BALKAN VISION Training Course

Aims & objectives

the main goal of the project will be to enable
participants to build knowledge and appreciation of their social,
cultural, linguistic and religious diversity, and to enhance the
ability to relate to and communicate across cultures. So this
project through intercultural learning methods and youth
participation will strive to break stereotypes and prejudices,
reinforce the networks between Balkan countries and make
future plans for collaboration.
to enable participants to develop
multicultural competencies that will
assist them in their future
professional, civic, and personal
endeavours
to increase the participants’ diversity
awareness including national and
international perspectivesto promote peace and foster
cooperative attitudes physical -
cooperative activities
to reinforce participants’ attitudes
and skills in the fight against
discrimination

to develop and improve the use of
intercultural learning methods and
non-formal educational methods
for promoting more inclusive
approaches in youth work
to improve the quality and to
increase the interest in
international youth projects in
South-East Europe

to reinforce participants in their ability to
engage in a dialogue on issues of
diversity, inclusiveness, human rights,
European citizenship and
multiculturalism
to provide opportunities for participants
to practice their diversity skills in
multiple settings and to break the
stereotypes and prejudices

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

In the project, 30 youth workers from 8 countries in Balkans
and Europe will participate, with participants from partner
organizations in cooperation with USB and organizations which
want to build capacity in non-formal education dealing with
social issues.
Italy, Bulgaria,
Turkey, Serbia, Albania, North
Macedonia, Romania and Greece

Training methods used & main activities

During the 12 days, the participants will be involved in several
education activities of formal and non-formal education of
intercultural dialogue and human rights in order to acquire new
skills and attitudes, and gain new knowledge and experience on
how to use these methods in order to break the stereotypes
and prejudices among Balkan countries in order to deal with
human rights and social issues of Balkans such as xenophobia,
nationalism, racism and LGBT.
intercultural learning (fighting
prejudices, tolerance, respecting
human rights and diversity)
youth participation (European
citizenship, Erasmus plus)
sharing past experience in
implemented projects
making an action plan and
brainstorming ideas for future acti
non-formal education and informal
way of learning, using a set of
instruments and methods of
experiential learning based on an
active and dynamic approach to
work, networking

Outcomes of the activity

It will create an environment for significant conversations
across profound cultural differences. Engaging a full range of
local, national, and international experiences and perspectives,
the project will work toward offering methods for reducing
conflicts, thus generating sustainable solutions to the complex
questions of our time.

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Trainer

I worked on this training for 12 days as a full time trainer.