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Our NGO ‘Paralel-Silistra’ has been organising the international training camp for young women leaders from Bulgaria, Lithuania, Cyprus, and Spain (Canary Islands) in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, within the framework of the “VIeW” project . Four girls from the cities of Silistra and Tutrakan are involved, and the trainers are Dr. Diana Bebenova-Nikolova and Lidiya Svetoslavova.
During the period of April 22-26, 16 exceptional participants from the four countries, along with women from Ukraine, will undergo intensive training in active citizenship, action on women’s rights, and leadership skills. Four girls from the cities of Silistra and Tutrakan and the trainers Dr. Diana Bebenova-Nikolova and Lidiya Svetoslavova will be among them. Equipped with new competencies, they will return to their communities as catalysts of change, educating their peers on equality, non-discrimination, and nature conservation. Moreover, they will have the opportunity to implement their own initiatives within the international campaign ‘We Can’, and later share their digital stories on the project’s platform, amplifying their impact.
To support the participants, the VIeW project partners have created and published a series of methodological documents for civic engagement. These include a guide for youth initiatives’ We can’, training materials for the training ‘Empowering women for social change’, and a guide for shared practices for working with youth of the project partners, among others. These invaluable resources, published in English on the project website https://paralel-silistra.net/view/publications/, are available completely free of charge to all who wish to enrich their practice in working with youth, ensuring no one is left behind in this journey of empowerment.
The project VIeW, funded by the Erasmus+ program, is implemented by the Association “Parallel Silistra” in partnership with TAVO Europe (Lithuania), Association “Amanay” (Spain) and Educational Institute DOREA (Cyprus).