Training Roma youth leaders and activists for promoting human rights and taking action against discrimination

Specific objectives: -To strengthen participants’ understanding of key concepts of human rights, discrimination and anti-Gypsyism; - To gather information about the realities of young Roma in Europe and the challenges they face, and to exchange practices and responses to discrimination developed by different social actors; - To improve participants’ competences in using rights-based approaches to tackle situations of discrimination, exclusion and anti-Gypsyism; - To empower participants to take action and develop projects by and with young Roma for human rights in their local communities; - To familiarise participants with the approaches and activities of the Council of Europe in the area of human rights, human rights education, active youth participation and intercultural dialogue; - To support the capacity of Roma youth organisations and movements across Europe to network for human rights and to be associated with the Roma Youth Action Plan.