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Closed: Call for Applications to a Learning Programme: Christian Social Action And Diaconia. New Foundations For Responding To Today's Challenges

This one-year programme is tailor made to address the specific challenges facing Christian social action in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia

September 2022 – October 2023

Who is invited to join the learning programme?

• Social and diaconal workers, pedagogical workers, pastoral and youth workers in diaconal organisations, community centres and congregations and churches.
• Volunteers and interns who want to gain new knowledge and competences, enhance their knowledge and competences or to continue studying social and diaconal work.

 

Programme aims & specific objectives

The aim of the Programme is to support and develop social practice, building up knowledge and skills related to responding to present day realities. It is rooted in Christian values, such as respect for the ‘other’, dignity, social justice and an integrated spirituality and it is guided by the vision of convivial living together.

interdiac promotes participatory approaches to the work with people in their local or organisational contexts and work for social inclusion, locally and on a wider level through, for example community building and advocacy.

The Programme recognises that workers in Churches and Faith Based Organisations need to base their actions on a deeper understanding of more recent contextual and global challenges. These include growing poverty and marginalisation, as they affect different groups, such as young people, people with disabilities and elderly people.

The Programme is built on the recognition of the diversity of the social and diaconal engagement of the participants, as well as of the various national contexts which underly and shape Christian social practice in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

The learning process is based on the idea that the most effective way for a person to engage in vocational Christian social practice is when they are able to integrate their personal motivation with professional knowledge, skills and competence.

 

How is the programme organised?

The programme is designed to be for those who are already working, and it will accompany participants’ everyday work. This ensures the practice relevance of the learning.

- There will be 4 international workshops in the partner countries of interdiac, including local study visits. Each workshop will last 5 days, including travel days. Venues - Central & Eastern Europe – exact locations to be confirmed.

- A mentoring and a peer learning system for the period between the workshops will be organised. As in all interdiac programmes, participants will work in diverse international groups.

- Self-directed reflective learning with the use of: Learning Diary, access to an on-line learning platform Canvas, and the resources of the ‘interdiac online space’ at www.online-space.eu

 

The programme was developed by interdiac with its project partners, but it is not externally accredited.

The programme starts with preparatory work on the 25th September 2022 and finishes with the finalisation of all assignments on the 31st October 2023.

The dates of the Workshops are:

• 3-7 October 2022
• 30 Jan–3 February 2023
• 29 May–2 June 2023
• 2-6.October 2023

Call for applications is closed.

Financial matters

The course fee is 150 EUR. These costs are kept to a minimum. The fee should not be seen as a barrier to your participation! Travel and accommodation costs for the 4 workshops will be covered by interdiac.

More detailed information will be sent to the selected candidates.

Important information

Because of this challenging uncertainty caused by ‘COVID 19’, we will keep informing you about how the learning plan will be adjusted in case the mobility of people will be restricted. 

With questions contact

Mr. Miroslav Sedláček, Project & Event Coordinator

Email: projectcoordinator@interdiac.eu