Who ? Your youth workers, active volunteers, staff, etc of YAM

Where ? Madeira, Portugal

When ? 2 – 11 June 2023

How much? Board and lodging for the training course are fully covered by the local organizers during the period mentioned.

Topic

The main goal of this project is to increase the level of intercultural competence, sensitivity and quality in the youth work field. The "Differences challenge assumptions" project wants to address the lack of advanced intercultural working competencies and sensitivity in the youth work field and especially of the ones active and working in international, diverse or multicultural settings.

More specific objectives that will contribute toachieving the main aim:

1. To increase/upgrade the competencies of youth workers for understanding on a deeper level and navigating topics such as worldviews, identity, privilege, assumptions, norms, power relations, relativism, diversity clashes, intercultural sensitivity, etc.;

2. To contribute to a deep understanding of the global settings and influences on the diversity awareness of young people

3. To develop highly sensitive attitudes in the youth work field towards diversity

4. To empower youth workers to act as responsible intercultural sensitive actors in the international field and projects;

For more information read carefully the infopack down.

For applying you have to be active member of YAM and contact to youthactiveminds@gmail.com