BeComm: Building Active Youth Communities

We designed this training course to address the critical need for meaningful intercultural dialogue and engagement in an era of global uncertainty. By exploring themes of identity, diversity, and community, we aim to create a space where youth and youth workers can reflect on their role in building inclusive, active communities and develop tools for democratic participation.

• The Project Aim

The proposed training course aims to give participants a space to reflect on identity, diversity and perception of interculturality. We will explore different tools to build an engaged community where youth feel a sense of belonging and actively participate in the democratic processes in their community.

Areas of action: ETS Competence Model for Youth Workers

• Displaying intercultural sensitivity and understanding your own identity and the identity of the members of your community.
• Networking and advocating - how to reach and engage all members of the community/different relevant stakeholders/actors in the community.

Objectives of this training

• Explore together the concept of culture, interculturality and ambiguity.
• Increase awareness of one’s identity within the community.
• Empower participants to understand, and later on engage community stakeholders.
• Support participants in feeling more ready to create active community spaces.

Provide tools for community building.

The programme

Day 1: Arrival and Welcoming

Day 2: Community Building

Day 3: Interculturality & Ambiguity

Day 4: Back to Reality: Actions & Tools

Day 5: Bridging & Evaluating

Day 6: Departure

Target Group

The project is designed for:

• Youth workers engaged in community-building activities within their local contexts.
• Youth workers involved in international learning mobility projects under Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps.
• Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth policy makers, Volunteering mentors participating in Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps.

Interest Areas:

• Social inclusion of youth, particularly marginalised and underrepresented groups.
• Community development and creating social impact.
• Promoting active participation in initiatives that foster equal opportunities for all young people.

Approach

The training course adopts a learner-centered methodology that places participants' experiences, needs, and potential at the core of the learning process. It creates an interactive, participatory environment that encourages active engagement, mutual learning, and personal reflection. By valuing each participant's unique perspective and supporting individual and collective growth, the project transforms the training into a collaborative journey of discovery, skill-building, and community empowerment.

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This training course is held by 3 participants of the current Training of Trainers cycle 2024 and part of their practice experience.