Project place: Veliki Gaj, Serbia
Project dates: 07-15.04.2022
Deadline for applying: URGENT!
ABOUT THE PROJECT
IJGD team has identified and shared some of the same concern with partner organisations regarding the challenges we find in youth work. Most of the challenges that were not related to the technical side of our job were narrowed down to one single point – lack of self-care and self-support tools and mechanisms which would support our own well-being, empower us and allow us to avoid the burnout and emotional breakouts. Furthermore, the same concern has been identified in regards to organizations we work for – the lack of capacities, skills or knowledge of the tools that would allow us to have a support needed for the psychological and emotional recharge in situation of conflicts, work in stressful or emotionally overcharged settings, work with young people who require our full attention and devotion or simply work overload and long working hours in constantly changing contexts of the youth work. With an aim to address this challenge, IJGD plans to gather trainers in nonformal education with particular set of skills in self-development, psychotherapy, meditation and mindfulness, to develop a programme which will address this issue and support youth workers themselves in how to process high demands educational programmes have in regards to emotional and psychological support of the participants, especially among those coming from vulnerable groups and how to self-regulate stressful elements of their work, in order to provide and create more attentive, empathetic and emotionally supportive learning environment for their beneficiaries, as well for themselves and their colleagues. Afterwards, we plan to organize a youth exchange, so to try to transmit the said practice to the field.
AIM
This project is to increase the impact youth work and youth work practitioners have on young people by providing them with the tools which will support their personal wellbeing and self-care, while increasing professional achievements through better awareness of their own and needs of their colleagues and target group.
ABOUT THE TRAINING
The training will gather 24 participants plus 2 trainers from Serbia, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Turkey, Estonia, Finland, Macedonia, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Austria, for a 7-day training. The team of trainers in non-formal education consists of highly skilled professionals in the topics, with experience in psychotherapy, yoga, meditation, etc.
Educational and training content and methodology:
- Non formal education
- Learner centred
- Experiential learning
- Yoga, meditation, mindfulness exercises
- peer sharing and support The methods that will be used are experiential, used in non-formal education contexts of learning: games and energizers/brainergizers, exercises, icebreakers, team-building games, movement exercises, discussions, work in groups, role play, timeline, norm critical approach, image theatre, living library, photo voice, community journalism.
Participants’ profile
- Youth workers, trainers, volunteers, active in the NGO sector
- Are at least 18 years old
- Able to communicate in English
- Able to attend the whole course duration
- Motivated to participate in the training course and share the knowledge in their own organization
ACCOMMODATION and FINANCES:
All costs related to accommodation and food will be covered by the hosting organization
Travel costs will be reimbursed up to 180 EUR.
Participation fee: NONE!
Sending fee: 500 MKD
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