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P ROMOTING H UMAN R IGHTS AND D EMOCRACY IN B URMA : A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM TO EMPOWER L OCAL O RGANIZATIONS Info Birmanie - June 2014

OUR MISSION Over the past 15 years, Info Birmanie has been working with Burmese ac• vists and civil society organiza• ons campaigning for the promo• on of human rights and democracy in Burma. Many were poli• cal prisoners, and fought against the military regime alongside ac• vists from across the country. Today some of these ac• vists are working to promote peace, democra• c transi• on and protect persecuted minori• es. We have seen the relevance and eff ec• veness of their ac• vi• es in Burma, but the lack of human, fi nancial and logis• cal means such as lack of technical knowledge limits their impact. Info Birmanie wants to empower those organiza• ons to give them the resources and tools to sustain their ac• vi• es, expand their audience and be more effi cient. We also wish to create bridges between the French and Burmese civil society to bring Burmese general knowledge of interna• onal issues and to raise awareness of young French people to the principles of human rights, peace and democracy in the world. The ra• onale of the project is the convic• on that without a strong civil society it is impossible to promote a culture of peace and tolerance, to protect civil and poli• cal rights and engage the ci• zens in the democra• c transi• on.

THE PROJECT The project’s objec• ve is to help building a strong and informed WHAT KIND OF TRAINING ? civil society in order to give the people the opportunity to • Internet and social networks par• cipate in the transi• on process. • Communica• on and media • Advocacy To meet this goal, Info Birmanie is launching a volunteer programme • Fundraising to empower civil society organiza• ons working for the promo• on • Interfaith dialogue of peace, human rights and democracy. We mobilize French • English students who will volunteer in local organiza• ons in Burma and help them to iden• fy and meet its development challenges WHO ARE THE TRAINERS ? (communica• on, advocacy, English, fundraising, internet and social networks trainings) French Students in communica• on, IT, engineering, interna• onal rela• ons… HOW MANY TRAININGS ? The trainers will stay one to two months and provide one training per week. Local organiza• ons have to organize the trainings and fi nd the trainees. In France, we inform the public and French authori• es to raise awareness on human rights, peace and democracy in Burma. We also target the French higher educa• on ins• tu• ons to encourage students par• cipa• on and promote exchanges between the French and Burmese civil socie• es.

PRESENTATION OF INFO BIRMANIE Info Birmanie was founded in 1996 by French ci• zens willing to support the struggle for human rights in Burma and to convey the demands for democracy expressed on several occasions by Burmese people since 1988. Info Birmanie is an advocacy and informa• on centre, whose main mission is to inform and increase awareness of the poli• cal, economic and social system, so as to promote peace, democracy and human rights in Burma. Info Birmanie is a partner of organisa• ons in civil society based in Burma, and acts as a bridge between local Burmese forces and civil society in France. These links enable us to relay quality prac• cal informa• on. Info Birmanie serves this double objec• ve by organizing three types of ac• vi• es: • Lobbying French public offi cials in order to get a stronger poli• cal stand from the French government (ul• mately to step up pressure on the Burmese military regime) whether it be in its bilateral rela• ons or via mul• lateral forums such as the European Union of the United Na• ons. • Raising awareness and informing the general public and the media on the evolu• on of the poli• cal, economic and social situa• on in Burma. • Reinforcing Burmese democra• c organiza• ons and the interna• onal network suppor• ng them in order to increase their credibility among public authori• es throughout the world. Info Birmanie La Ruche 84 quai de Jemmapes 75010 PARIS Join us on Website : www.info-birmanie.org Email : infobirmanie@gmail.com Facebook & Twitter!