Civil Network OPORA and \nAssociation of Leaders of Local Civic Groups (Warsaw) \nannounce recruitment \n \nSchool of Public Control \nover the activities of local self-government bodies \n \nWe invite representatives of the following to participate in the School: \n•\tcivil society organizations, \n•\tinitiative groups, \n•\tbodies of self-organization of the population, \n•\tassociations of co-owners of multi-apartment buildings. \n \nThe School of Public Control will last five months and includes participation in two sessions of residential training in Lviv (June 30-July 4 and July 20-24), completion of homework between sessions, planning and conducting a campaign of public control over the activities of local self-government bodies, and involvement of the territorial community in conducting campaigns. \nParticipants of the School will receive: \n•\tKNOWLEDGE – about public control, whom to control, why to control, and who can do it. They will learn about the tools and mechanisms of public control and public monitoring. \n•\tSKILLS – to organize public control campaigns, interacting with residents, authorities and other organizations and initiative groups in their local environment. \n•\tPRACTICAL EXPERIENCE – planning and implementation of a campaign of public control over the activities of local self-government bodies. They will share their experience at an all-Ukrainian conference at the end of the year. \nCriteria for selecting participants: \n•\texperience working in the public sector or local community; \n•\texperience implementing campaigns aimed at developing forms of direct democracy and creating conditions for direct participation of citizens in resolving issues of local importance; \n•\texperience involving the community or civil society institutions in implementing their campaigns; \n•\tdesire and readiness to implement public control campaigns; \n•\tadherence to the principles of independence, transparency, honesty and objectivity during the exercise of public control. \n\nBased on the results of the training, participants will receive a certificate of completion of the School of Public Control. \nTraining at the School of Public Control will be conducted by a team of trainers consisting of representatives of public control organizations from 9 cities of Ukraine, who have completed an internship in Poland. \n\nThe School program requires mandatory participation in all of its components \n\nThe organizers cover the costs of meals and accommodation for participants during the residential training sessions and guarantee reimbursement of expenses related to conducting local campaigns. Throughout the entire project, consultations with trainers and lawyers are provided free of charge. \nIn case of failure to fulfill the stipulated conditions regarding participation in all stages of the School of Public Control, the organizers will not provide reimbursement of funds spent by participants. \n\nTo participate in the School, you need to fill out an application form and send it to o.strelyuk@opora.org.ua by 18:00 on June 18, 2009. We will inform you about the results of the selection of participants of the School of Public Control on June 20, 2009. \n\nThe School of Public Control will take place thanks to the financial support of the Polish Aid program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland in 2009 and the Democracy Support Fund of the Embassy of the United States of America in Ukraine. \n