“Being a step ahead and learning, we can develop new youth leaders and develop a society in which our rights will be respected and our voices heard and taken into account”, this is the main conclusion reached by participants at the training „Youth and student’s rights”, held on the 24-25 January by the Association “Promo-LEX”. The event was held at Leisure Center „La popas”Cocieri village, district Dubasari.

The training was attended by 20 young people: students of law faculties, volunteers within NGO or initiative groups and members of the Youth Local Councils in several localities from Transnistrian region: Dubasari, Cosnita, Doroţcaia, Corjova, Harmaţca and city Tighina.

The goal of the training was to develop skills of critical understanding of human rights, and also main responsibilities, and facilitate development of skills, civic behavior and abilities of young people to implement / use / promote their rights in daily life.

The training combined both theoretical lectures as well as role plays and discussion / debate based on video materials that participants watched. It was explinated to the participants the basic ways to defend their fundamental rights.

Meanwhile, participants were encouraged to organize in their initiative groups, schools Youth Councils or NGO where they volunteer, educational activities in order to promote rights of young people. So participants were informed about the interactive methods of organizing activities by using role plays.

The young people remained impressed about the methodology of the training – learning by playing. Participants discussed issues that concern them and had to argue about their personal attitude toward subject of discussion. Also, practical exercises generated ideas / questions and unknown attitudes that stimulated interest in involvement and awareness of new knowledge.

This activity was an important step in the development of leadership skills for young people from the Transnistrian region and started to consolidate them into a network of young leaders with civic attitude. They do affirm the need of their involvement and approaching a personal attitude in order to develop themselves as a leader and resource person.

Training „Youth and student’s rights” was organized within the project” Strengthening youth initiative groups from Transnistrian region”, implemented with financial support of the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Kiev, through Program MatraKAP.