to build a loyal attitude towards Citizenship Education providers through demonstrating the potential and popularizing of the best Citizenship Education practices in the region.

SUGGEST AN EVENT: by filling in an application form following the link before September 15th 2020.

You can get acquainted with all applications for the Week on this page.

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Human Rights Introductory Course, intercultural language meetings, movie viewing, seminar on civic education teaching methodology, conference on inclusive education and distance learning, digital tools training for civic society activists, round table discussion on the rights of women, children and the elderly, community debate —this is a range of ideas of the first events announced in the program of the Week.

Soon, a preliminary program of the Week will appear on our website, which will be supplemented as new applications arrive, as well as an interactive map with which you can follow the geography of the event.

Applications for participation in the Week are accepted until September 15, 2020.

Civic Education Week is organized by a consortium of organizations and experts from the East European Network of Citizenship Education (EENCE).Events of the Week are supported by the Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung) and the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Winners of the Contests will be awarded during the Citizenship Education Week.

Links to the best of the materials provided for the Contests will be posted on the website eence.eu and other information resources of the Network.

Poster contest dedicated to citizenship education “The Art of Living Together”

You can submit posters to the Contest to engage groups that were previously outside the Citizenship Education system (for example, artists, designers) so that they can become part of the Citizenship Education process and contribute to the formation of Civic Identity through visual arts.

Electronic versions of posters should be sent to eence.cew.poster@gmail.com no later than July 31, 2020.

Before this date, it is important to fill out the Application Form for participation in the Contest.

Competition of the Best Online Practices in the Sphere of Citizenship Education

Applications are accepted for the Contest, reflecting the current situation with the right to Education in the context of the distribution of COVID-19 (a description of successful practices in organizing online and distance education: online games, webinars, training videos and projects, streams, courses, quizzes, etc.).

Winners of the Contest will be determined in two categories:

– implemented online practices;

– planned online practices.

Applications for the Contest are accepted until September 15.

Contest of social video clips оn the topic of citizenship education and human rights “The Art of Living Together”

You can submit videos and animations to the contest, reflecting the problems and challenges of civic education from the point of view of both its providers and people who care about this topic.

To participate in the contest, you must send your video (or link to download it) by September 15 to eence.socialcontest@gmail.com.

You can also submit your work to the program of the International Youth Festival of Social Work, which is held in partnership with EENCE.

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