Training course on Human Rights Education with Children for Ombuds Office and Youth Leaders / Worker

Aims & objectives

The TC aimed at developing competences of professionals working in ombuds’ offices active in human rights advocacy - particularly in the field of protection of children’s rights, as well as competences of youth leaders and youth workers, and to integrate and further develop practices of human rights education with children in various contexts and realities using COMPASITO, a manual on human rights education with children, as a tool.

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

The intensivity of the format (3 days) meant a particularly small team of trainers (just three) all coming from different countries in Europe (Italy and Czech Republic), as participants, who were 30 people (staff members of ombuds offices working on human rights issues and youth leaders and active youth workers).

Training methods used & main activities

Most of the methods used were adaptations for adults of activities in Compasito (Manual on Human Rights Education with Chilren).

Outcomes of the activity

The main outcomes of the activity were the interest in Compasito and promoting both the manual and Human Rights Education with children by relevant figures of the work of Children's Rights in different countries.

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Although I was contracted as a junior trainer, the tasks and responsibilities were shared equally among the small team of trainers.

I worked on this training for 3 days as a full time trainer.