TC "Let's start to learn each other"

Aims & objectives

To share, to study and to discuss the concrete tools that enable the participants to run a constructive work using the Cultural Diversity of the young immigrants, refugees, local volunteers and local communities to promote active participation and integration.

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

22 Participants coming from:
* ITALY
* SPAIN
* TURKEY
* MOLDAVIA
* GEORGIA
* AZERBAÏDJAN
1 Trainer coming from:
* FRANCE

Training methods used & main activities

ALL METHODS IMPLEMENTED DURING THE TRAINING COURSE RELIED ON:
* NFE with active methods
* Peer Education and sharing of experiences
* Experts' inputs
* Inter-active évaluations (YouthPass process, mid-term evaluation, and final evaluation)

FOR EXAMPLE:
. Ice breakers and presentation games
. Energyzers
. Team building games
. Short outdoors games
. Creation of a FB group
. Active presentation of participating organisations (Open Market)
. Active national présentations on the topic of the TC with inter-active exchanges
. Play-role and theater games to introduce important issues, followed-up by debates
. Intercultural Evenings where a focus is requested on adding original présentations (in addition to usual Powerpoint présentations and buffet of specialities...)
. Visits to local places of interest to discover the local hosting environment
. Inter-active presentation of YouthPass process
. Activities of producing main lines of future projects to be implemented further on, by small groups around topic chosen during an Open Space Technology short session specificaly dedicated to this purpose.
. Evaluation process:
1. Small groups of reflection each day (30 minutes) on "What I have learnt today ?" (part of the YouthPass process)
2. Inter-active collective mid-term evaluation with a common Target to fill-in and exchange of points of views between the participants
3. Final evaluation realised in 3 steps: a) Filling-in of an individual questionnaire b) Collective feed-back of National délégations abouot the whole TC c) Free words from each participants and beginning of the closure of the TC.
4. Awarding of the YouthPasses in a funny way at the restaurant with somekind of funny presentation.

Outcomes of the activity

This TC generated the following outcomes available on the FB group:
* Detailled presentation of the participating ONG
* Reports on the situation of the minorities in the participating countries
* And other relevant collective productions...
* List of participants and contacts
* Daily realised programme of the TC
* And some photos as usual !

This TC generated the following projects that were approved further on:
* Project of the group working on a Study vist to be held in Moldova was approved by EACEA
* Project of the group working on a new Training Course on the "Minorities' Rights and Social Inclusion of youth of these minorities" to be held in Azerbaïdjan was approved by EACEA.

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

In accordance with the few number of participants the trainers' team was reduced to one coordinator-senior trainer and 2 logisticians.

MY TASKS AS COORDINATOR AND SENIOR TRAINER OF THE TC HAVE BEEN:

Logistics:
* Monitoring and stimulating the team of the 2 logisticians

During the TC:
* Responsible for the correct implementation of all the training sessions
* Using of participative methods inviting participants to bring and share their knowledge on (for example) energyzers, different team-building games, YouthPass process...
* Responsible for the correct delivery of all YouthPasses to the participants
* Feeding of the FB group during and after the TC.

I worked on this training for 7 days days as a full time trainer.