Call for 2 trainers

Training Course for

Leaders/Multipliers on Intercultural Learning,

Non Violent Communication/

Peace Education and Conflicts

 

20-26 July, Lviv Ukraine

Project Description

Culture and conflict are inextricably linked. When problems surface, between or within cultures, it is often a response to difficulties in dealing with differences*. Whether this pertains to racial, religious, political, social, or economic matters difference is often a source of fear and misunderstanding.

For any conflict that touches us where we're vulnerable, where we make meaning or influence our identities, there is always a cultural component. The Armenian-Azeri or Israeli-Palestinian, as well as nowadays exploded Ukrainian-Russian conflict for example, are not just about land - it's also about identity. Conflicts between teenagers and parents are shaped by generational culture and conflicts between spouses are influenced by gender culture. Cultures shared by dominant groups often seem to be "normal" -- "the way things are done" to the dominant group, but are less obvious to other minority groups. We only notice the effect of cultures that are different from our own.

The initiated project is a set of activities aiming at raising youngsters and societies awareness on Cultural aspects of different conflicts, at the same time by passing Intercultural Learning (ICL) and Non Violent communication competences to youngsters to prevent and or low the possibilities of future conflicts.

    

• Training Course for Leaders/Multipliers on Intercultural Learning, Non Violent Communication/Peace Education and Conflicts

The training of multipliers is going to be the first activity out of 5 activities that will be organized in Moldova, Armenia and Ukraine. This training is going to be 6 days training course in Ukraine, which will let us train selected youth leaders, future multipliers on topics of Peace Education, Conflicts, Non Violence and Intercultural Learning. The participants of the training later will be involved in the next phases of our project – “Universal Youth Village” Exchange – work camp projects as leaders and trainers.

General Objectives of the project:

·       Create a platform (time and space) for youngsters and civil society organizations to share their expertise and experience about cultural aspects of conflicts,

·       To foster partnership and networking between youngsters from different cultures and countries,

·       To develop participants leadership skills ,

·       To declare the willingness of new generation of dealing with conflicts in a peaceful ways ,

·       To improve youngsters Intercultural Competences ,

·       To develop youngsters Non Violent Communication skills ,

·       To raise awareness and/or change attitude towards “otherness” ,

·       To increase CSO’s expertise on dealing with different type of conflicts in a Non Violent way.

Target Group of the training course

The training will bring together 22 participants - Youth workers, youth leaders and volunteers directly working in the field of Peace Education, Conflicts and Non Violent Actions.

Requested trainers profile

Candidates should

·       have a good experience in the topics of TC;

·       have knowledge and work experience about Eastern Partnership

·       have a background in non-formal education skills training;

·       have very good level of spoken and written English language.

 

The tasks of the trainers are :

·       to prepare and implement the training;

·       to evaluate the training;

·       to prepare the training's report (short report will be published later in the Final Publication)

Team composition

The team of the training will be composed of 5 people - 3 trainers (2 Senior + 1 Junior) and two representatives of the partner institution.

 

Compensation

Trainers fee: 900,00 EUR

·       5 working days during the training course;

·       plus preparation, evaluation and reporting (including final evaluation + final report;

·       Board, lodging and travel costs are covered by organizers.

Application & selection procedure Apply no later than: 18.06.2015 Applicants are requested to fill in the following application form You will be informed about the selection by: 23.06.2015

For more information contact: John Myers E-mail: john.myers@sci-d.de Phone: +49-228-21 20 86