TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Sarah Maria Herold
The purpose of the on-arrival training is to facilitate the volunteers their start in the new country and there new upcoming activities during their EVS. VIA eV. has a broad number of volunteers in diverse programs and our goal as facilitators is to put the volunteers at ease with their new role.
EVS-Volunteers from the following countries: Russia, Palästina, Spain, Moldavia, Italy, Belgium, Poland, Georgia, GB, France, Slovak Republic, Denmark, Norway
Developing Europe from their own personal experience, where are the challenges and the venues in it and create by themselves a "working contract among" each other in order to establish atmosphere the can live and work in.
Experiencing the host country by doing interviews and recording their results in a creative way (up to own choice, videos, foots, drawings, theater) in order to present it to the others.
Intercultural learning with a simulation & diverse inputs and interactions afterwards.
Conflict Management worked through in role plays, using own experiences and by experiencing the "conflict alley"
etc.
The feedback of the seminar was really positive. The participants confirmed to feel far more at ease with their new role now.
Together in a team of 3 I was responsible for developing the concept and carry out the activities. My role and the role of one of my colleagues was to lead the training, our 3rd colleague was responsible for organizational topics and logistics.