Migration Societies

Aims & objectives

The aim of this training was to strengthen youth workers' capacities for dealing with the challenges posed by migration and in shaping migration societies in Germany and Greece. For this purpose, we introduced the participants to the theoretical concept of the migration society, followed by a series of workshops to develop innovative and integrative educational scenarios and tools that can be applied to the everyday events of our participants in their own youth work.

A special focus was also on the training of specialists in the basics of German-Greek exchange. In this context, we presented the approaches of non-formal learning to the participants and taught them new knowledge in relation to intercultural group dynamics.

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

Youth Workers from Germany and Greece who work with young people with migrant and refugee backgrounds

Training methods used & main activities

We used a range of non-formal methods including gamification, structured discussion rounds (fishbowl), silent workshops, study visits to model initiatives, participant-led interventions etc.

One example of the hands-on methods used was a session devoted to constructing a 'house of integration', where participants constructed a wooden model building that served as a metaphor for the type of society they aspired to live in.

Outcomes of the activity

The participants have become familiar with the theoretical foundations of the term migration society and the practice of non-formal learning and have received tools that are practical for their youth work.

On an intellectual level, the project prompted us to differentiate between migration companies in Greece and Germany. While Greece has taken the form of a (transit) migration society, Germany has become a (migration) migration society - an insight that enables us to identify different challenges and perspectives in both countries.

The experiences of the participants were evaluated through regular feedback and debriefing rounds with the trainers and organizational team. Various forms (council, active feedback, visual feedback) were used in these evaluation rounds. There was also an intermediate evaluation and a multi-stage final evaluation.

Here is a participants' perspective:
https://www.youthreporter.eu/de/beitrag/methoden-der-inklusion.15971/?fbclid=IwAR2U5Aq4m-dDTd5QOmVLnzM3ffzTeyNdVenqsWDhMmREd-QWHfrxRtv7qfI#.XmEJmyMrKll

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

I was the organiser and co-trainer of the seminar

I worked on this training for 5 days as a full time trainer.

Testimonial of the reference person

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