JOBS/INTERSHIPS/TRAININGSDeadline: 01 August 2018
Open to: youth workers who will share their new knowledge and skills with youth they work with, from or residing in: The Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Norway, Spain and Turkey
Venue: 17– 23 september 2018, Keeke, The Netherlands
Description
We’re inviting applications for the 5th training for youth workers by Towards a Nonviolent World. Download the call for application here. The online phase will start late August, the training will be from September 17-23, 2018. (arrival 16th, departure 24th, or 23rd after 18:00!). It will take place just across the border of The Netherlands with Germany in a village called “Keeke” at “De Vlierhof”, 30 min. from the airport of Dusseldorf/Weeze.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
“Active Nonviolence: peace begins with you(th)” has the aims to: empower youth workers by knowledge, insights and skills to prevent violent escalation of conflicts, transform conflicts and engage in (inter-cultural) peaceful interactions and relations, increase the capacity and cooperation of Peace Builders in Europe, and impact society and support one another to sustain the motivation to be a Peace Builder.
In order to meet those aims, the project has three phases with the following objectives:
Online Learning Stage:
- Reflect on the complexity of three important themes: understanding violence, understanding conflict and understanding power, through three webinars, online discussions and readings.
- Create a common starting point for the training course.
- Prepare action-plans, clarify the project and facilitate ongoing exchange and support (by trainers and fellow participants) after the training to increase follow-up activities.
Training Course:
- Learn and practice communication skills, empathy, cultural sensitivity, conflict de-escalation and third-party intervention, the ‘key skills’ of Conflict Resolution (CR) and Peacebuilding (PB), through roleplays and games.
- Provide positive examples and opportunities for youth & youthworkers to be more involved in peacebuilding, and discuss how they can empower youth with the skills they’ve practiced.
- Provide campaigning/advocacy tools, to strengthen the voices of youth for peace in society.
- Enhance
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