A Rural Human Rights Camp, as an activity of the Compass national training courses on Human Rights Education, took place from 31 July to 4 August 2023 at the Eco-center Stina, Vinnytsia Oblast. The activity was implemented by the Development center Pangeya Ultima in partnership with the Youth Department of the Council of Europe within the Youth for Democracy programme. The Council of Europe project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III” provided expert and recourse support for this activity. 

 The training course brought together 20 youth activists from rural areas all over Ukraine to improve their competences in human rights education and its application in war and post-war contexts at the local level. The activity highlighted the necessity of preventing discrimination and intolerance against internally displaced people and refugees while fostering understanding of the causes and experiences of those who are forced to migrate to other communities or countries.

The training programme was built using non-formal education methods and approaches from the Compass manual. It also included a movie evening featuring the Docuclub collection on human rights and an exploration of the rural culture in the village of Stina.

 For more info visit the webpage of the camp.