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Training Course
10-16 October 2023 | Torri Superiore, Italy
CONTENT
Ecovillages and sustainable communities, based on their foundational choice of 'living together, have a long experience managing and understanding collaborative and participatory projects, and the relationships created within them. This knowledge has been combined with influences from the fields of sociology, cognitive and group psychology, ecology and systems theory and consolidated in a set of tools and methods that can be very useful for young people to shape a more just, inclusive and sustainable future. This project wants to offer a solid base of knowledge and a complete set of skills to a group of people involved in a broad sense in the field of education and/or working with youth, to enable them to support young people in starting participatory projects. To do that, the project combines 2 training courses and a period for practising with the support of a mentor.
Some of the participants will have already attended a 1st training course about the basics of group facilitation. We are now looking for participants for the 2nd training.
The 2nd training (10-16 October 2023) will present the CLIPS (Community Learning Incubator Programme for Sustainability), a solution-oriented model to help people involved in participatory projects in their initial steps, but also provide tools and methods to existing initiatives that struggle with problems or simply need revitalisation. CLIPS is based on learnings and insights from established ecovillage projects that have been distilled into concepts and methods applicable to any group that recognises the value of community. The participants in this training will learn the CLIPS model and get practical experience of the CLIPS methodology.
LOCATION
The mediaeval village of Torri Superiore is a small jewel of popular architecture located at the foothill of the Ligurian Alps, a few kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea and the French border, close to the coastal town of Ventimiglia. Originating in the thirteenth century, the village is structured in three main bodies with more than 160 rooms, all connected by an intricate fabric of stairways.
Its complex structure has often been compared to a fortress or a labyrinth, perched on the mountainside, and unfortunately some people with reduced mobility can find it challenging. The village has been entirely restored and is now open to ecotourism, for courses, meetings and programs of environmental education, and offers accommodation for stays and vacations.
Participants will be staying in shared rooms. While enjoying the stunning location, we’ll be able to tap into Torri's long experience with volunteering projects and community development.
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This Training Course is
for 24 participants
from Belgium - DE, Belgium - FL, Belgium - FR, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine
and recommended for
Youth workers, Youth leaders
Cooperativa Ture Nirvane (Others)
Ture Nirvane Società Cooperativa a r.l. was founded in 1999 to transform the abandoned mediaeval village of Torri Superiore (13th century) into a thriving ecovillage centred on a holistic vision of sustainability that includes ecological, economic, social and cultural dimensions. The restoration of the ecovillage continued until 2016 and the transformation into a Social Community Cooperative in 2020 allowed the cooperative to fully realise its vocation of social innovation and synergy with the territory. The cooperative now runs a guesthouse that has been completely renovated and is open to the public, where people can learn about the resident community's activities and take part in volunteering activities, courses, workshops and various involvement opportunities that bring together visitors and the local community.
Contact for questions:
Dario Ferraro
E-Mail:
Phone: +393203309911
No participation fee required.
All costs will be covered by the Erasmus+ programme.
Participants will have to buy their tickets in advance and will be reimbursed after the activity. If this arrangement is an obstacle to your participation, please let us know.
The tickets will be reimbursed up to a maximum amount that depends on the country where the travel starts. To be eligible as a participant, your country of departure and arrival have to be the same.
MAXIMUM REFUNDABLE AMOUNTS
210€ from Italy
320€ from Slovenia, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Greece, Serbia and Ukraine
GREEN TRAVEL
To reduce the project’s environmental footprint, all participants will be asked to avoid flying for travelling to and from the training. Please make sure that you are comfortable with this condition if you apply.
Participants from all countries (except Italy, Slovenia and France) will also be refunded for the costs of a maximum 1 overnight stay that they need to spend while travelling each way. Only for participants from Ukraine, the maximum number of nights will be 2 each way (4 in total). You will need to provide a proof of payment (tickets, etc.) and the maximum amount is 60€ per extra night.
IMPORTANT! Please note that this measure is not intended to support holidays or other detours before or after the training, and that the amount spent will be refunded only if it is part of a coherent travel plan coming from and going back to your place of residence.