TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Amjad Eshmawi
to improve youth work methods on young refugees’ integration and, accordingly, help them integrate.
1. Raise the qualifications and competencies of youth workers by developing new methods for refugee integration through youth work;
2. Exchange good practices between countries on alternative ways of integrating refugees within the local communities;
3. Help youth learn how to communicate with refugees and integrate them better through social activities;
4. Lower xenophobia, racism and foster multilingualism of the youth;
5. Spread the main idea of the project to other NGOs and the general public;
6. Foster capacity building and new social initiatives in the field of youth work related to refugees;
7. Increase transnational cooperation & exchange of good practices on alternative ways of refugees integration.
These objectives fit within those of the participating organisations/countries and of the European policies in the fields of education, training and youth. Also, they create synergies between these fields. I.e. the objectives reinforce one another. For example, increased cooperation improves youth work, while that adds to the wellbeing & development of youth.
25 participants from Sweden, Colombia, Myanmar and Kenya. The YE on involving refugees into youth work. Aim: foster tolerance and open-mindedness towards refugees; employ youth with skills needed to facilitate refugee integration.
peer & cooperative learning, NFE & learning by doing, field trips, debate with local youth leaders, case studies and analysis by experts.
improve youth work by including refugees; and at the same time help them integrate faster.
1. Raise the qualifications and competencies of youth workers by developing new methods for refugee integration through youth work;
2. Exchange good practices between countries on alternative ways of integrating refugees within the local communities;
3. Help youth learn how to communicate with refugees and integrate them better through social activities;
4. Lower xenophobia, racism and foster multilingualism of the youth;
5. Spread the main idea of the project to other NGOs and the general public;
6. Foster capacity building and new social initiatives in the field of youth work related to refugees;
7. Increase transnational cooperation & exchange of good practices on alternative ways of refugees integration
This YE was the result of a bigger project across the EU, Africa, Asia and South America. A lot of hard work have been put into the project by designing & implementing capacity building programme tailored to the specific needs to this YE
Total work days 15