TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Leilani van Rheenen
To develop a common and mobilising understanding of social justice in the youth field;
To share and exchange about the various grass-root realities of the participants in the field of citizens’ action through media and social media;
To increase knowledge of the possible actions and opportunities offered by these media;
To create a joint citizens’ interventions through these different media and to initiate networking and follow-up processes among the participants.
The trainers team was from Turkey, the Netherlands and Brazil. Participants were from Portugal, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, UK and Lithuania.
The training was divided into 2 main stages: theoretical and practical. During the theoretical stage, participants explored topics such as defining social justice and social media, communication, empathy, human needs psychology and non-violent communication through simulations, discussions, and input. During the practical stage participants engaged in creating social media characters as well as videos, radio shows and social media strategies that would promote social justice.
The participants, trainers and organisers were satisfied with the training outcomes, as for many of the participants the topics covered and the supportive environment that was created provided them with a renewed vision for how they can practically promote social justice through social media. During the training they created videos and radio shows and will continue to work as a group to promote social justice through social media. Some articles written by participants describing the training are:
http://creedromania.wordpress.com/2013/11/01/trei-membrii-creed-istanbul-love/
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201402278633555&set=gm.386928478076278&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf
As a team of 2 trainers we worked together on every stage of the planning and implementation of the training, and my primary role was to provide relevant content for the training topic using coaching skills and experience to delve deeper into the causes of social injustice/violence.