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The first summer school
of the Local Agenda 21 Youth Parliament was organized in August, 2003 in
one of the holiday resorts of Turkey, where youth representatives not
only got trained on important topics but also had the chance to
participate in social, cultural, sports activities together.
The training sessions
were held in five different days with a focus on the following themes:
Information
Society, Turkey and the E-Turkey Initiative
Efficient use of
ICT tools in urban management
Turkey’s position
in the pre-accession process to the EU
Youth Programs of
the European Commission
Project
Formulation under the criterion of the European Union
Conflict
Resolution
Development of
Leadership Skills
Project
Development with Practical Examples
Besides the trainings,
the youth leaders had the opportunity to share their experiences about
the improvements in their cities after the first Local Agenda 21 Youth
Parliament Convention. They also discussed the implementation of the
Youth Action Plan they created during the convention meeting with the
representatives of the LA-21 Program National Committee, i.e. United
Nations Development Program of Turkey, IULA-EMME, Prime Ministry State
Planning Organization and Youth Association for Habitat and Agenda 21. |
