Margaux Richet

Current occupation

intercultural trainer/language facilitator, moderator & storyteller / Speaker on non formal education & human rights issues

Work experience

More about me:
www.margauxinterkulturel.com
& Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaux-richet/
-> Portfolio Storyteller: https://margauxoralstories.my.canva.site/storyteller

- free-lance intercultural trainer and conference moderator (since 2006) :
-> design and facilitation of international youth-exchanges, seminars (EVS, European Solidarity Corps), Training Courses, workshops for multipliers, Partnership Building Activity and transnational cooperations
-> co-creation of interactive formats for events with an expertise on concepts for communication in multilingual setting (on - offline and hybrid) & moderation of events

-> member of Salto Youth, the european network of trainers for the ERASMUS+ Programs: https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/toy/margaux-richet.1251/

-> Speaker for MMW Voices, agency for Women* Speakers on contempory issues (since 2024) : https://mmw-voices.de/en/speakerin/margaux-richet-2/
-> Play for Peace certified trainer (since 2017): https://playforpeace.org/trainers

-> Member (in 2015) of the AFNB Akademie für neurowissenschaftliche Bildungsmanagement (Academy for Neurosciences, Training and Management) Köln, Germany www.afnb-international.com

-> Certified Play for Peace trainer: https://playforpeace.org/trainers
For over 25 years, Play for Peace has empowered communities in high-violence areas, fostering local peacebuilders through cooperative play and community projects.

Topics:
cross-cultural skills, diversity awareness, languages, multilingual communication, emotional intelligence, collective intelligence, teambuilding, conflict resolution, languages, experiential learning, voluntary work, youth participation, empowerment, storytelling (intangible heritage our humanity)
political and non formal education, European history and colonialism, culture of remembrance, human rights, LGBTIQ* rights, advocacy death penalty, inclusion, discriminations (racism, sexism, adultism, ableism,...), inclusion, social and environmental justice and sustainability

Methods: my approach has its roots in non formal education, is flexible and adaptable: depending on the topic, the project, the goals, the target groups I use methods, insights and inspirations from experiential learning, outdoor education, from language animation, from Art (theater, dance, music, storytelling, plastic arts, land Art...), from digital pedagogical tools... I am constantly learning and deepening my skills.

• Cooperations / Projects (a. o.) since 2004

DESIGN & Facilitation of events and/or participative learning spaces for reflection for multipliers, institutions, foundations, National Agencies, international organisations on human rights, democracy and global issues

- Co-Design and Facilitation of the European Green Roundtable conference, taking place in Berlin from July 1st to 3rd, 2025 in the frame of the Responsive Youth for Climate Action’s project:
it's a youth-led and youth-focused, providing a platform for young people to share their perspectives and engage in policy-making.
Goal: To shape the future of climate action and influence sustainability policy.
Activities: Participants will have opportunities to connect with other young leaders and sustainability experts, discuss key climate policies and green solutions, and develop skills to drive environmental change

- Facilitation of the "GCP Meeting » (23-26 June 2025, Strasbourg for SALTO Resource Centre on Green Transition & Sustainable Development
annual gathering of the National Agencies’ Green Contact Points:
event ( 5th edition and the 3rd edition for the on-site meeting) providing an opportunity to train and inform the GCPs: 2 days to exchange best practices and take stock of their year in implementing the ecological transition in the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programs.

- Strategy Workshop for VENRO and the Working Group Gender (27.05.25):
-> how to understand and react to Backlash worlwide against gender justice issues
-> how to implement future strategies in a challenging time aligning witht the vision and policies of VENRO.
VENRO is the umbrella organisation of development and humanitarian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Germany. The association was founded in 1995 and consists of around 150 organisations.

- Co-design and curration of the Programme of the SIETAR Europa Congress "The Ecosystem of Interculturalism" in 2024, in France.
https://sietareu.org/lille2024/
SIETAR is a non-governmental international organisation in Europe affiliated to the global network of SIETAR Organisations around the world. Its purpose is to encourage the development and application of knowledge, values and skills which enable effective intercultural and interethnic relations at individual, group, organisation and community levels.

- IJAB: facilitation of a Barcamp on safeguardings regulations (against sexual violence) for International Youth Work (Feb. 2023) and of the international Workshop "Protection concepts in international youth work" (30.Nov.2023)

- Schwarzkopf Stiftung Junges Europa & Junge Islam Konferenz Germany
-> moderation and pedagogical support for events, conferences, strategic processes and workshops (moderation skills, teambuilding)
Video about the Youth Conference "Access to Art for Youth" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR__roLPLig

- Moderation of a three-day conference on the topic of ”Youth Work in Context of Shrinking Cities”, in cooperation with CGE Erfut (2.-3. Dec. 2019)

ART, PARTICIPATION & Non formal education Projects:
- With Ephra e.V.
-> facilitation of workshops (2024-2025) for schools on the topic of conflict, group dynamics and rise of fascism within the exhibition "Erinnerungsspuren folgen" (follow Traces of memory) telling the story of the “Kindertransporte” action in 1938/39
& discussion space and workshops (June 2025- June 2026) for the exhibition "x 19 Fundamental Rights. 19 Artistic Positions."
https://www.ephra.de/projekte
Ephra is a non-profit organization based in Berlin implementing innovative projects and individual offers for partner institutions and clients from culture and education. Ephra acts as an interface to connect children and art to remove barriers to participation in cultural offerings, committed to democracy and emotional education through art.

