EENCE Network invites you to the grand finale of the Citizenship Education Caravan, which will take place from 13 to 16 October in the village of Sairme, Georgia. This meeting will be the culmination of an incredible journey to promote and defend democracy and human rights in the countries of the Eastern Partnership and the European Union (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland and Ukraine). Applications for participation in the Caravan debriefing and the Network’s report-elective meeting will be accepted until 31 August.

The Citizenship Education Caravan aims to support providers of civic education in the EU Eastern Partnership region who are actively working to develop a civil society capable of promoting and defending the values of democracy.

In August, the Caravan teams have already travelled through Armenia, Lithuania and Poland. In September and October, Caravan events will take place in Azerbaijan, Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia.

The aim of the upcoming Caravanserai is to analyse and use valuable information and experience gained during the national Caravans.
experience gained during the national Caravans in order to promote meaningful changes in civic education.

The meeting programme will consist of presentations and interactive workshops, discussions and idea generation of the best solutions to promote civic education and democracy.

In addition to analysing the achievements of the Caravans, the meeting will include the election of the Board and the Audit Commission of the Eastern European Association for Citizenship Education (EEACE), which administers the Network’s activities.

The meeting is open to all EEACE members selected on a competitive basis. For all others it will be organised to attend the meeting online, as well as the possibility to attend the meeting at their own expense.

You can apply for the face-to-face meeting by filling in the registration form until 31 August.

Selection criteria for participants of the EEACE Association face-to-face meeting:

• – Experience in the field of citizenship education, preferably in the Eastern Partnership countries and neighbouring countries.
  Eastern Partnership and neighbouring countries
• – motivation to participate in the development of the EENCE Network in the future
• – active participation in EENCE Network activities during the last two years.

The selection will also take into account gender balance and equal representation of all countries represented in the Network.

The participants of the face-to-face meeting will be provided with accommodation in double rooms, three meals a day according to their preferences indicated in the application form, and will receive financial compensation for travel expenses in the form of a lump sum payment.

The organisers of the event will also provide transfer of all participants to the venue of the meeting from Tbilisi and Kutaisi.

Additional information on the conditions of participation in the meeting can be requested by e-mail to eenceboard@gmail.com.