"SPEAK PEACE - Non-Violent Communication tools in youth work" training course

Conflict transformation and non-violent communication tools are necessary in the contemporary world due to the amount of violence, aggression and warfare happening around us. Violent strategies to approach conflict cause a common threat to humanity, which leads to relations of competition and mistrust between humans. These patterns are deeply rooted in the culture at all levels that can become dramatically harmful to human relationships.
There is a lack of intercultural peaceful communication and dialogue competences’ development for better understanding and integration into multicultural environments. This particularly affects the youth sector as young people are on their way of personality formation and more sensitive towards outside influences. We consider it of crucial importance to shape the visions and knowledge of young people in multicultural environments and to advocate for a more peaceful world through conflict transformation and non-violent communication.

Objectives and aims of this training course are:

• To equip youth workers and leaders from Program and EECA Partner countries with the tools of conflict transformation and non-violent communication
• To promote conscious and non-violent behavior among participants with the use of non-formal education methods to be afterwards applied in their workplaces with young people
• To get acquainted with the situation of conflict transformation in the participating countries and make the exchange of best practices
• To develop participants’ competences on intercultural learning, communication and culture of peace to be transferred in further work with their target groups
• To form a network among like-minded organisations and develop follow-up projects within the project topic.