This training course for youth workers is about peace on three levels.

Working on inner peace means being aware of mental health and developing emotional resilience and  self-regulation skills.  The interpersonal level involves Conflict resolution skills, including communication and problem-solving abilities. And the third level is about empowering young people to take action and develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to make a difference.Or in other words, by addressing environmental issues and promoting environmental stewardship,  youth workers can encourage a sense of civic responsibility and global citizenship in youth. 

We tailor this training course to female youth workers, because they are facing unique challenges and opportunities, due to their gender. One in three women experienced physical/sexual violence. More women were killed by their intimate partners or relatives than civilians died in wars. Around the world 6 women are killed every hour by men. So, when we’re talking about peace, gender-based violence is a crucial topic. Female youth workers need to develop the skills to create safer working environments. Moreover, we see that in the current culture both women and the Earth are often dominated and frequently disrespected. We’ll encourage participants to start to improve their relationship with nature and increase their respect for her and themselves. Research indicates that women tend to underestimate their abilities more than men, leading to a confidence gap. We want to build the confidence of female youth workers to speak up for the environment, addressing this gap and simultaneously promoting environmental stewardship.

The aim of this training is to provide an opportunity to develop peacebuilding skills on the personal, interpersonal and environmental levels, so that youth workers can create a safe space for youth to solve conflicts and address eco-anxiety by sharing how to become stewards of the planet, taking civic responsibility. The training is tailored to the needs of female youth workers, to facilitate the inclusion and participation of women as they build their confidence and skills.

Our objectives are to support female youth workers to:

• Improve mental health practices, emotional resilience and confidence, that increases their capacity to support youth;
• Increase their ability to solve and prevent conflict and facilitate inclusive win-win solutions, thereby creating a positive and safe group atmosphere for youth;
• Become more aware of gender based privilege and violence and how to respond to it, thereby improving women’s active involvement and safety in youth work;
• Increase the awareness and practice of sustainability in youth work, addressing eco-anxiety, providing solutions to climate change and increasing youth’s civic participation;
• Creating a network for support, learning and cooperation, so partner organisations in the youth work sector can improve their work.

It is important that you’re committed to follow-up on the training course by sharing what you have learned during the training course with others. This has two elements: “dissemination”, meaning sharing about the training course through social media and in informal conversations and “multiplying”, meaning organising an activity in which you implement what you’ve learned. This could be a workshop or another kind of project. We invite you to already start thinking about the activity you’d like to do, so you can further develop your idea during the training.

Dates: May 5-11, 2024
Place: Neos Paneteleimonas, Greece
Application form: http://bit.ly/peaceonearthwomen
Application deadline: March 17th 23:59

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