“Gender and Media Free Youth Work(er)s” Training Course 2-10th October 2022, Diyarbakir, Turkey “Gender and Media Free Youth Work(er)s” is a long term training course which will be implemented in Diyarbakir, Turkey and in Vienna, Austria. Sometimes people call each other feminist, sometimes sexist, sometimes discriminatory, and not always we know the exact meaning of those words or we are doing it as unconsciously. We have been imposed by media, politicians, sometimes even by our parents. “Behave like a „man‟, this job is not suitable for a „girl‟, woman are not smart enough to lead, you don ́t behave as a girl/boy, etc.” No matter in which part of the World we live, we are all facing different tones of those realities. In many countries the discrimination of women is not even considered a topic of relevance, although hidden behind cultural patterns. Forms of gender discrimination are diverse and differ in their severity. However, we believe that it is very important to have 2 training courses in 2 different countries (Austria and Turkey) which have completely different gender situations from each other. Nowadays it is difficult to underestimate the role of Media in achieving the fundamental value of gender equality. Having a great role in society, the Media definitely affects the perception of gender and acts as one of the main tools for "gender stereotyping". In 2013 the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe stated that “ gender equality means equal visibility, empowerment, responsibility, and participation of both women and men in all spheres of public life, including the media". Though having a big potential in promoting gender equality, in Europe media still acts as a tool that creates and maintains gender stereotypes. In the neighbouring partner countries, we see an even worse picture. Though these countries also share the main European values, in local realities we see lots of Gender- based Inequalities and that‟ s why we aim to increase awareness and provide youth workers with proper knowledge about gender issues and perspectives of European and project countries media, so enabling them to work on gender-related projects. We aim to make youth workers not just more conscious of gender issue in their work but also enabling them to reflect and adapt the media and related digital contents accordingly. The training consists of two parts. This call for applications comprises the first training course which will be implemented in Diyarbakir, Turkey, from 2 until 10 of October 2022 ! The second training course will take place in Vienna, Austria, from 1st until 8th of March 2023. The training will gather 33 participants from Austria, Portugal, Croatia, Italy (2 partners from Sicily and Sardinia), Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, Latvia, Spain and Turkey. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS: Asociatia idei si proiecte pentru tineri activi Romania 3 participants (Travel till 275 €) Service Civil International Österreich, Austria, 3 participants (Travel till 360 €) Pro Loco Villarosa, Sicily-Italy , 2 participants (Travel till 360 €) Associazione Urban Center, Sardinia - Italy 2 participants (Travel till 360 €) Stowarzyszenie IMPAKT Poland , 3 participants (Travel till 360 €) Cesta rozvoje, z.s. Czech Republic , 3 participants (Travel till 360 €) INTERAKTIVA Croatia , 3 participants (Travel till 360 €) RASIO PERSPEKTIVA Latvia , 3 participants (Travel till 360 €) ASOCIACION EGERIA DESARROLLO SOCIAL Spain 3 participants, Travel till 530€ Real Sensations Association Portugal, 4 participants (Trave l till 820 €) Genclik ve Degisim Dernegi Turkey, 4 participants Financial Conditions This Project is funded by the Erasmus+. That means that the participation is free of charge! Travel expenses will be reimbursed: We cover your travel cost according to Erasmus+ distance calculator rules and the maximum for each participant that can be reimbursed is the depending of the country of departure as follow: Travel expenses will be paid according to your travel documents/bills but cannot be paid more than maximum travel costs. Accommodation & Food All participants will stay in the guest house of Youth and Change Association in the city-centre of Diyarbakir. You can find more details about the accommodation in the facebook page: Diyarbakir Guest House | Facebook The food will be provided by our team in the guest house. If you have any special diet please let us know. Everyone who comes to this seminar should... ● be motivated and interested in the topic ● committed to participate in group discussions ● ideally be willing to attend (not mandatory, but recommended) both trainings ● bring ideas for trainings ● have sufficient English language skills (spoken and written); ● be committed to spreading their new skills and competences to their sending branches/organisation Application & Deadline Each partner will select their participants until 20 th August and if they struggle to find participants until 20 th August, we will make an open call and select participants together with the sending organizations. Arrival date is: 2 nd October and Departure is 10 th October. Some Photos from Our Projects in 2021: Contact: Umut Suvari, umutsuvari@gmail.com / phone number: +905368906334