If you are young, energetic and ambitious, study in grades 9-11 or are a 1st-2nd year university student, are interested in the public life of the city and want to gain new knowledge and skills for your future fulfillment – then this project is for you! If you join our project, you will complete the full program of a seminar-training course, which includes 10 sessions on the following topics: - public organizations and their role for society; - leadership development in the context of organizational development; - management in public organizations; - the youth movement in Volyn; - local self-government; - youth self-government; - the European integration process; - the political system of Ukraine; - the Internet; - psychological training “Team Building”. The sessions will be conducted by experienced experts, employees of local self-government bodies, and leaders of public organizations. Project events will take place at a time convenient for participants. You will also have the opportunity to meet with the city authorities’ leadership and respected public figures, and to undergo an internship in the city’s public organizations. Participants who distinguish themselves the most will be recommended to public organizations as volunteers, and to city council deputies as public assistants. If you want to take part in the project, then fill out the application form and take or send it to the project organizing committee (AMoRe office) at the address: 43016, Lutsk, Kovel Street, 2, office No. 12 (4th floor) from Monday to Friday from 14:00 to 18:00, tel. (0332) 78-82-92, or by email: amore.volyn@gmail.com. Applications are accepted during the period: from 14.05 to 15.06.2007 and from 3.09 to 21.09.2007. The application form is below (it can also be obtained at the AMoRe office). We are waiting for you!

Application form for participation in the project School “Lutsk Public Active”

VOMGO “Association of Young Reformers (AMoRe)” guarantees that the information received by us will not be used for purposes other than the project in which you intend to become a participant. Fields marked with (*) are mandatory.

1. Last name, first name, patronymic* ___________________________________________ 2. Date of birth* ____________________________________________________ 3. Contact address* ____________________________________________________ 4. Telephones * (home, work, mobile, at least one where you can be reached) ________________________________________________________________________ 5. E-mail _______________________________________________________________ 6. Place of study (name of institution)* _______________________________________ 7. Specialty, course, class* ____________________________________________ 8. Why are you interested in this project? (several options may be chosen)  I want to learn more about public and political life in our city  I want to gain knowledge about the social spheres of the city’s life  I want to gain skills and abilities necessary for public activity  I want to work in local self-government bodies in the future  I want to meet the city’s leaders and influential public leaders  I want to join work in public organizations  other _____________________________________________________________ 9. About the activities of which public organizations of our city do you know or have heard? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 10. Are you a member or volunteer of any public organization?  YES  NO If “YES”, please indicate which one(s)? _____________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 11. In your opinion, what does local self-government in Lutsk do? ________________________________________________________________________ 12. What do you expect from the project “School ‘Lutsk Public Active’”?* ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Which schedule for the training seminars is most convenient for you?  four days (weekdays) per week in the afternoon  two days (weekdays) per week in the morning  on weekends (Saturday, Sunday)  your option ____________________________________________________________________ 14. Where did you get information about this project?*  from television reports, from newspapers  from announcements at the educational institution  from the Internet  from friends, acquaintances  from other sources____________________________________________________________ (specify) Thank you! Based on the selection results, the composition of the project participants will be formed. You will be informed about the selection results in September 2007.

Organizing committee address – Lutsk, Kovel Street, 2, office No. 12 (4th floor), tel. 78-82-92