Civil Society and Human Rights

Basic Trainings

Civil Society and Activism (Concept of civil society, concept of nongovernmental organizations and their role, status, and legislative framework in BiH, establishing and registering of nongovernmental organizations, concept of social activism, etc)

Human Rights in My Community (Human rights, history, concept of discrimination, human rights protection mechanisms, vulnerable groups, mechanisms of influencing official institutions for protection of human rights, etc)

Gender Equality (Concept of gender and sex, concept of gender-based discrimination, gender stereotypes and prejudices, sexuality, position of women and men in BiH society, legislative framework for gender equality in BiH, etc)

Gender Sensitive Policies (Concept of gender analysis, gender sensitive and responsible practical policies, etc)

Reporting about Diversities in the Media (Role of media in contemporary society, stereotypes and prejudices in the media, socially marginalized groups and their portrayal in the media, discrimination in the media (possibility to focus on specific topics), etc)

Gender Sensitive Media Reporting (Role of the media in contemporary society, portrayal of women and men in the media, discrimination in the media, legislative framework for work of the media in BiH, gender analysis of media content (possibility to focus on specific topics, etc)

Organizational Capacity Building

Nongovernmental Organization Management and Fundraising (Concept of non-governmental organization, legislative framework for work of nongovernmental organizations, structure of organization and decision making, mission, vision, and program activities of nongovernmental organizations, how to finance non-governmental organizations, etc)

Development of Strategic Plan (Strategic planning and importance of planning, mission, vision, problem analysis, program planning, objectives and results, analysis of internal and external preconditions for implementation of the plan, supporters and adversaries, etc)

Development of Project Proposals (Concept of project proposal, problem analysis, objectives and results, logical framework matrix, submitting the project proposal, financial aspect of the project, project budget, contract with donors, etc)

Basics of Financial Management for Non-governmental Organizations (Specifics of work of non-governmental organizations and legislative framework, financial obligations of non-governmental organizations toward the state and donors, harmonizing requests of donors and local financial institutions, organizing financial operations in non-governmental organizations)

Personal Capacity Building

Public Relations and Presentation in the Media (Concept of public relations, methods of communication in public relations, communication with the media, how to become newsworthy, methodology of communication with the media, public statement, press conference, specifics of TV and radio performance, etc)

Conflict Resolution, Negotiating, and Non-Violent Communication (Concept of conflict, methodology of conflict resolution, interest based conflict resolution, positions and interests in conflict, mediation, communication skills – non-violent communication, etc)

Negotiation (Concept of negotiation, interest based negotiation, positions and interests, obstacles to negotiation and way to agreement, phases in negotiation process, analysis of options and determining proposals, etc)

Facilitation and Decision Making (Concept of facilitation, decision making in a group, communication skills, compromise and consensus, the road to consensus, voting, etc)

Training for Trainers with the Option of Mentored Program (Principles of adult education, objectives of training, planning and designing of training program, forms and methodology of work, exercises and games for relaxing and concentration, training can also include mentored program, and conducting initial trainings with support of a trainer – mentor, etc)