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Call for Tenders: Local consultancy services on Human Rights and the Environment in South-East Europe

The Council of Europe is currently implementing a Project on “Human Rights and Sustainable Environment in South-East Europe” which aims to set up the ground for better protection of the environment and human rights in South-East Europe, namely in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. In this context, the Project has launched a call for tenders and is looking for local (regional) consultants with expertise in the following areas:

•  Research and analysis of law and practice on human rights and the environment in South-East Europe and delivering presentations in the area of the scope of the tender call;
•   Capacity-building on issues related to human rights and the environment;
•  Dissemination of knowledge and awareness-raising related to the interdependence of human rights and environmental protection.

Deadline for the submission of bids: 18 April 2024 23h59 CET.

Tenders with attachments shall only be sent to dgi-coordination@coe.int with the following reference in subject: Tender – Human Rights and Environment Consultancy Services South-East Europe.

All questions shall be submitted at least five working days before the deadline for submission of the tenders and shall be exclusively addressed to the email address dgi-coordination@coe.int with the following reference in subject: 

Questions - Human Rights and Environment Consultancy Services South-East Europe.

Tenders that are received after the deadline, not adequately completed in line with instructions or sent to another email address will not be considered.

Interested consultants are invited to apply and submit their offer in line with the Tender File and the Act of Engagement (please see below), which contain a full description of the terms and conditions of engagement and the scope of activities.

 Act of Engagement

 Tender File

 

 

*All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions, or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United National Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

2 April 2024
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Fifty practitioners to enhance skills in provision of occupational therapy

Following the adoption of the Guidelines for Occupational Therapy (OT), as well as the Training of Trainers (ToT) on OT that took place in January 2024, three 2-day cascade training sessions were organised in the course of February and March 2024.  Fifty professionals, mainly from the Prison Health Department, along with representatives from the Correctional Services, Institute for Forensic Psychiatry, and the Special Institute for Persons with Mental and Physical Disabilities, were trained on this important form of therapy.

To complement the theoretical aspects and provide the trainees with practical knowledge, some of the sessions were conducted in the Dubrava Prison, in a section which houses prisoners with both mental and somatic problems. This on-site training allowed the participants to observe and understand the application of OT principles in a real-life setting, thus enhancing their learning experience by connecting theory and practice.

These cascade training sessions allowed the participants to further improve their skills in applying the OT Guidelines and tools in prisons and other closed institutions, a concept which was thus far not utilised in a structured manner. Furthermore, training healthcare and correctional professionals together helps them further strengthen the inter-institutional cooperation in the treatment and rehabilitation of some of the most vulnerable members of the society.

Each of these sessions were facilitated by two trainers who had participated in the ToT in January and were supervised and mentored by a Council of Europe consultant who has been involved in the process since the very beginning, thus further strengthening institutional capacity to provide training.

The activity was conducted under the auspices of the Council of Europe project “Improvement of the treatment of persons deprived of liberty”.

 

 

*All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions, or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United National Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

Istog/ Istok 26 March 2024
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