Engage for Change: Youth Empowerment Training

The aim of this training course is empowering youth workers with the knowledge and skills necessary to foster active citizenship among young people by focusing on democratic processes and increasing youth participation.

The state of current global affairs is daunting: fascism is on the rise, sustainable development goals are being ignored or postponed by global powers, women and other vulnerable groups are starting to lose their rights even in countries considered to be strong democracies. 

Nevertheless, as a demographic, youth are one of the groups most affected by the decisions taken today, with little to no power to have their say in what is happening today. 

But it doesn’t have to be like this. 

Through this training we aim to give you the tools necessary to build strong communities of empowered and diverse youth ready to take their seat at the table.

Objectives:

O1: Educate 25 youth workers on fundamental principles of democracy, including rights, responsibilities, and the importance of active citizenship in order to raise awareness and capacitate youth to have an active role in civil society and in politics.

O2: Empower the participants to encourage young people to participate in democratic processes and develop leadership skills in activism and politics.

O3: Inspire participants to create networks and communities for young people, where they foster active participation and leadership.

The training concept offered to you is based on the results obtained from previous trainings and projects and was modified and upgraded in time to have a higher impact and long-term learning outcomes. The training will be focused on developing specific multiplying competencies and it will make use of the richness of experiential learning and non-formal education in general (it will have a strong practical approach). 

The learning process will be guided and facilitated by an experienced A.R.T. Fusion team:

Antonia Pîslariu, Alex Tomescu and Victoria Carasava. 

All of them are designing and bringing to life powerful projects focused on active citizenship, human rights, and community building, using theatre, movies, non-formal learning, research and other approaches/methods. Through their work, they challenge narratives and the status quo, empowering young people to lead the change for a world based on equity and equality. They are deeply passionate about feminism, sustainable development, human rights, active citizenship & community building, constantly learning and practising these in personal and professional contexts.

The training targets youth workers, NGO members or staff, and others involved in active participation of youth and will be heavily based on practical activities & sharing of information and practices.

*Due to our organizational sustainability principles, all meals provided during the training course will be vegetarian. If you have a medical condition that requires you to eat meat on a daily basis, please let us know. 

Also, we are reducing the coffee consumption, so we provide only one coffee break with coffee, the rest of the brakes will have local tea and local drinks.

Should you have any questions before or after completing this form, you can send us an email at office@artfusion.ro.