COMPASS: Long-Term Human Rights
Education training
15-22 March 2015
Sauvo (Turku), Finland
Infopack for participants
Erasmus+ 2015 Key Action 1, Youth Mobility Project
Stage 1: March 15-22, 2015, Sauvo (Turku), Finland
Stage 2: April 24-30, 2015, Chisinau, Moldova
Stage 3: Local activities in the country of residence
Stage 4: Evaluation seminar June 24-30, 2015, Kobuleti, Georgia
Dear Participants, this document includes all the useful information concerning the
training course in Turku "No hate speech COMPASS”. Please take a moment to
carefully read through all the information
Project Summary
This a long-term training programme for youth workers and youth leaders from across EU and Eastern
Partnership countries (Finland, Romania, Estonia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine). It focuses on developing competences in combating hate speech through human rights education, notably using the Compass
HRE Manual.
This long-term project is designed in four stages.
The first stage will be a seven-days training course (Turku, Finland, March 15-22, 2015), focused on issues of active citizenship and human rights in general, as well as international and European human
rights protection frameworks.
The second stage, a six-days training course (Chisinau, April 24-30, 2015) will focus on Compass HRE
Manual, its educational underpinnings, structure, and designing HRE activities for young people.
In the third stage (April-June 2015), participants will implement Human Rights Education activities based
on Compass in their home countries.
In the fourth stage, a final six-day evaluation seminar (Georgia, June 24-30, 2015), participants will share
experiences of using Compass, exchange good practice, and evaluate the whole learning experience.
Project objectives
Based on the preparatory process involving TYS, trainers and project partners (preceded by a needs
analysis in partner organisations), we have established the following project objectives:
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increasing the competences of youth leaders, youth workers and educators in the field of antihate speech activism and Human Rights Education;
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training participants in using the “Compass” Manual for HRE for anti-hate speech activities;
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mainstreaming anti-hate speech and HRE methods in youth work and developing future HRErelated projects in partner countries;
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linking European anti-hate speech activities with local campaigning on human rights;
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increasing the international dimension of youth work, notably with reference to human rights
education;
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assuring a long term, sustainable increase in quality of partner organisations’ work with combating hate speech and human rights issues.
Knowledge
Key concepts such as: freedom, justice, equality, human dignity, non-discrimination, democracy, universality, rights, responsibilities, interdependence and solidarity;
• The idea that human rights provide a framework for negotiating and agreeing modes of behavior in
the family, at school, in the community, and in the wider world;
• The role of human rights and their past and future dimension in one’s own life, in the life of communities, and in the lives of other people around the world;
• The distinction and co-relations between civil / political and social / economic rights;
• Local, national, international bodies, non-governmental organisations, individuals working to support and protect human rights;
• Different ways of viewing and experiencing human rights in different societies, different groups
within the same society, and the various sources of legitimacy – including religious, moral and legal
sources;
• Main social changes, historical events and reasons leading to the recognition of human rights;
• The rights recognised in major international instruments that exist to implement the protection of
human rights, such as the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the United Nations
Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC), and the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR);
• The human rights safeguarded in their national or state constitutions and laws and the bodies responsible for their monitoring at the national level.
Skills
Active listening and communication: being able to listen to different points of view, to advocate one’s
own rights and those of other people;
• Critical thinking: finding relevant information, appraising evidence critically, being aware of preconceptions and biases, recognizing forms of manipulation, and making decisions on the basis of
reasoned judgment;
• The ability to work co-operatively and to address conflict positively;
• The ability to participate in and organise social groups;
• The ability to recognize human rights violations;
• Acting to promote and safeguard human rights both locally and globally.
Attitudes
A sense of responsibility for one’s own actions, a commitment to personal development and social
change;
Curiosity, an open mind and an appreciation of diversity;
Empathy and solidarity with others and a commitment to support those whose human rights are
under threat;
A sense of human dignity, of self-worth and of others’ worth, irrespective of social, cultural, linguistic or religious differences;
A sense of justice, the desire to work towards the ideals of universal human rights, equality and
respect for diversity.
The Venue: Sauvo, Finland
Special needs:
in the application form you will find the gaps for the special needs (like vegetarian, vegan...etc.), please
carefully fill them out
 please also take into consideration that internet access is limited in the camping area.
Traveling to Finland:
Participants should arrive to Turku (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turku)
If you are coming from Helsinki you can take a bus from Helsinki airport. Express Busses from Helsinki
airport to Turku can be easily found in front of airport. The timetable can be checked on the following
website: http://www.expressbus.fi/timetables-and-tickets.
The organizers going to take care of travelling arrangements from Turku to Sauvo, just REMEMBER to
inform us about your arraival and departure time! You are kindly asked to arrive in Turku on 15th of
March, 2015 before 11:00 o’clock. The meeting point is in the heart of the centre of Turku (address: Aurakatu 16, 20100 Turku).
Arrivals: 15th March 2015 before 11:00
Departure: 22nd March 2015 after 09:00
REIMBURSMENT:
Reimbursement of your travel costs [within the country budget allocated by ERASMUS+
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/documents/erasmus-plus-programme-guide_en.pdf
programme] subject to submission of travel documents and invoices in original on arrival).
The payment will be done in Euros Maximum travel expenses per participant:
NGOs
Country
ASOCIATIA DE TINERI DIN ARDEAL
MTÜ Shokkin group
Magistru
"Kharkiv association for active youth "Stella"
Youth Association DRONI
Turku youth services
RO
EST
MD
UA
GE
FI
Number
of pax
5
5
6
5
7
8
Amount
per person
275€
180€
275€
275€
360€
180€
Important note: please make sure to have all the documents connetcted to
travelling with you
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Payment for tickets
Boarding passes
Bus tickets
All other documents with other expences
The reimbursement will be done according to that documents!
PARTICIPATION FEE:
Participation fee will be 20 EURO. Participation fees will be taken out from the reimbursement costs.
VISA ARRANGEMENT
You might need a visa to come to Finland. Please, apply for the visa as soon as you receive the acceptance letter to the TC. If you need an invitation letter please, contact to the following address: email:
hasan.habib@turku.fi, Phone number: + 358 44 9072 956.
PLEASE NOTE VISA COSTS WILL NOT BE COVERED BY TYS AS WE HAVE NOT GOT THE GRANT FOR IT.
INSURANCE
WE STRONGLY ADVISE YOU TO TAKE OUT A FULL TRAVEL INSURANCE POLICY FOR THE DURATION OF
YOUR STAY IN THE FINLAND
PLEASE NOTE INSURANCE COSTS OF ANY KIND WILL NOT BE COVERED BY TYS.
The organisation will not be able to reimburse you for any losses.
Please also note that private medical care in the Finland is expensive.
ACCOMMODATION
You will be accommodated in a camping area which is 50 kilometres far from the city of Turku. You will
be living in shared cottages with other participants of same sex. Each cottage has got separate bathroom and small kitchen. Bed linen will be provided.
LANGUAGE
The training course will be in English language.
DO NOT FORGET TO BRING WITH YOU:
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Warm cloth;
Towels;
Traditional food and drinks to represent your country and culture;
And of course - Lots of positive energy;
Bring documents, leaflet, picture of your organization to share with others.
Contact info
Contact person – Merab Janiashvili
Email: bf_merab@yahoo.com,
Phone number: +358449072962