TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Simona Muršec
AIM: to strengthen the understanding of the principle of equality and encourage organizations to prepare guidelines for better integration of the principle into work and projects.
Qualitative learning goals:
- bring the understanding on the broader concept of the principle of equality and what it encompasses,
- to present how to apply the principle in projects and in practice,
- to prepare guidelines for organizations for better application of the principle of equality in practice
The group:
20 international participants with profile:
- youth workers,
- representatives of youth organisations,
- experts in youth work, interested in the field of Gender Mainstreaming,
- at least 18 years old,
- resident of an EU member state or associated country.
The team:
was composed of two internationally experienced trainers - Head of education at PiNA - Maja Drobne and Simona Muršec
The training course was implemented via non-formal education methodologies, that ensured active participation, explorative and experiential learning and brought concrete results for the participants in the form of creation of guidelines for gender equality for their own organisation.
We engaged with methods like the Iceberg Model; group discussion after watching a video depicting the topic of sexism and gender roles; small group work; walk and talk and other approaches.
Participants got knowledgeable about the topic and reflected their own activities, projects and organosations from a new perspective.
Participants created guidelines for gender equality for their own organisation.
The training was a part of the international conference on the Importance of Gender equality, where there was space for networking with several Slovenian organizations, as well as getting to know the programme Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values, which places Gender equality and Gender Mainstreaming in high priority. Participants were equipped with new partnership prospects and insights inot funding opportunities.
I was the main content trainer working with the group on the first three days so they got to know the topic and challenged themselves to really dig deep into their own practice in order to shift themselves and their organisations into a more gender diverse and gender inclusive way.
Simona is one of the best working colleague you can imagine. Very knowledgeable, professional, well organized, dedicated and brings the vast experience to every space she enters. I really enjoyed working with her. Would highly recommend her.