SALTO Training of EuroMed Multipliers in Israel

SALTO Training of Euro-Med Multipliers in Israel - July 9th to 15th

The training course took place in Pkiin, small village situated in the hilly part of Israel (northern Israel).
No less than 15 Israeli youth workers gathered in this Druze village of Pkiin for a five-day training course for Euro-Med multipliers.
Already active in the youth field, participants were trained to get a wide knowledge of the Euro-Med Youth Programme.

Two Israeli trainers (Essie Erbiv and Claudio Kogon) as well as the David Krausz the Israeli National coordinator joined by SALTO-YOUTH Euro-Med's Bernard Abrignani and led an intensive training course, based on people's active participation.
The interactive-style course opened with ice-braking games - a nice way to get to know each other!! Participants then divided themselves in five groups of three. Each group was given a realistic (but not real) situation, in which they had to play the roles of Euro-Med experts presenting the Programme to local organisations, tailor-made to their specific needs and demands. This way, participants learned about the Programme - funding possibilities, different Actions, implementation - while extracting and using specifics parts of it.
The next day and half was dedicated to preparation of the various presentations - a good exercise in time management. Some teams had finished by noon the next day, others worked all night until the last minute. Nevertheless, all presentations were of high quality.

The group went for a memorable Druze diner in Pkiin and another typically Arab diner in a village nearby. On the last night, everyone was invited by the brother of one of the participants, for a wonderful meal in a house overlooking the hills of Galilee.
All along, the atmosphere amongst the group and team was ideal. SALTO'TEMM in Israel was an enriching professional and personal experience, as the participants affirmed.
A photo gallery of as well as some videos (just check here below!) of the event are at your disposal.