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18 – 20 April 2008: First Training of Trainers Conference for the Bosnian Language Edition of the JHP Workbooks. Overcoming the previous political setbacks to the BiH phases of the JHP, a group of dedicated teachers, trainers and CDRSEE staff successfully carried out a positive, constructive and beneficial Training of Trainers’ conference in Sarajevo. Click here to read the whole article.
 19 March 2008: Grant signing ceremony between the CDRSEE and the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The CDRSEE was delighted to participate as the honoured guests of the Embassy of Japan in Croatia, in a signing ceremony to mark the Japanese financial support of the JHP. Officially marking the start of the grant period and setting the tone for a fruitful cooperation, the Ambassador of Japan and the Executive Director of the CDRSEE undertook the ceremony in Zagreb on March 19th. The grant will cover some of the teacher training activities in Croatia and the CDRSEE looks forward to an interesting and productive cooperation. Click here to see images from this event.
15-16 March 2008: Third Teacher Training Workshop for the Albanian Language version of the JHP Workbooks. Following the success of Teacher Training Workshops in Tirana and Elbasan, 34 Teachers from the greater Saranda area where introduced to the JHP and had the opportunity to familiarise themselves with new teaching methodologies and ways to improve in-class interaction with students. The Teacher Training Workshops are sponsored by the United States Institute for Peace, Irish Aid , the Central European Initiative and Dr. Peter Mahringer Fonds. For more information on the JHP and for a free download of the Albanian Language edition please click here
 25th February 2008: A Southeast European Baklava and Coffee Party: the JHP makes a memorable impression in the European Parliament. With an entertaining and colourful presentation, the CDRSEE was hosted by the European Parliament’s Delegation for Southeast Europe to present the JHP and engage in 2 hours of discussion on February 25th Click here to read the whole article.
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| Our Mission |
Comprising a diverse range of people, backgrounds, faiths, ideas, genders, ages and skills, the Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeast Europe (CDRSEE) is one small group of people, in cooperation with considerable networks of groups of people, whose intent is to support and encourage democratic change in Southeast Europe. We at the CDRSEE believe that the key to a stable and peaceful region is the foundation of robust democracies and genuine peace; peace that has been constructed through reconciliation, discussion, open participation and agreement, rather than an imposed solution.
We are committed to investigating specific ways of enhancing and encouraging social dialogue and building social cohesion in this part of Europe. The CDRSEE activities raise awareness via publications, workshops, textbook analysis, academic conferences, opinion polls, training sessions, and cultural and artistic programmes. An increased exchange of information between the countries of the region via textbooks, school lessons, media, popular culture, art, and regional youth initiatives is essential to lasting peace.
The CDRSEE is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation advocating the principles of social responsibility and fostering civil society.
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| Our Commitment, 2007 |
An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
~Thomas Paine
As international funding for the Balkans is reduced, yet major changes have taken place in 2006 and more are due to take place in the near future, the CDRSEE recognises that support for the societies of the region is crucial if Southeast Europe is to emerge from the recent large-scale events in a peaceful and democratic manner.
Much of the social capital that has been built up over the last decade is at risk of being lost, if genuine indigenous solutions are not encouraged, fostered and strengthened.
Our commitment and perhaps our greatest challenge is to help the peoples of the region to help themselves; drawing on the unique qualities, capabilities and resilience that are intrinsic to the region’s peoples and to bridge the gap between the past and the future; the gap between being a transitional region, to prosperous and peaceful one. |
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