Selection of Seminar Participants is Launched as part of the Project ‘’Your Right to Know’’
Tbilisi.The volunteer project "Your Right to Know" is being
implemented in partnership with IDFI. Within the project framework, a one-day
seminar will be held on October 21 concerning the theoretical and practical
issues related to the freedom of information. Reading materials about the
public information issues will be handed out to the seminar participants. At
the end of the seminar the participants will elaborate and send out their own
public information requests, analyze the received responses and prepare small
analytical newspapers.
The project
aims to raise the students' awareness on good governance, public accountability
and transparency, as well as to develop their practical skills in realization
of the right to receive information. "Your Right to Know" is the
volunteer project funded by the Joint Civic Education, which is the joint program
of the "Iris Group - Managing Diversity", MitOste.V. and CRISP and is
implemented in coordination with the Theodor HeussKolleg.
As part of
the seminar, the three authors of distinguished articles will be awarded with
the bonus prizes, while their works will be published on the web page/blog ofIDFI.
Youngsters of 16-22 years of age are eligible for participation in the project.
Source:
idfi.ge
