TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Andre Ebouaney
The main goals of this training were creating a much wider range of access/possibilities and development for Deaf / Hearing People in Erasmus + and ESC programs through:
- creating a platform of Partners' actions supporting/engaging in ERASMUS + activities and ESC for Deaf and Hard hearing people,
- creating a platform for exchanging experiences and expectations of partner organizations from various European countries (14 Partners), with different experience and area of activities,
- learning and promoting International Sign Language (ISL) as a communication method between Deaf people in Europe and in the world,
- learning and promoting International Sign Language (ISL) as a communication method between Deaf and Hearing in Europe and in the world,
- exchange of experience, expertise, and good practices,
- establishing new contacts and partnerships
- the opportunity to learn in detail the assumptions of the Erasmus + program and translate the theory into practice - an attempt to create Partnerships and applications,
- the opportunity to learn in detail the assumptions of the ESC program - an attempt to create Partnerships and applications,
- promoting inland sailing as a method of working with young people,
- promoting international sign language as a method of communication between Deaf people in the world
- promoting international sign language as a method of communication between Deaf and hearing in the world,
- promoting ERASMUS + and ESC programs of their main principles, possibilities in ISL.
The project has been attended by 13 Organizations from Spain (2), Sweden, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey (2), Italy (2), Portugal (2), Greece, Poland.
A total of 38 participants, including about half, were deaf/hard of hearing people.
The project has been conducted using nonformal learning in verbal English translated into International Sign Language (ISL).
Every day there was an ISL lesson conducted by 2 experienced teachers/translators from ISL from Italy. One of them is a Deaf person.
- integration of the Hearing and Deaf on the level of people working with youth, employees/organizers of the Organization,
- learning English (listening, reading from the mouth, understanding),
- learning International Sign Language (for all participants),
- theoretical and practical knowledge about Erasmus +
- theoretical and practical knowledge about ESC,
- new Partnerships between organizations working for the hearing and deaf youth,
- new projects including or specially prepared for Deaf / Hearing impaired youth or with other disabilities
- new cooperation opportunities - a significant part of our Partners in the project are new organizations working in various areas and different institutions
- promotion of sailing as a "school of life" and outdoor sport activity
I was involved in the training as ISL (International Sign Language) trainer and facilitator for the inclusion of deaf/hard of hearing people in all the project activities.