Toolbox “BEING YOUR HOST - Better INclusion of YOUng Refugees in Hosting Socie- Ties”

Aims of the tool

To strengthen the knowledge, key competences and employable tools of youth workers through innovative approaches to deal with arrival assistance and trauma, development of interpersonal skills, cultural orientation, active participation and social inclusion of young refugees in EU and South Mediterranean countries.

Description of the tool

The toolbox provides non-formal education and learning tools in the field of community work with and for young refugees. It consists of a series of samples of non-formal learning activities, background texts, references and direct web-based links to useful sources of information, including a case study on “unaccompanied refugee children”. The learning activities are structured to be simple and practical, along with concrete guidelines and samples that users can put into practice in their daily work and adapt to a variety of educational and community contexts. Each of the learning activities in the toolbox leads on from the previous one in a logical progression.

The toolbox could also be used in formal settings such as schools, colleges and universities addressing development challenges as well as for project managers and experts engaged in the design and implementation of development programmes and initiatives addressing young refugees and migrants.The toolbox is also intended for other interested users who are either new to the field or have limited experience.