Engaging international volunteers and making impact in rural communities

Aims & objectives

In this seminar, volunteers and youth workers from around Europe gathered to learn and exchange, among other topics:
• Non-formal education methods around making international volunteers interact with rural communities, e.g. on topics of peace, tolerance and active citizenship
• Best practices of engaging international volunteers in rural communities, among them the „Image Mapping“ project from Ukraine
• How to create intercultural events in villages
• How to reach rural youth to participate in international volunteering projects
• Group dynamics of international youth projects in the countryside
• Rural tourism and economic development of small communities
• Youth projects around local heritage
• Erasmus+ and its possibilities for the countryside

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

Youth from the rural areas and especially youth workers working with the youth from the rural areas. Participating countries: Austria, Ukraine, Croatia, Slovenia, Poland, Italy, Ireland, Bulgaria, Spain.

Training methods used & main activities

NFE methods, study visits in the community, Live Action Role Play. As an outcome we created a manual on how to create interaction between international volunteers and rural communities. The manual included method
descriptions and guidelines for youth and volunteering organisations to be used.

Outcomes of the activity

https://www.facebook.com/pangeyaultima/posts/2665219673589629
https://www.facebook.com/osypenkomykhailo/posts/2577437309207324
https://www.facebook.com/groups/imagemapping/permalink/3012629315453935/

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Co-lead trainer together with Thomas Schallhart.

I worked on this training for 6 days as a full time trainer.

Testimonial of the reference person

I still confirm we did this training together :)