MORE - Mediation on Responsibilities and Exploitation

Aims & objectives

This project aimed to develop and implement an educational tool among European social makers to increase the positive resolution of conflicts through understanding the cultural differences, active listening and negotiation skills.

The specific objectives were:

to analyse the phenomenon of conflict management at any level: personal, professional, local, national and international;
to lay the foundation for a better intervention for conflicts on local and international level;
to help out for a better understanding the educational consequences;
to provide educational insights into practical tools, reflections on proactive methods, exchange of good practices with Non-formal education methods;
to increase the international cooperation: networking and advocating, to create the best condition for mutual understanding;
to create an educational tool/role play game to analyse the conflict situation and improve the soft skills needed during the conflict situation.

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

The project target 29 social makers from 9 countries: Uk, Albania, Hungary, Ukraine, Greece, Latvia, Italy, Belgium, Spain, came from 10 organizations.

Training methods used & main activities

• Get to know each other – Bazar name
• Get to know each other – The ball
• Get to know each other – The blanket
• Get to know each other – The CV
• Get to know each other – The clock
• Team building – Lion in the Savanah
• Team building - Save the King
• Balaton Analysis
• Introduction of timetable
• Rule agreement
• Introduction of Youthpass mandala
• Barnga game
• Cultural conflict game
• Betzafta – Chair
• National Cases
• Mind mapping
• World caffe
• Playing MORE
• Contribution of MORE
• Scavenge Budapest
• Testing phase of MORE
• Dissemination Plan
• Final evaluation

Outcomes of the activity

The outcome of the training course was to test, translate and learn by doing the role-playing game MORE.

We translated into Italian, Hungarian, Spanish, Lettish, Greek, and Albania

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

I was co-facilitate during the training course for all days with my colleagues Desiree Descisciolo.

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