This is a reference for Virginia Hernández

The Big Thing

The training activity took place
in Toledo, Spain; Kamnik, Slovenia
organised by Arkhe
May to December 2024

Aims & objectives

This project aimed to train young people with disabilities as trainers, creating the context, in terms of accessibility, to provide a competences based training experience.
This project included national and transnational trainings.

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

In the national trainings I worked directly in Spanish Sign Language with a group of deaf participants. In the transnational context the group was composed by blind people, coming from Belgium; deaf people from Spain and wheelchair users from Slovenia.

Training methods used & main activities

Dynamics to get to know each other; cooking as a team building; co-creation of the activities' programme with the participants; individual and group reflections on diverse topics; treasure hunt, etc.

Outcomes of the activity

By the end of the process participants felt ready to start their journeys as co-facilitators for non formal education activities. They also develop awareness about other people needs based in their disability, but also to have a more holistic approach when creating educational activities in a way that can be inclusive for everyone.

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Trainer in the national process for Spanish participants; co-facilitator in the transnational activities; coordinator of the trainers' team

I worked on this training for 36 days as a full time trainer.

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