"Steps for Specialists. Interaction of LSG with volunteers" is a six-week intensive online training program for teams of LSG officials, communal enterprises employees and volunteers. The training program will start on May 30, 2023.
The training program will help its participants find answers to the following questions:
- What is the essence of volunteering at the local level and what is its role in solving problems of the municipalities?
- What are the legal aspects of volunteering and how to properly identify volunteers?
- Can local authorities influence volunteers and what powers do LSG have in this area?
- What tools of interaction between local authorities and volunteers should be used in different situations?
- What is the practical benefit of identifying and analysing the interests of key stakeholders in the municipality?
- What should be kept in mind to effectively plan the interaction between officials and volunteers?
As a result of the Training Program, its participants will be able to analyse the level of relations between the authorities and volunteers in their municipalities, identify priorities for further cooperation and find new tools to improve cooperation between local authorities and volunteer associations.
Participants who successfully complete the training program will be awarded certificates.
How to participate?
We invite teams of municipalities with a population of up to 50 000 to participate in the Program. The team should consist of 3 people and include one representative from the following categories:
- local government officials who interact with volunteers (deputy village, settlement, city mayors, public relations officials, other local government officials)
- municipal enterprises, institutions and organisations that interact with volunteers
- volunteers and other representatives of civil society (heads of NGOs, heads of advisory bodies at local authorities, leaders of informal associations and coordinators of active citizens groups).
To participate in the selection process for the "Steps for Specialists. Interaction of LSG with volunteers", please fill in the attached application form and send it to regops.u-lead@giz.de by 18:00 on 16 May 2023 indicating "Volunteering_Name of the municipality_Oblast" in the subject line.
If you want to learn more about the Training Program and the conditions of participation in it:
- send your questions to regops.u-lead@giz.de with "Volunteering_questions" in the subject line
- join the information meeting that will take place on May, 4 2023 at 12:00 via this link PRESS HERE