Shifting the Focus

The training activity took place

in Thessaloniki, Greece

organised by YEU (Youth for Exchange and Understanding)

27 March - 1 April 2022

Reference person

Selin Gurlemez

(Project Coordinator)

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Aims & objectives

"Shifting the Focus" was the first activity of the cycle "Plan B - Strengthening the Resilience of Youth Organizations" which aimed to prepare youth workers, educators, coordinators, managers of youth organizations to develop resilience strategies in terms of organizational and people management with a focus on supporting beneficiaries in the times of crisis.

The aim of the activity “Shifting the focus” was to reflect on organizations’ approaches to overall
management, people and work with the beneficiaries by involving youth organizations’ managers and decision makers in a longer reflective and learning process.

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

Trainers team composed by me and another 2 trainers from Serbia

Training methods used & main activities

Ice-breakers
Name games
Energizers
Group building activities
Working groups
Good practices exchange
Video
Presentations

Outcomes of the activity

Raising resilience of youth workers on both personal and professional level: strong and resilient individuals lead to stronger leadership thus stronger and more agile youth organizations.
Developing and acquiring resilience and sustainability strategies of youth organizations by planning the long- term antifragility strategy through analysis of different risk related factors in everyday work.

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Training design;
Sessions facilitation;
Content reporting.