Curriculum Vitae
MR. ERNESTS STRAZDINS
NGO consultant, trainer, expert Organisation   and project management
Project   development and Logical Framework
Youth work, policy and advocacy
Youth peer education
HIV/AIDS
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Education
higher education
1998 - (2003) Master`s studies in Culture (Arts) Management LATVIAN   ACADEMY OF CULTURE
1993 - 1997 Bachelor`s   Degree of Business Administration BBA (Management Science)
UNIVERSITY OF   LATVIA, Faculty of Management and Economic Informatics
secondary   education
1982 - 1993 Riga`s   Secondary School No 58
Additional education
2002 Training   seminar on PPP - Project Planning Process
IFRC - International   Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Training for youth peer educatiors
Latvia's Association for Family Planning and Sexual Health " Papardes Zieds"
2001
Programme NGO-2000: "Development of a Human Resource Network to Support Smaller NGO's and Support of NGO Pilot Projects in Latvia"
      (Long-Term NGO consultants' training programme)
1998 - 2000
Organised by NGO Centre (Latvia) and SAWA (the   Netherlands)
Methods for effective facilitation of education and co-operation processes
       NGO IPSA, Riga
2000
Project   Management
   Latvia State Institute of Leading Managers and Specialists of   National Economy, Riga
1999
Leadership
Lecturer at 11th International Conference of PLWHA
2003, October
Co-trainer at ERNA annual meeting's session "Life with HIV/AIDS"
2002, September
2002, May Trainer at International Conference for ex-USSR "Advocacy on HIV/AIDS"
2002, August Trainer at Latvian Red Cross Rezekne's Committee Youth seminar on HIV and drugs
2001, December Lecturer at Latvian Red Cross Youth "Team 1" seminar on HIV/AIDS
2001, December Trainer's assistant at national seminar of Estonian Red Cross on HIV/AIDS
2001, December Lecturer at   IFMSA Latvia Seminar " Stop AIDS"
2001, October Member of LJP   Management team for organisation of Baltic Youth Forum running meeting in Riga
2000, December Lector at   seminar for Latvian Young Farmers Club (topics on NGO and Youth work)
2000, June co-ordinator   of LJP's day at Baltic Sea States Youth Festival,
   organised by State Youth Initiative Centre, Jurmala
NGO Activities and Youth Work
Membership in organisations
Since 1996 Students' Fraternity "Fraternitas Lettica"
1998 - 2001 Latvia's Association of Family Planning and Sexual Health (LAFPSH)
  "Papardes Zieds" Youth Group
1998 - 2000 Association  "Youth against AIDS"
Since 1998 Latvia's Support Group for People Living with HIV/AIDS (AGIHAS)
Since 2000 ENP+ - European  Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS 
Regional part   of Global Network of PLWHA - GNP+
2002 Latvian Red  Cross / Latvian Red Cross Youth (LRC / LRCY)
Since 2002 NGO "DIA+LOGS"  - Support Centre for All Affected by HIV/AIDS
2002 - 2004 - Board Member representing AGIHAS
Participation
European Youth Forum and Baltic Youth Forum
Council   of Members, Brussels, Belgium
2002, April
2002, April Study Visit   to Germany "Federal and Regional Youth Structures in the Baltic Sea Region",   Berlin, Schwerin, Kiel, Germany
2002, March Regular Spring meeting of Baltic Youth Forum, Parnu, Estonia
2001,   November Council of Members, Athens, Greece
2001,   November Nordic Council of Ministers Youth Committee meeting, representing Baltic Youth   Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
2001, October Regular Autumn meeting of Baltic Youth Forum, Riga, Latvia
2001,   September Conference "Youth Social Protection in an Enlarged European Union", Budapest, Hungary
2000, October General Assembly, Brussels, Belgium
2000, October The European Youth Gathering (part of ?EU White paper on Youth Policy?   development process), Paris, France
2000, September Consultation    Meeting on the White Paper for National Youth   Councils and partners in pre-accession and EEA/EFTA countries // Core Meeting   I (part of "EU White Paper on Youth Policy" development process),Brussels
1999,   november Executive   Meeting / extr-ordinary General Assembly, Geneva, Switzerland
Steering   group on  Social Protection in Central   and Eastern Europe
1999,   September - 2000, March
Meeting in   September in Brussels, Belgium
Baltic Sea Youth Project
2002, August "Common   Terminology in Latvian Youth Work", LJP, Latvia
2001,   December
"Project   evaluation", LJP, Latvia
2001, JULY Programme   elaboration for youth work development, LJP, Latvia
2000,   December National   training seminar "Strategic Planning", LJP, Latvia
2000,   November National   training seminar "Youth Policy in Europe and Latvia", LJP, Latvia
2000, August Regional   Training for Trainers «A Future Youth Trainer». Development of Training   System in Youth Organization, LJP, Jurmala
2000, April National   Training seminar "Youth Policy and Democracy", LJP, Jurmala
2000, April National   Training seminar "European Youth Structures and Youth Policy", LJP, Jurmala
1999,   November ContactForum,   Baltic Sea Youth Forum, NYC of Sweden (LSU), Sodertalje, Sweden
Also in
Other youth work activities
2001, May "How can   we work together? Involving Minorities at Grass Roots Level",  
       International Young NatureFriends, Naturfreundejugend Osterreichs, Austria
2001, April Regional   Consultation with the Civil Society Organisations, CEE, CIS and Baltic   States, preparation process for UN Special Session on Children, Bucharest,   Romania
1999, October 1st   European Youth congress, Luebeck, Germany
1999, May "Youth   information systems in Europe", Youth Information and Mobility Centre, Riga
1999, April 1st   Youth Congress of Latvia, Riga
1998, august "Unity   through diversity" (social minorities and marginal groups), International   Young NatureFriends, Mobility International, IGLYO, European Youth Centre   Budapest, Hungary
HIV/AIDS issues
2003, October 11th International   Conference "(world conference of PLWHA),
    Kampala, Uganda
2003, September
ERNA - European Red Cross and Red Crescent Network on HIV/AIDS annual meeting
    Riga, Latvia
International Seminar for post-Soviet Union countries on Advocacy on HIV/AIDS
    Minsk, Belarus
2003, May
Seminar on Support   for People Living with HIV/AIDS,
         AKSEPT, Oslo City Mission, Oslo, Norway
2002, October
2002, October Training   seminar on PPP - Project Planning Process
IFRC - International   Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
2002, July XIV   International AIDS Conference, Satellite meeting of International Federation   of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Barcelona, Spain
2002, May Launch of   International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Global   Campaign "The TRUTH about AIDS. PASS it on...", Geneva, Switherland
2001, October 10th International   Conference "Celebrating our lives" (world conference of PLWHA),
    Port of   Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
2001, July 8. German   AIDS Congress (East European Day; International Networks), Berlin, Germany
2001, May "East Europe   AIDS service organisations part and collaboration", ESPO Society, Estonia
1999, August 9th International Conference "Uniting for   Equality" (world conference of PLWHA),
   "Res Humanes", Warsaw, Poland
Skills                             
            Language
Latvian mother  tongue English very good Russian fluent
Computer literacy
MS Office   (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Explorer) ? long-term working experience.
 Work experience with client information   databases.
Office equipment
Long-term   working experience with all kind of office equipment (PC, fax machine,   copier, scanner).
Interests
dance, music, poetry, traveling, youth work and NGO   activities