You(th)Rright! Human Rights Consciousness for Youth Workers

The training activity took place

in Ommen, the Netherlands

organised by Stichting yEUth

29/09/2022 - 10/10/2022

Reference person

Alexia Kakourou

(Coordinator)

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Aims & objectives

AIM
The main aim of the project “You(th)Rright! Human Rights Consciousness for youth Workers” was to enhance knowledge and understanding of human rights to foster tolerance, respect, solidarity, and responsibility of the participating youth workers.

The project emphasized the benefits of multicultural societies, the importance of European Citizenship, and active participation in the promotion of human rights.

OBJECTIVES
• Deepen youth workers’ awareness about human rights issues

• Equip youth workers with knowledge, skills, and attitudes that support their positive contributions to society, based on respect, equality, justice, and solidarity

• Engage participants in a dialogue about how human rights can be integrated in our society

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

GROUP COMPOSITION

40 youth workers and young activists from Greece, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Italy, and Sweden gathered together to enhance knowledge and understanding of human rights to foster tolerance, respect, solidarity, and responsibility of the participating youth workers.

PARTNERS' ORGANISATIONS

EKO Greece (Greece)
YoWo (Poland)
Tinerii 3D (Romania)
Aps Young Effects (Italy)
Iris Sustainable Development (Sweden)
VIA CIVIC Association (Bulgaria)
Youthfully Yours SK (Slovakia)

Training methods used & main activities

Teambuilding – aiming at making participants feel comfortable with each other and creating a safe working and learning environment.

Group discussions, debates, interactive presentations - solidifying youth workers’ and other participants’ knowledge of specific thematics referring to human rights.

Workshops and innovative non-formal education activities - enlighten youth workers both on issues related to a project’s optimal presentation and recognition and on non-formal learning resources and tools that allow youth workers to enhance their creativity and negotiation skills.

Developing a novel Human Rights Education Toolkit – train participants on how to reflect on and utilize their own learning experience to externalize and multiply their gained knowledge.

Outcomes of the activity

The successful outcome we have achieved during the International Training Course was a Toolkit for Human Rights Education and how to promote youth activism in local communities.

Link for the Toolkit: https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/toolbox/tool/you-th-rright-tookit-for-hre.3530/

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Trainer, Project Coordinator