Youth Empowerment and Participation

Aims & objectives

Youth Empowerment and Participation aimed to reach the following objectives;
• empowering youth workers by practicing specific tools, exploring new educational theories of youth empowerment and participation
• enhancing participation, coaching and mentoring of youth workers
• assessment of good practices in empowerment of youth and inclusion
• improve knowledge, skills and attitudes of coaching
• understanding the relevance of the coaching process in supporting young peoples' active participation
• understanding how nature and outdoor activities can be used for youth empowerment
• supporting the creation of empowering and sustainable projects
• and develop cooperation with other organizations working in the same field within Erasmus + programme

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

The target group of the project were youth workers and youth leaders from Malta, Armenia, Belarus, Moldova, Denmark, Czech Republic, Latvia, Ukraine, and Germany. The selection was also based on the willingness of the applicants to apply their learning in their organization to act as multiplier.

Training methods used & main activities

The training course applied non-formal methodology and the objectives were reached through a number of hands-on activities thus equipping youth leaders and workers with new skills and competences related to empowerment and coaching.

Outcomes of the activity

The training course achieved following results:

• improved knowledge, skills and attitudes of coaching within participants
• understanding the relevance of the coaching process in supporting young peoples' active participation
• understanding how nature and outdoor activities can be used for youth empowerment

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

I worked as a full-time trainer.

I worked on this training for 8 days as a full time trainer.