TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Leilani van Rheenen
The goal of this training was to support youth workers in the process of integrating refugees through raising their possibilities and employability. It was a training that focused both on giving youth workers well rounded information about the actual situation of refugees in different European countries and Turkey, while at the same time dealing with the deeper emotional elements and awareness needed to work with them effectively. You can find a video that one of the participants made to showcase the results of the training here:https://www.facebook.com/anamaria.bivol/videos/1416024651779812/
The target group of the activity was youth workers who are currently working with refugees or who will be working with them in the near future. It included trainers from the Netherlands, Turkey and Lithuania and participants from Latvia, Germany, the Netherlands, Turkey, UK, Italy, Macedonia, Palestine, Estonia and Moldova.
The training methods used included input, simulation games, debriefing, reflection and icebreakers.
The participants said that they were deeply moved and motivated to action through this training, as well as having the understanding and tools needed to go forward. One of the participants worked on a video to showcase the results of the training, saying:We had an incredibly insightful TC in Turkey recently where we discussed the idea of inclusion of refugees.
"It was really eye-opening to find out more about their situation and what solutions can we implement to help them. Here is a video about our experience.""
https://www.facebook.com/anamaria.bivol/videos/1416024651779812/
I was involved fulltime in designing and delivering the training, particularly the parts that related to my field of emotional fitness training for the participants to more deeply understand themselves and the refugees they would be working with.
The comments on this part posted on facebook are:
Thank you Leilani, it was , for me, the best session we had, as well as your incredible skills and knowledge helped us a lot through the entire process, and personally speaking, for me- they left huge impact, lots of question and opened a door in the path of emotional fitness.... I'm still into thoughts about the assessment we did, and directing myself to learn more and overcome my week points. Million times thank you, and.... this is just the beginning :)