- With Radikale Töchter
https://radikaletoechter.de/
-> Aktionskunst workshop on "Anger and Courage" and how to give a spark to artistically shape ideas for creative constestation in societies for institutions, trade unions, schools, universities, NGOs.

- Mitgestalter e. V., Germany (2012)
-> Intercultural trainer / co-manager for a street project against extreme rights „das öffentliche Wohnzimmer“(the public living-room)

TRANSMISSION, EMPOWERMENT, SAFE - BRAVE SPACE & Training for multipliers

- trixiwiez e.V. facilitor for the BeVisible's training's project, translator for the Women*Visibility*inAction's project, coordinator of the pilot project "FLINTr*Aum: Safer Space for FLINTA* refugees and migrants* for (post)trauma and stress recovery" ( 6 months in 2023)
http://www.trixiewiz.de/en/category/projekte/
and trainer for an EU project on transnational migration policies with Palermo

- Europäische Jugendbildungs- und Jugendbegegnungsstätte Weimar - EJBW ·
(many cooperations between Nov. 2014 and Nov. 2021)
-> facilitation of several modules (a.o. on diversity, me and human rights, groups dynamics, multilinguism, designing workshops) and mentoring in 2020/2021 and in 2021/2022 for the qualification programme »Migrants as Youth Work Professionals: Qualification, Empowerment, Educational Programmes in Rural Areas« as part of the federal program »Demokratie leben!« (about 20 participants from different countries)
Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug8E9UPjECI
About the project:
https://ejbweimar.de/en/veranstaltungen-und-projekte/migrantinnen-als-fachkraefte-der-jugendarbeit/

-> facilitation of EU training courses for trainers (one week long / 15 to 25 participants from all over Europe)
- facilitation of different european seminars (one week long) a.o. on diversity, non formal education and inclusion (15 to 25 participants from all over Europe)
Movie in Serbia 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIOjOkkn0xc
and in Weimar 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2W7FEcuMsE

- Dinara Forum – Dinara L’Ateneu, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2013) European seminars in Bosnia

- ICUnet AG, Germany (2013)
-> Training in Denmark (Cooperation with France)

-Mostar-Friedensprojekt e. V., Germany (2013-2012)
-> Trainings for Trainers in Germany a.o. on the topic of discriminations and racism working with the theater play "The Races" and the second world war period.

- Culture Goes Europe e.V. (CGE), Germany (2013-2006)
-> facilitation of European seminars in Germany, Portugal and Serbia

- Romanca Society, England (2012)
-> facilitation of a. European training course about Poetry in London

ADVOCACY, YOUTH PARTICIPATION & Workshops

- In the frame of the 8th World Congress agains the Death Penalty in Berlin in NOv. 2022 and in coopration with the organisation ECPM Together against the death penalty:
faciliator/trainer of the international advocacy and youth empowerment project #AbolitionNowTour project (2021-2022) in Morocco, Democratic Republic Congo, Kenya, Lebanon, Indonesia and USA (Texas)
https://www.ecpm.org/en/abolitionnowtour-the-youth-stands-against-the-death-penalty/
Movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDoWQV9ORAU

EUROPEAN VOLUNTEER SERVICE / EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CORPS / VOLUNTEERING & Seminars

-> facilitation of one week to three weeks seminars online and offline (on arrival and mid-term seminars) for european volunteers (15 to 25 participants from all over Europe) in the frame of Erasmus+ Programmes: European Voluntary Service and European Solidarity Corps

-VIA e. V. - Association for Intercultural Work, Germany and Ghana (2014-2011)
-> Preparation, mid-term and return seminars for international volunteers in Germany, Ghana and Togo

YOUTH PROJECT, PEER-TO-PEER & Encouters

- Facilitation of several one week seminars for pupils on human rights issues (15 to 25 participants from Germany) with EJBW

- Facilitation of the International Youth Conference on Climate Change with partners from Pakistand and South-Africa (online / in-person) and of Workshops for youth moderators on diverse-sensitive Moderation Skills / for the NGO Kindernothilfe

- FEZ-Berlin Children, youth and family Center, Germany (2014-2013)
-> Young Voices (United Games) project : teambuilding and intercultural communication (2014-2013)
-> KJP: Moderation for the launching of the Children and Youth Parlament Treptow-Köpenick (2014)
-> facilitation of World Religions workshops for schools (2013-2012)

- wannseeFORUM, Germany (2014- 2012)
-> Trainings for Youth: schools projects about teambuilding skills and conflict resolution skills

- Wolke auf Reisen e. V., Germany (2012)
-> Outdoor education project with schools

SPEAKER

- Campus Naturalis - College for lifelong learning, Germany (2013-2011)
-> Speaker: "intercultural skills, labor market and integration" for the Ida project of the Labor Agency
-> In house training: “intercultural competences for emergency calls for the fire control center” in Berlin

AWARENESS, RACISM & Intercultural Skills

- Cultural center Kulturbrauerei, Berlin, Germany (2011)
-> Pilot project on the topic: „cultural location with intercultural competences” (workshops on night life and racism)

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- Berliner Arbeitskreis für politische Bildung e. V., Germany (2005 - 2006)
Office assistant, implementation, facilitation and evalutation of intercultural and european seminars and youth exchanges / for Erasmus+, German-French Youth Office

- EVS – European voluntary service, Berlin, Germany (2004 - 2005)
-> Volunteer / Trainer - Circus CABUWAZI