Conflictual Potentials: Training Courses on Conflict Transformation and Combating Othering

Project Aim:
This project aims to empower 25 youth workers, leaders, and activists and equip them with the skills, knowledge, competencies, and tools in nonviolent conflict transformation, intercultural understanding, and combating othering in order to act as multipliers on the local level and promote a culture of peace.

Project Objectives:
To equip participants with knowledge on concepts of peace, peacebuilding, violence, conflict, nonviolence, and culture of peace;

• To foster understanding of conflict transformation in theory and practice;
• To introduce participants to conflict transformation tools such as Nonviolent Communication, empathy, active listening, and alternative narratives;
• To explore conflict analysis tools and examine local realities and narratives in participants’ communities;
• To challenge stereotypes, prejudices, and “othering” through intercultural learning and open dialogue;
• To explore the relationship between personal and social identities and conflict transformation;
• To analyze the consequences of othering on individuals and communities and its role in conflicts;
• To foster understanding of cultural diversity and its role in building peaceful and inclusive societies;
• To support participants in planning follow-up activities addressing local conflicts and promoting their transformation;
• To facilitate the creation of a booklet of transformative narratives as educational material for combating othering and fostering a culture of peace;
• To establish a safe and inclusive environment for dialogue, exchange, and future cooperation among participants across Europe.

The selected participants will participate in three phases:

1 - Training Course on Combating Othering

(Munich, Germany) from September 1st to 6th, 2026 (+2 travel days) - This phase focuses on exploring identities, stereotypes, prejudices, intercultural dialogue, and the role of “othering” in conflicts while fostering empathy, mutual understanding, and inclusive narratives.

2 - Training Course on Conflict Transformation

(Munich, Germany) from November 17th to 22nd, 2026 (+2 travel days)- This phase focuses on strengthening participants’ competencies in nonviolent conflict transformation through practical tools such as Nonviolent Communication, active listening, empathy, conflict analysis, and alternative narratives.

3 - Follow-up Action multiplying impact

Participants will organize local or cross-border follow-up initiatives to disseminate the skills, methods, and learning outcomes gained throughout the project in their communities and beyond.

Note: Participation in both training courses and the follow-up action is mandatory. Applicants must commit to all phases of the project.

Is This Project for You? You should apply if you:

• Reside in Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Serbia, Türkiye, Bosnia & Herzegovina, or Kosovo;
• Have a good command of English;
• Are a youth worker, activist, trainer, educator, student, community leader, or young changemaker motivated to strengthen your competencies in peacebuilding and conflict transformation;
• Want to better understand the relationship between identities, stereotypes, othering, and conflicts;
• Are looking for practical tools and methods to promote dialogue, empathy, inclusion, and nonviolent approaches in your community;
• Are interested in intercultural learning, peace education, and human rights;
• Have strong motivation and passion for peace, inclusion, and human rights issues. Showcase in the application how you plan to use these skills!

We are looking forward to hearing from you.

How to Apply?

→ CLICK ✨HERE✨ & READ THIS INFORMATION AND FILL THE APPLICATION FORM AT THE END

Deadline for application: June 19th, 2026

Applications will be reviewed after the deadline, and the Application Form will be available for at least 15 days following the publication on SALTO Youth.

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Training overview

This Training Course is

• for 25 participants
• from Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Serbia, Türkiye, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Kosovo
• and recommended for
• Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth policy makers, Volunteering mentors, Youth coaches, Teachers, educators, Activists