Equal chances for all-a chance for a better future

Aims & objectives

Social exclusion is a major social problem of our time, which has replaced the "old notions of" poverty and marginalization.
Social inclusion is our right to be: useful, respected, accepted, equal.
The training tackles the topic of social inclusion and combating marginalization towards migrant and minorities which main objectives to develop how to use different models used for integration of minorities in society.
This TC will bring together young people, youth workers and leaders involved in inclusive projects, work with minority or migrants or that want to learn and understand how to include minority and migrant youth in social life.
This training course aims to train participants to ensure that social inclusion minority and migrant young people.

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

Youth workers and project managers comming from Serbia, Italy, Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, Germany, France, Turkey, Latvia, Greece, Croatia, Bulgaria, Netherlands and Montenegro.

Training methods used & main activities

The course is based on non‐formal education principles and approaches, being at the same time a mutual learning situation. The programme will foresee space for sharing and debate of realities, challenges and good practices of participants, but as well will encourage and support development of follow‐up projects.
After the training course, participants will be very motivated and will have the opportunity to use received knowledge and experience, to contribute to activity of their organizations and act as multipliers, to work with youth minority and migrant.

Outcomes of the activity

The TC:
- connected organizations working on different levels within the youth field, migration and minorities;
- TC developed necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes of youth workers and
- TC gave concrete tools, methodologies and skills for inclusion minority and migrant youth
- TC raised awareness about the importance of minority inclusion on local, national and European level
- TC promoted inclusion, empowerment minority and migrant youth
- TC exchanged experiences and good practices in order to create a common working plan, quality criteria and communication tools between the participants
- TC promoted Youth in Action programme as a way to support youth minority inclusion work;
- TC shared how to organize an inclusive project (methods, structure, tools)

More info can be see on FB page of the project: http://www.facebook.com/groups/593097074056598/?fref=ts

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Full time trainer

I worked on this training for 9 days as a full time trainer.