Community Works Street Law Program

Community Works is an EU-funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Belgrade, Serbia and PHARE, MRDPW of the Rebublic of Bulgaria.
It is organized by the Denizen Center for Civic Activism of Svrljig, Serbia and Vocational School ``G.M.Dimitrov`` Dunavtsy, Bulgaria.

Street Law is practical, participatory education about law, democracy and human rights. Through its philosophy and programs, Street Law empowers people to transform democratic ideals into citizen action. Street Law's programs do not end at the door of the classroom. Each student gains essential lessons that can be used for life.

The Street Law Program began at Georgetown University Law Center more than 20 years ago when law students developed a practical law course that was taught in DC Public Schools. Street Law, has also brought its educational message of law, democracy, and human rights to nearly two dozen countries around the world.

Street Law develops innovative educational programs aimed at empowering people through the study of law related-education. Law-related education is a unique blend of substance and strategy: students learn substantive information about laws, the legal system, and their rights and responsibilities through cooperative strategies that promote cooperative learning, critical thinking, and positive interaction between individuals and the community.

24 teachers of elementary and secondary schools, NGO`s and young community leaders from the cross-border region between Bulgaria and Serbia are participanting in the program.

The trainnig seminar took place from April 27 to May 1, 2007 in Svrljig.